Carney can’t tell Canadians the truth, the EU news shows that...

Plus Harper at Carney’s summit and what Poilievre had to say about it.

It’s a bit of a pattern.

Mark Carney tells us one thing, but the truth is something else.

He did it with the Gordie Howe Bridge deal when he told us that the Americans wouldn’t’ be getting 50% of the tolls.

He did it when he walked away from the trade talks with Trump citing French language concerns and sovereignty. The reality is, as I’ve shown time and again, it was always about about the 25% tariffs on medium and heavy-duty trucks.

That was reason enough to walk away but adding French and sovereignty to the mix helped Carney sell it politically.

Now, we’ve got the idea of Canada becoming an “associate member” of the European Union. It was a story broken by the Wall Street Journal on Sunday morning.

Carney denied this to CBC on Sunday, said we weren’t seeking membership in the EU, just a “unique alliance” with them. On Monday, at his investment summit, he said not to expect a big reveal in Strasbourg.

Then there was a big reveal.

Then there was a big reveal.

You can read about it in my latest column for the Toronto Sun including all of the concessions we would have to give up to get such a deal. We’d be surrendering sovereignty on a whole host of issues that Canadians should be worried about.

Check out the column. Or watch the video below.

Stephen Harper at his best…

Watching Stephen Harper’s speech at Carney’s investment summit reminded me how much I miss listening to that man give speeches. He’s got a great sense of humour in my view and doesn’t get the credit he deserves for it.

He also made some great points on the state of the economy and even got jabs in that the Liberals and their policies are responsible for it all.

If you haven’t watched it in full yet, I highly recommend it.

Is Harper undermining Poilievre…

Some people are griping that Harper went to the summit, saying it was a bad look for what Carney was doing.

Norm Spector, who has been around politics about as long as anyone, thinks there’s something else afoot. He believes that Harper is purposely trying to damage Poilievre.

I don’t see it that way. Neither, apparently, does Poilievre.

Let the airports fly…

Over at CBC, where they hate all things private, they’ve been getting all worked up over airport privatisation. It’s not privatisation, it’s something different, and there’s nothing wrong with that.

Now, the devil will be in the details, but the idea generally makes sense.

Here’s my column on the issue.

Below is a video: