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Shiftheads - Canadian Government: The Levers Aren't Connected to Anything
Mark Carney's communications have a specific blind spot, and you see it most clearly when the stakes are highest. You fill your tank and pay nearly double what you paid a year ago. You watch Parliament hold an emergency debate on Canada's role in the Iran war. You notice the Prime Minister is not there. And you still don't have an answer for why.
What does it feel like when the person holding the levers finds out they aren't connected to anything? Carney is blunt and direct when the answer will land well. When it won't, you get the India trip: CSIS telling media one thing, senior officials…
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