Carney, cynic or idealist?

By making this one pipeline deal, Mark Carney might be hoping to destroy the stereotype that Liberals are a bunch of progressive, tree-hugging greens who detest Western Canada. Simply put, he’s trying to rebrand Liberalism.
Prime Minister Mark Carney leaves the Liberal caucus meeting in the West Block on Dec. 3, 2025.

OAKVILLE, ONT.—Former United States President Abraham Lincoln once allegedly asked, “Am I not destroying my enemies when I make them my friends?" 

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