Pierre Poilievre: Mark Carney promised strength. He delivered surrender

The Prime Minister has now had 25 weeks in the job and the time has come to judge whether his performance has matched his promises.

So let’s go through the big promises one-by-one.

After all, Mark Carney promised Canadians a clean break from his predecessor’s failures. He said it was time for discipline, seriousness, integrity, and national pride. He stood behind a podium and declared that his government would be different, that his word would mean something.

But five months in, the reality is clear: he has broken every major promise he made.

First, spending.

Carney presented himself as the financial expert. The responsible banker who would clean up Trudeau’s fiscal mess. He spoke about ending wasteful spending and making difficult choices.

Instead, he has spent and borrowed even mor