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A NEW WORLD ORDER ... The Wolff Responds
What Did Carney Say At G20 That SHOCKED World Leaders?
A NEW WORLD ORDER ... The Wolff Responds
What Did Carney Say At G20 That SHOCKED World Leaders?
Original article: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=42oa_J9P_kE
Peter Burgess COMMENTARY
Peter Burgess
Transcript
- 0:00
- Carney Praises Alberta’s Spirit
- Today in Calgary, Mark Carney delivered
- one of the most emotional, powerful, and
- unifying speeches of his entire
- leadership. A speech that wasn't just
- about Alberta or federal policy or an
- economic plan. It was a speech about
- Canada, about who we are, who we used to
- be, and who we can become again. Carney
- spoke not like a politician, but like a
- national builder. A man trying to
- reconnect a country that has been pulled
- apart by politics, division, and years
- of provincial versus federal battles.
- Today, he didn't lecture Alberta. He
- lifted Alberta. He celebrated Alberta.
- And he invited Alberta to shape the next
- chapter of Canada. This was Carney's
- most emotional moment yet, and it showed
- a prime minister who is working
- tirelessly, relentlessly, and
- 1:00
- wholeheartedly to unite this country.
- Let's walk through the message he
- delivered.
- You know, Calgarians and Albertans have
- always been bold
- here. Ingenuity is a resource every bit
- as powerful as what lies beneath our
- soil.
- It's a mindset that has led to the
- founding of great companies.
- I'm going to get in trouble because I
- can't list them all. WestJet, TC Energy,
- Canadian Natural,
- our sponsors uh today to name but a few
- because after all, this is a city that
- grew from a fort on the Bow River into a
- global energy capital in little more
- than one lifetime. Proof that when
- Albertans commit, they don't just rise
- to the challenge of the day. They draw
- entirely new horizons of Canadian
- possibility.
- This country has never needed that
- spirit more than now. Then Carney
- 2:01
- The World is Changing
- pivoted to the world Canada now faces. A
- world reshaped by shifting alliances,
- uncertain trade partners, and the United
- States redefining all its economic
- relationships. He didn't sugarcoat it.
- He didn't hide the truth. He told
- Canadians outright, 'Our old economic
- strengths have become vulnerabilities.
- Our dependence on the US, once a
- powerful asset, has become a real
- weakness.' And yet, Carney didn't frame
- this as a tragedy. He framed it as an
- opportunity, a moment for Canadians to
- unite, adapt, and rebuild their economy
- with ambition, not fear.
- The world is changing and now Canada
- needs to change together.
- The world is changing rapidly.
- The US as is their right is transforming
- all of its trading relationships.
- 3:01
- But as a consequence of that, many of
- our strengths based on historic close
- ties with America have become our
- vulnerabilities.
- Last year, for example, 3/4 of Canada's
- overall exports went to the US. Over 90%
- of our lumber, our aluminum, our steel.
- Over 95% of our energy exports go to the
- states.
- That tight interdependence, once a
- strength, now a weakness.
- We estimate that the US tariffs and
- almost more importantly the uncertainty
- that they're causing will wipe about $50
- billion from the Canadian economy.
- That's the equivalent of about $1,300
- for every Canadian.
- This change reinforced by technological
- changes. Transition, it's a rupture,
- which means that our economic strategy
- needs to change just as dramatically and
- 4:00
- rapidly.
- because we know that nostalgia is not a
- strategy.
- 4:07
- Carney’s Trillion-Dollar Vision for Canada
- Carney then stepped into the heart of
- his message, a national economic
- strategy anchored in over $1 trillion of
- investment. A plan designed not for one
- region, but for every Canadian worker,
- every sector, every province. He didn't
- make it abstract. He made it personal. a
- stronger GDP, higher wages, real returns
- for workers, and a Canada that emerges
- stronger than what the US is taking from
- us. This wasn't just economics.
- This was national direction and Alberta
- was placed at the center of it. And I'm
- going to talk about theou in a moment,
- but I want to put it in a bit broader
- context of uh the recent federal budget
- because that's a strategy for Canada to
- meet the challenge of a changing world
- 5:00
- and emerge even stronger. And at the
- core of the plan is to unleash over $1
- trillion of investment in Canada over
- the next five years. we do that, we'll
- increase our GDP by over three and a
- half% relative to the status quo. That's
- an additional $3500
- for every Canadian worker, more than
- twice than what the US is taking from
- Alberta–Ottawa MOU
- 5:25
- us.
- Carney's voice shifted slightly when he
- explained the memorandum of
- understanding signed with Premier
- Danielle Smith. This wasn't symbolic.
- This wasn't vague. This was a concrete
- pack to rebuild Alberta's economy and
- Canada's future together. He emphasized
- independence,
- collaboration,
- a shared mission between Alberta and
- Ottawa. From net zero goals to industry
- support, Carney framed Alberta as a
- partner in a national project, not a
- 6:00
- province left to fight alone. This is
- what unity looks like in practice. And
- that's why I'm here in Calgary today.
- And as you know, this morning, Premier
- Smith and I signed a new memorandum of
- understanding, and it's a framework for
- building a more competitive, more
- independent, more sustainable economies
- in Alberta and across Canada.
- Together, we will strengthen federal
- provincial collaboration in the energy
- sector to unlock the full potential of
- Alberta's energy resources to achieve
- net zero emissions by 2050 and in the
- process create not just hundreds of
- thousands of jobs, but hundreds of
- thousands of well-paying careers.
- Careers. Here's how.
- The Canadian government will enable a
- clear and efficient approval process for
- 7:01
- a new private sector constructed and
- financed pipeline
- priority to Asia and a pipeline with
- indigenous people's co-ownership and
- benefits.
- And by working with the new cooperation
- agreement, which is part of theou, we
- will maximize the benefits of one
- project, one review for the Alberta
- portions of any projects.
- The pipeline will transport at least 1
- million barrels of low emission Alberta
- Bitamin a day with a route that
- increases access to new Asian markets as
- a priority.
- This enhanced capacity would be on top
- of a further expansion of Trans Mountain
- by an additional 3 to 400,000 Alberta
- barrels per day. These projects can
- diversify our exports, reduce the
- discount on the current sales to US
- 8:00
- markets, increase our independence,
- increase Canada's prosperity.
- Then came one of the most strategic,
- emotional, and unifying announcements. A
- new pipeline, privately built, privately
- funded, and co-owned with indigenous
- communities that will connect Alberta to
- Asia and strengthen Canada's global
- reach. Carney didn't just announce
- infrastructure. He announced belonging.
- He announced pride. He announced a
- future where Alberta doesn't beg for
- access, it creates access.
- This is not just Alberta's project. This
- is Canada's project. And it will be
- built on Canadian steel with Canadian
- lumber for Canadian families. In one of
- the most patriotic moments of the entire
- speech, Carney said something that will
- 8:56
- Canada Will Be Its Own Best Customer
- resonate from British Columbia to
- Newfoundland.
- 9:00
- Canada will buy Canadian, build
- Canadian, and be Canada's own best
- customer.
- This is the core of a united economy, a
- country investing in itself instead of
- being held hostage by foreign politics.
- It's the kind of line that becomes part
- of a national story.
- We'll build sustainably, but above all,
- we will build by buying Canadian. We
- will be our own best customer. When we
- build new ports, new mines, millions of
- more homes, we'll build Canadian
- Canadian workers, Canadian steel,
- Canadian lumber.
- Now before concluding,
- let me be clear
- that clear
- that to catalyze the types of
- generational investments we need to grow
- our economy, we also need to transform
- government to make it more efficient and
- 10:01
- more effective. And that's why the
- federal government
- spending less so that Canadians,
- Albertans can invest. Then the speech
- 10:14
- Carney’s Emotional Story
- became personal. Carney told his own
- story. Born near the Alberta border,
- raised in Edmonton, watching the oil
- sands go from idea to reality before he
- even finished school. This wasn't
- nostalgia. It was a reminder. A reminder
- that Canada used to take risks. Canada
- used to dream big. Canada used to build
- without fear. And we can do it again.
- His voice here wasn't political. It was
- emotional. He was speaking from lived
- experience. And millions of Canadians
- will feel this deeply.
- I promised you there was going to be a
- conclusion to the speech. I'm now at
- that point. And then we got to have a
- conversation.
- Look, the world's changing, including
- 11:00
- the US, and there are two potential
- responses to US tariffs.
- One is to hunker down, slash the
- deficit, turn inward, in the words of
- the tragically hip, wait for the trickle
- down.
- But that would mean
- getting rid of our key social programs,
- not investing in what we need now and
- pursuing nostalgia as a strategy.
- The other option is to take risks, to
- invest boldly in our future as Albertans
- have done
- throughout their history.
- You know, I was born just north of the
- Alberta border in Fort Smith. When I was
- born,
- the oil sands were just a concept, a
- curiosity
- to most, but a few dreamers and
- builders.
- But even before I got my learner's
- permit, by the time I got to junior high
- 12:01
- in Edmonton, the oil sands had been
- transformed into one of Canada's largest
- industries through the brilliance of our
- scientists, the drive of our
- entrepreneurs, the support, yes, of our
- governments, and above all the
- dedication of skilled workers.
- But at a similar point,
- that's the scale of what we can achieve
- together. Now you know we used to
- explore in this country.
- We will chart new courses again. We used
- to build in this country. We will build
- big. We will build fast. We will build
- bold again. We used to take risks in
- this country. We will step up to the
- plate again.
- I'm grateful to Premier Smith, to Larry,
- to her team for working hard
- to create these new opportunities for a
- stronger, more sustainable, more
- prosperous Alberta and Canada. People in
- 13:00
- this room and those you represent will
- take up this challenge to build together
- with our neighbors, with First Nations,
- to the benefit of all. It's our country.
- It's your future. We are taking back
- control to build Alberta strong, to
- build Canada strong. Thank you Merc.
- 13:27
- Closing Message
- This was one of his most powerful
- statements yet. We used to explore. We
- used to build. We used to take risks.
- And we will do it again. This wasn't
- just a line. It was a call to action. A
- call to unite. Carney wasn't talking to
- Alberta alone. He was talking to Canada.
- This is exactly the message people want
- in a time of division and frustration.
- A leader reminding us of what we're
- capable of. In his closing moments,
- 14:01
- Carney didn't speak as a prime minister.
- He spoke as a Canadian. He thanked
- Premier Smith. He thanked her team. He
- thanked the workers. He thanked
- indigenous partners. He thanked the
- people who will actually build this
- dream. And then he delivered the most
- emotional line of the entire speech. We
- are taking back control to build Alberta
- strong, to build Canada strong. This
- wasn't a political ending. It was a
- unifying ending, a national ending.
- Today showed a Mark Carney who is not
- governing from a distance. He is
- governing with heart, with empathy, with
- pride. A leader who sees the whole
- country, not just the vote rich parts. A
- leader who understands that Canada is
- strongest when Alberta, British
- Columbia, Atlantic Canada, the
- territories Quebec, and Ontario rise
- 15:01
- together. And even within the Canada
- Today community, people are feeling that
- shift. As David Huber, one of our
- Patreon members, put it so perfectly,
- this moment between Premier Smith and
- Prime Minister Carney is bigger than
- politics. It's two leaders putting aside
- past disagreements because the
- challenges Canada faces today require
- unity, not division. When external
- pressures grow, the smartest nations
- close ranks and stand shouldertosh
- shoulder. This wasn't just a speech. It
- was an invitation to every province and
- every Canadian to build a future we can
- all be proud of. Today, Mark Carney
- didn't just unite Alberta with Ottawa,
- he united Canada with itself. Don't
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