Opinion | Mark Carney just shook up the world
Here’s another take, this one from Campbell Clark of The Globe and Mail, who traces how Carney’s speech on the global situation has evolved since he became prime minister:
🔒 Opinion | Carney calls for resistance in a world of ravenous powers
As for Trump, there’s only one way to look at anything this guy says. How much is true?
A notorious bender of the truth, he was at it again in Davos. When he wasn’t insulting almost everyone in the room, including Carney, including Canada, he was spinning lies about himself and his “accomplishments”. So, the New York Times did a classic fact check. It’s long, but it is well worth the time to read:
Fact-Checking President Trump’s Davos Speech
Time for the big overview of the week. Two pieces here.
First, Lisa Van Dusen from Policy:
Carney in Davos: ‘The Old Order is Dead’… Long Live What, Exactly?
And here’s the second one.
I don’t want to run Michael Ignatieff every week, but damn, he’s so good at this. Check his Substack:
Not surprisingly, our podcasts this week deal with all this.
Friday’s YouTube version of Good Talk with Chantal Hebert and Bruce Anderson can be found here.
And you won’t want to miss the latest Moore Butts conversation from Tuesday, where the central question is: Does Trump’s America compare with Germany in the mid-1930s? The audio is found here.
Moving on, but still related.
Much of the talk this week, in fact, comes because the ice is melting in the Arctic. Even Trump, the climate denier, may not realize it, but his sudden fascination with Arctic security comes because the ice continues to disappear in the north, giving allies and enemies alike the ability to cruise waters they never have before.
Great piece in the Washington Post about this:
Melting ice may raise Greenland’s value. Trump’s fight may be just the start.
Okay, time for a few lighter moments because let’s face it, we’ve all had a long week!
Like this one. I stay in a lot of hotels because of my travel, but I didn’t know this. And I’m really not sure how I feel about it. Found it in the Wall Street Journal:
🔒 Hotels Are Getting Rid of Proper Bathroom Doors and Guests Are Revolting
Back when I was a kid in the fifties and sixties, one of the great fascinations was about Alcatraz, the island prison in the waters off San Francisco.
Back then, it was still a federal prison, and one of the reasons was because it was said to be “escape-proof”. No one, or so the theory went, could swim through the extremely strong currents near the island to get to the mainland. In fact, it’s never been proven that anyone did, although some still believe a trio of prisoners got away years ago because their bodies were never found.
Which brings us to today. A swimmer has made it from the mainland to Alcatraz. Never been done before. Not a human, but a wolf!
