Andrew Coyne

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2,831 appearances 16 recordings 1 series first heard Apr 2026 last heard yesterday

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The Munk Debates Podcast · Munk Dialogue with Andrew Coyne: Is Carney’s momentum pointing to a spring election? · 22 Sep 2026 podcast

uh, with the powers they have over their own caucus, with the powers they have over the Parliament to which they're supposed to be answerable, with the diminution of the cabinet to basically, as the famous saying has it, a focus group for the Prime Minister. voice-verified

Uh hi it it's very much more of the same in that regard. voice-verified

You look at the number of bills they brought in, for example, that are omnibus bills where you mush together a bunch of bills that have nothing to do with each other and force Parliament to vote up or down on the lot. voice-verified

And it's just basically a way uh to to smuggle pieces into legislation that you'd think you'd have more trouble with as individual pieces. voice-verified

Um that's an evasion of accountability, it's an evasion of responsibility to parliament. voice-verified

But we see it happen time and time again. voice-verified

You mentioned his failure to show up in parliament. voice-verified

It's not just because of international travel. voice-verified

I cut him a lot of slack. voice-verified

I don't hold at all with this nonsense of why are you traveling around the country, around the world. voice-verified

That is a big part of his job, particularly at this moment in history, is to rally international support for Canada. voice-verified

But he's not been attending parliament even when he's in town. voice-verified

Right. voice-verified

Uh so that tells you there's something else. voice-verified

It's not just about the international travel. voice-verified

Um, if there's an Achilles heel to Mark Carney, it is, I think, um, ego and and control freakery. voice-verified

He's he's always been, I think, uh safe to say, the smartest guy in the room. voice-verified

And that can go to your head and it can impair your judgment. voice-verified

If you're not uh able to listen uh thoughtfully to contrary points of view and and acknowledge and im imbue yourself with the wisdom that other people might have, you're gonna be limited in your capacity to really understand and shape events. voice-verified

So that's always been the concern that other people have had with him is he's a bit quick uh to dismiss voice-verified

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