Comparing Pierre Poilievre's Speech on US-Canada Trade to PM Mark Carney in Davos... Seriously?

In today’s Canada politics news update, Opposition leader Pierre Poilievre gave a speech yesterday to a room full of business people bemoaning that Canada and Prime Minister Mark Carney should be nicer to the United States and President Donald Trump. He was applauded for calling the current rift in US-Canada trade relations as “temporary” and that PM Mark Carney’s notion of a “rupture” was hurtful to Canada’s economy, while listing several policy ideas Canada’s government has already taken on. Let’s break down the facts of the matter and set the record straight.Tune into Episode 382 of The Bill Kelly Podcast for daily politics news updates.This politics news update was recorded on February 27, 2026.WATCH THIS EPISODE and subscribe to our channel: https://youtu.be/6ZBQ1ekIRkI?si=RD0Q1iAKTx2KDxMuDon’t forget to like, share, comment and subscribe to support Bill’s work. THANK YOU for staying informed!Become a channel member to hear Bill’s stories from 50+ years as a broadcast journalist in our exclusive series, THE WAY I SEE IT: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCeUbzckOLocFzNeY1D72iCA/joinListen everywhere: https://kite.link/the-bill-kelly-podcastYouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@TheBillKellyPodcast/featuredBlueSky: https://bsky.app/profile/billkellypodcast.bsky.socialSubStack: https://billkelly.substack.com/FURTHER READINGCanada should not declare ‘permanent rupture’ with U.S., Poilievre sayshttps://www.theglobeandmail.com/canada/article-canada-us-china-trade-tariffs-poilievre-speech/Trust withers while Canadians push back on the U.S. (Nanos)https://nanos.co/wp-content/uploads/2026/02/2026-2994-Globe-and-Mail-Jan-Populated-Report.pdfDread Deepens to Record High as Canadians Rally to a More Churchillian Carney (EKOS)https://www.ekospolitics.com/index.php/2026/01/dread-deepens-to-record-high-as-canadians-rally-to-a-more-churchillian-carney/Liberals ascend to 13-point lead in vote intention as Canadians continue to demand hard line on U.S. trade (Angus Reid Institute)https://angusreid.org/liberals-ascend-to-13-point-lead-in-vote-intention-as-canadians-continue-to-demand-hard-line-on-u-s-trade/ This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit billkelly.substack.com/subscribe