I always had the impression he was just trying to be diplomatic and not needlessly enrage Trump. It didn’t come over as enthusiasm, and their policies were quite different. For a Canadian politician with a real enthusiasm for Trump-style politics, see Pierre Poilievre. There’s also Stephen Harper working behind the scenes with Trump-allied organizations.

There are legitimate reasons to criticize Canada - its treatment of indigenous peoples, global pollution and human rights abuses by its mining companies, its carbon footprint per capita, etc. But these are the bits of Canada the Trumpists would like.

Can you explain how Canada has been taking your money?

The NDP (and to a greater extent, the entire global left) is toothless and obsessing over identity politics,

They’re not though. The NDP has concrete policies about affordability, the economy and the environment, and also advocates for minorities to be treated fairly. Whereas the Conservatives don’t have any plans except to stir up resentment and hatred.

I wish I had your faith.

Carney and Poilievre can attack that problem immediately by stopping the personal attacks on each other.

I’m wary of anything that tries to “both sides” this. The Conservatives introduced this particular poison into our national politics, borrowing it from Republicans in the USA. Conservatives have become the party of negativity and hatred, with no positive proposals to improve the lives of ordinary Canadians. Conservatives have deliberately made themselves highly dependent on attack ads and fomenting distrust, suspicion and hatred. When other parties attack Poilievre they are responding to what he started. So let’s start with holding Conservatives to the same standards as everyone else: a fully costed platform of actual policies, not just “trans people scary,” fascist dogwhistles and “he’s just like Justin.”