With Parliament resuming after a long hiatus , people are wondering whether Prime Minister Mark Carney will finally start keeping his promises. No, of course not. Have you ever really listened to the man talk?

If so, and it’s remarkable how many people including journalists seem not to have tried hard, it’s very troubling. It’s not easy given his soothing, even soporific way of saying nothing deceitfully. But his habit of fudging details while soaring into cosmic incoherence on the big picture and erupting if questioned is no recipe for competent government let alone the transformative kind.

An obvious case in point is the promised “austerity and investment” budget. So he’s tackling overspending while stimulating economic growth, right? As in increasing spending while cutting it. Whi

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