The Art of the Deal
“A Self-Coup is said to take place when a leader, having come to power through legal means, tries to stay in power through illegal means.”
A potential self-coup may have reached an important milestone in Canada on Sunday, March 9 with the selection of Mark Carney as the imminent Prime Minister. The action was initiated in the fall of 2024 when the Liberal Party of Canada formally appointed Carney, as the official financial advisor to the Trudeau government. Carney was first brought on board as a Trudeau advisor in 2020 to help manage the globally controlled pandemic crisis. No doubt he contributed to the destruction of approximately 100,000 small family owned businesses in Canada, by restricting shopping and services to largely multinational corporations (who made record profits).
Many Canadians were unhappy with the direction Trudeau was heading when his plan was revealed in January. Trudeau was facing a non confidence vote as his long-time ally, Jagmeet Singh had finally promised Canadians to stop propping up Trudeau’s despised minority government. As soon as Trudeau announced his future resignation and the Liberal leadership campaign, it was clear that the former banker, Carney, was going to be coronated to replace him.
Meanwhile, Parliament was prorogued for three months to give Trudeau plenty of time to “sell” Carney to Canadians, all while giving him freedom from parliamentary oversight. With polls indicating that 77% of Canadians were desperate for an election, the New Westminster Parliamentary system proved to be a disaster for the country. It left us extremely vulnerable.
The Carney campaign struggled from the beginning. In spite of preferential treatment by the Canadian media, Carney continued to blunder at every turn. Social media had a field day with Carney’s gaffs. The most damaging, were the incorrect dates he reported, of his decision as Chair of Brookfield Asset Management, to move Brookfield’s head office from Toronto to New York City where Carney and his family apparently now reside (he owns multiple homes in different countries).
In his attempt to cover up the suspicious timing, Carney openly lied at the English language leadership debate, claiming that the decision to move Brookfield’s head office to New York was made after his mid-January, 2025 departure from Brookfield. It was actually made months before in October and was unanimous in favour of the move and he personally chaired the meeting! He doesn’t seem to be motivated to address the fib to Canadians. Why should he? His coronation was already a done deal as his record win of 85% of the liberal party vote has proven. The obvious question is whether the trade war with Trump was artificially escalated to boost Carney’s popularity as a loyal patriot and coincidentally give his corporation the advantage to flee Canada ahead of the inevitable economic hit that Canadian-based companies would take.
I actually signed up for the Liberal Party, thinking it was my only chance to engage in the democratic process Canadians are promised. Apparently, I was disqualified from the vote along with 250,000 other members. Only 150,000 (0.3 % of Canadians) were allowed to vote in the entirely secretive process. I guess my social credit score wasn’t up to snuff. The deck was clearly pre-stacked for Carney and was anything but the transparent election Trudeau had promised.
One has to question how the Chair of Brookfield squares the hypocrisy of his business interests with his desire to be PM. His multi-million dollar holdings (he has refused to disclose them) certainly support his open admission that he is an avowed globalist and elitist. He is not the least bit apologetic that he is a proud member of the 1% and favoured Trustee of the WEF. He has apparent cosy connections (public photos and family ties) to Gislaine Maxwell, who was Jeffery Epstein’s right hand gal. Why do these people always seem to connect back to Epstein?
Clearly, he has benefitted politically from the drama-packed Trade War with Trump while quietly aligning himself with the US and its capitalist advantages. I guess hypocrisy is the principle pre-requisite for successful politicians these days. “Do as I say, and not as I do” couldn’t be more poignant than in Carney’s case.
Trudeau’s decision to prorogue parliament in the middle of a trade crisis, so he could promote his own interests, was challenged in court. The case was recently dismissed even though it was more egregious than a precedent setting case in Britain when Boris Johnson’s decision to prorogue was overturned during the Brexit crisis. Many Canadians believe that Trudeau’s proroguing of parliament was illegal and faith in our justice and political systems are dwindling.
I have never witnessed such undemocratic behaviour as has been openly flaunted in our faces by “Governor” Trudeau. I wonder if the whole ridiculous situation is a somewhat organized self-coup in collaboration with Carney and The Donald? I feel like I’m watching a performance.
If Canadians do not see a fair election called very soon, confidence in the government will rapidly deteriorate from already historic lows. Let’s hope the Trade Wars don’t suddenly qualify as a “national emergency” and put elections on hold! Carney has been very candid about using the emergency act to achieve his “goals”. Chilling! The 51st State option may grow on people in light of something like that. Is this how the “art of the deal” is supposed to play out?
Helen Grond
