<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><rss xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/" xmlns:content="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/content/" xmlns:atom="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom" version="2.0" xmlns:itunes="http://www.itunes.com/dtds/podcast-1.0.dtd" xmlns:googleplay="http://www.google.com/schemas/play-podcasts/1.0"><channel><title><![CDATA[The Elevate Report: The Daily Brief]]></title><description><![CDATA[Summaries of our daily news content]]></description><link>https://www.elevatereport.ca/s/the-daily-brief</link><image><url>https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!pfHH!,w_256,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Ffed111f4-23b7-4fab-b900-b5aec114cbc2_1080x1080.png</url><title>The Elevate Report: The Daily Brief</title><link>https://www.elevatereport.ca/s/the-daily-brief</link></image><generator>Substack</generator><lastBuildDate>Wed, 02 Sep 2026 16:27:52 GMT</lastBuildDate><atom:link href="https://www.elevatereport.ca/feed" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml"/><copyright><![CDATA[Josh]]></copyright><language><![CDATA[en]]></language><webMaster><![CDATA[joshelev8@substack.com]]></webMaster><itunes:owner><itunes:email><![CDATA[joshelev8@substack.com]]></itunes:email><itunes:name><![CDATA[Josh Udall]]></itunes:name></itunes:owner><itunes:author><![CDATA[Josh Udall]]></itunes:author><googleplay:owner><![CDATA[joshelev8@substack.com]]></googleplay:owner><googleplay:email><![CDATA[joshelev8@substack.com]]></googleplay:email><googleplay:author><![CDATA[Josh Udall]]></googleplay:author><itunes:block><![CDATA[Yes]]></itunes:block><item><title><![CDATA[Jason Kenney’s Quiet Push to Replace Pierre Poilievre]]></title><description><![CDATA[How Kenney is putting together a Shadow Campaign to take over Party Leadership]]></description><link>https://www.elevatereport.ca/p/jason-kenneys-quiet-push-to-replace</link><guid isPermaLink="false">https://www.elevatereport.ca/p/jason-kenneys-quiet-push-to-replace</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Josh Udall]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Wed, 26 Aug 2026 17:09:36 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!ZXdv!,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fcccdbb08-625a-4658-94af-7193f8ffde0e_1040x585.jpeg" length="0" type="image/jpeg"/><content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>While everyday Canadians struggle under a crushing cost-of-living crisis and mounting trade uncertainty, establishment figures in Ottawa are leaning into the mass psychosis. Instead of holding Prime Minister Mark Carney accountable for failing to defend us from the encroachment of China, a faction of establishment Conservatives (that I now call &#8220;Carney-Cons&#8221;) are weaponizing anti-American hysteria to attack the conservative grassroots, undermine Pierre Poilievre&#8217;s leadership, and purge populism from the movement once and for all.</p><div class="captioned-image-container"><figure><a class="image-link image2 is-viewable-img" target="_blank" href="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!ZXdv!,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fcccdbb08-625a-4658-94af-7193f8ffde0e_1040x585.jpeg" data-component-name="Image2ToDOM"><div class="image2-inset"><picture><source type="image/webp" 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Watch former Alberta Premier Jason Kenney, who claims he has zero interest in returning to federal politics, yet spends his time firing attacks at Federal Conservative MPs and smearing independent commentators as an &#8220;alt-right influencer mob.&#8221;</p><p>Kenney and Ontario Premier Doug Ford&#8212;<a href="https://www.cbsnews.com/news/u-s-canada-trade-war-trump-ontario-doug-ford-china/">who recently claimed Canada is being treated like &#8220;communist China&#8221;</a>&#8212;are using anti-American grandstanding to give Mark Carney a free pass. Notice what is missing from their talking points? They refuse to say the five-letter word: <strong>China.</strong> They won&#8217;t mention the CCP police stations, the real-estate money laundering, or how Carney&#8217;s friends at Brookfield Infrastructure are actively benefiting from Canadian capital fleeing across the border. They treat party members as voting cattle, using woke media tricks to police alternative media.</p><div class="subscription-widget-wrap-editor" data-attrs="{&quot;url&quot;:&quot;https://www.elevatereport.ca/subscribe?&quot;,&quot;text&quot;:&quot;Subscribe&quot;,&quot;language&quot;:&quot;en&quot;}" data-component-name="SubscribeWidgetToDOM"><div class="subscription-widget show-subscribe"><div class="preamble"><p class="cta-caption">The Elevate Report is a reader-supported publication. To receive new posts and support our work, consider becoming a free or paid subscriber.</p></div><form class="subscription-widget-subscribe"><input type="email" class="email-input" name="email" placeholder="Type your email&#8230;" tabindex="-1"><input type="submit" class="button primary" value="Subscribe"><div class="fake-input-wrapper"><div class="fake-input"></div><div class="fake-button"></div></div></form></div></div><h2>The Alleged Coordinated Media Blitz: Kenney, Faulkner, and Fernando</h2><p>I don&#8217;t believe this to be organic friction; I believe this to be a coordinated campaign to reshape party leadership. Look at the strategic alignment unfolding across independent and legacy commentary:</p><ul><li><p><strong>The Face:</strong> Jason Kenney positions himself as the sensible, patriotic alternative to Poilievre&#8217;s populist coalition.</p></li><li><p><strong>The Platform:</strong> Harrison Faulkner of <em>Juno News</em> brings Kenney on for repeated debates, echoing Kenney&#8217;s exact phrasing about &#8220;influencers.&#8221;</p></li><li><p><strong>The Scribe:</strong> Writer Spencer Fernando regularly churns out pieces praising Kenney while demanding Poilievre join the anti-Trump chorus.</p></li></ul><p>When asked directly if this synchronized messaging represents a coordinated effort to clear the runway for a leadership coup, the response from the establishment circle is dismissive sarcasm. But the pattern speaks for itself. They want a return to globalist compliance, where Ottawa insiders control the narrative while the working class carries the tax burden.</p><h2>The Real Leverage: Securing our Border</h2><p>True Canadian sovereignty isn&#8217;t built on theatrical insults or running defence for Mark Carney. Real leverage requires good-faith security leadership:</p><ul><li><p><strong>Eradicate Foreign Interference:</strong> Flood the RCMP with resources to shut down CCP illegal police stations, crack down on systemic real estate money laundering, and secure our ports.</p></li><li><p><strong>Build Hard Power:</strong> Reinvest in northern defense, protect the Arctic perimeter, and eliminate anti-development regulations holding our resource sector hostage.</p></li><li><p><strong>Lead with Western Alignment:</strong> Approach Washington from a position of security strength, guaranteeing an airtight North American trade zone that completely excludes adversarial state dumping.</p></li></ul><h2>The Bottom Line</h2><p>The establishment thinks you are stupid enough to fall for their recycled anti-American diversion. They want you focused on political theatrics so you ignore Carney&#8217;s total economic negligence. Don&#8217;t let them.</p><p></p><div class="subscription-widget-wrap-editor" data-attrs="{&quot;url&quot;:&quot;https://www.elevatereport.ca/subscribe?&quot;,&quot;text&quot;:&quot;Subscribe&quot;,&quot;language&quot;:&quot;en&quot;}" data-component-name="SubscribeWidgetToDOM"><div class="subscription-widget show-subscribe"><div class="preamble"><p class="cta-caption">The Elevate Report is a reader-supported publication. To receive new posts and support our work, consider becoming a free or paid subscriber.</p></div><form class="subscription-widget-subscribe"><input type="email" class="email-input" name="email" placeholder="Type your email&#8230;" tabindex="-1"><input type="submit" class="button primary" value="Subscribe"><div class="fake-input-wrapper"><div class="fake-input"></div><div class="fake-button"></div></div></form></div></div><p></p><p><strong><br>Unlock the Full Picture &#128275;</strong> and check for yourself.</p><h4>&#128205; SOURCES &amp; REFERENCES</h4><ul><li><p><strong>Global News:</strong> <a href="https://globalnews.ca/news/12035038/alberta-oil-jason-kenney-tariffs/">Jason Kenney speaks out on Alberta oil tariffs and US trade</a></p></li><li><p><strong>Jason Kenney (X):</strong> <a href="https://x.com/jkenney/status/2092426961729798586">Reaction to Jamil Jivani video on federal conservative strategy</a></p></li><li><p><strong>Bloomberg:</strong> <a href="https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2025-04-30/brookfield-weighs-us-manufacturing-investment-following-tariffs">Brookfield weighing US manufacturing investments amid tariff shifts</a></p></li><li><p><strong>Jason Kenney (X):</strong> <a href="https://x.com/jkenney/status/2091395387647209511">Directing comments toward Doug Ford on US-Canada trade tensions</a></p></li><li><p><strong>CBS News:</strong> <a href="https://www.cbsnews.com/news/u-s-canada-trade-war-trump-ontario-doug-ford-china/">Doug Ford&#8217;s stance on US-Canada trade and China tariffs</a></p></li><li><p><strong>Jason Kenney (X):</strong> <a href="https://x.com/jkenney/status/2091626252033769580">Comments addressing Conservative commentators and party line messaging</a></p></li></ul><h4>&#128205; MEDIA INFLUENCERS &amp; MEDIA ORBITS</h4><ul><li><p><strong>Harrison Faulkner (X):</strong> <a href="https://x.com/Harry__Faulkner/status/2092359496588734576">Posts regarding Conservative commentary and media shifts</a></p></li><li><p><strong>Harrison Faulkner (X):</strong> <a href="https://x.com/Harry__Faulkner/status/2091939948832215086">Exchange on Canada-China policy focus</a></p></li><li><p><strong>Jason Kenney (X):</strong> <a href="https://x.com/jkenney/status/2092440231450697789">Defending Harrison Faulkner during online backlash</a></p></li><li><p><strong>Harrison Faulkner (X):</strong> <a href="https://x.com/Harry__Faulkner/status/2092418674774700039">Response to Mario&#8217;s question regarding commentary coordination</a></p></li></ul><h4>&#128205; SPENCER FERNANDO ARTICLES &amp; COVERAGE</h4><ul><li><p><strong>Spencer Fernando (X):</strong> <a href="https://x.com/SpencerFernando/status/2092440363063816701">Commentary on conservative media discourse</a></p></li><li><p><strong>The Hub:</strong> <a href="https://thehub.ca/2026/01/30/its-time-for-poilievre-to-speak-out-against-trump/">It&#8217;s time for Poilievre to speak out against Trump</a></p></li><li><p><strong>Spencer Fernando:</strong> <a href="https://spencerfernando.com/2026/02/05/hypocrisy-trump-who-threatened-canada-for-signing-a-trade-deal-with-china-is-bragging-about-his-great-personal-relationship-with-xi-and-is-pushing-for-more-us-china-trade/">Analysis of Trump, US-China trade, and Canadian tariffs</a></p></li><li><p><strong>Spencer Fernando:</strong> <a href="https://spencerfernando.com/2025/05/01/jason-kenney-delivers-strong-defence-of-albertas-place-in-canada/">Jason Kenney delivers strong defence of Alberta&#8217;s place in Canada</a></p></li></ul>]]></content:encoded></item><item><title><![CDATA[Liberal MP Moves to Suspiciously Run in Municipal Election]]></title><link>https://www.elevatereport.ca/p/liberal-mp-moves-to-suspiciously</link><guid isPermaLink="false">https://www.elevatereport.ca/p/liberal-mp-moves-to-suspiciously</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Josh Udall]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Fri, 21 Aug 2026 15:51:27 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://substack-video.s3.amazonaws.com/video_upload/post/212143802/50193453-b9a8-448d-a3ff-9f4ddda06583/transcoded-00001.png" length="0" type="image/jpeg"/><content:encoded><![CDATA[<p></p><div class="install-substack-app-embed install-substack-app-embed-web" data-component-name="InstallSubstackAppToDOM"><img class="install-substack-app-embed-img" src="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!pfHH!,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Ffed111f4-23b7-4fab-b900-b5aec114cbc2_1080x1080.png"><div class="install-substack-app-embed-text"><div class="install-substack-app-header">Get more from Josh Udall in the Substack app</div><div class="install-substack-app-text">Available for iOS and Android</div></div><a href="https://substack.com/app/app-store-redirect?utm_campaign=app-marketing&amp;utm_content=author-post-insert&amp;utm_source=joshelev8" target="_blank" class="install-substack-app-embed-link"><button class="install-substack-app-embed-btn button primary">Get the app</button></a></div>
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The White House and PMO are rushing to finalize documentation, with U.S. Trade Representative Jameson Greer and Canadian Trade Minister Dominic LeBlanc projecting optimism.</p><p>While Prime Minister Mark Carney presents this reprieve as a diplomatic triumph, the words spoken by American officials tell a very different story. Beneath the surface of agricultural tariffs and temporary tariff delays lies a far larger, structural issue that Carney has spent months ignoring: <strong>China, economic security, and rules of origin.</strong></p><div class="captioned-image-container"><figure><a class="image-link image2 is-viewable-img" target="_blank" href="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!0jbM!,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fbbb10fe7-ac35-49b0-a112-f60b38a91030_1266x980.png" data-component-name="Image2ToDOM"><div class="image2-inset"><picture><source type="image/webp" srcset="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!0jbM!,w_424,c_limit,f_webp,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fbbb10fe7-ac35-49b0-a112-f60b38a91030_1266x980.png 424w, 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Our farmers were paying tremendous tariffs into Canada and those tariffs are going to be totally eviscerated down to zero.&#8221; &#8212; President Donald Trump</p></blockquote><div class="twitter-embed" data-attrs="{&quot;url&quot;:&quot;https://x.com/Breaking911/status/2090103097502638423&quot;,&quot;full_text&quot;:&quot;PRESIDENT TRUMP: \&quot;We've come to a deal with Canada... Very fair deal for both. The tariffs will be nonexistent for our farmers... 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Under domestic law, Canadian negotiators are strictly barred from using supply-managed dairy sectors as a bargaining chip in trade talks. <span>So what did Carney promise to illicit this response from Trump?<br><br></span>While Carney issued a vague statement claiming Canada is securing &#8220;the best terms in each of Canada&#8217;s most important strategic sectors,&#8221; Washington was far more specific. USTR Jameson Greer explicitly highlighted that any final deal would mandate <strong>&#8220;economic security commitments, digital trade alignment, and many important provisions that will continue to protect our market.&#8221;</strong></p><h2>The Real Threat: AI Border Enforcement and Chinese Transshipment</h2><p>While mainstream commentators hyper-focus on agricultural tariffs and liquor bans, the true friction in North American trade negotiations remains Beijing&#8217;s influence.</p><p>As reported in coverage of the last-minute talks by <a href="https://www.pbs.org/newshour/world/u-s-and-canada-hold-last-minute-negotiations-to-prevent-trumps-50-tariffs">PBS NewsHour</a>, Washington is utilizing massive tariff leverage to force structural concessions. <a href="https://www.theglobeandmail.com/business/commentary/article-transshipment-artificial-intelligence-ai-trump-trade-usmca/?utm_source=dlvr.it&amp;utm_medium=twitter">A recent </a><em><a href="https://www.theglobeandmail.com/business/commentary/article-transshipment-artificial-intelligence-ai-trump-trade-usmca/?utm_source=dlvr.it&amp;utm_medium=twitter">Globe and Mail</a></em><a href="https://www.theglobeandmail.com/business/commentary/article-transshipment-artificial-intelligence-ai-trump-trade-usmca/?utm_source=dlvr.it&amp;utm_medium=twitter"> analysis by Rita Trichur</a> revealed that the White House is deploying an AI-enabled &#8220;detective border&#8221; tool specifically designed to catch Chinese customs fraud and enforce strict rules of origin under CUSMA. China has repeatedly used Canada and Mexico as backdoor transshipment corridors to dump manufacturing components into the U.S. market tariff-free.</p><h2>&#8220;The Carney Bluff&#8221; Eviscerated</h2><p><span>The failure of Carney&#8217;s trade strategy was perfectly summarized in a recent geostrategic breakdown by Raquel Garbers, former Director General for Strategic Defence Policy at National Defence.</span><a href="https://www.linkedin.com/posts/raquel-garbers-4b37a6318_cusma-usmca-cdnpoli-share-7495478050856415233-oyHz/?utm_source=social_share_send&amp;utm_medium=ios_app&amp;rcm=ACoAAFCQKUcBnvPFi8a7y57mWf1TWih6I4mJlBI&amp;utm_campaign=copy_link"> Garbers dismantled what she called &#8220;The Carney Bluff&#8221;:</a></p><ul><li><p><strong>The European Pivot Reality:</strong> Carney attempted to pivot toward Europe as a trade buffer, ignoring that Europe is existentially dependent on the U.S. and will always prioritize Washington.</p></li><li><p><strong>The China Backfire:</strong> Ottawa attempted to play &#8220;footsie&#8221; with Beijing through strategic partnerships to wring concessions from the U.S., which only gave Washington the ultimate pretext to lock Canada down tight.</p></li></ul><p>Even progressive commentators like Laura Babcock are urging Canadians to &#8220;dig deep&#8221; and continue boycotting American products regardless of what deal Carney signs. This reveals the deep delusion of the Liberal base: they would rather choke our own economy than admit that Carney&#8217;s negligence.</p><h2>The Bottom Line</h2><p>Even if a finalized document is signed this weekend, do not expect the trade pressure to evaporate. If the Carney government continues to drag its feet on national security and Chinese supply-chain integration, Washington&#8217;s AI border tools will trigger the next trade crisis within months.</p><p>Watch the full episode here:</p><div id="youtube2-g985gARUhzE" class="youtube-wrap" data-attrs="{&quot;videoId&quot;:&quot;g985gARUhzE&quot;,&quot;startTime&quot;:null,&quot;endTime&quot;:null}" data-component-name="Youtube2ToDOM"><div class="youtube-inner"><iframe src="https://www.youtube-nocookie.com/embed/g985gARUhzE?rel=0&amp;autoplay=0&amp;showinfo=0&amp;enablejsapi=0" frameborder="0" loading="lazy" gesture="media" allow="autoplay; fullscreen" allowautoplay="true" allowfullscreen="true" width="728" height="409"></iframe></div></div>]]></content:encoded></item><item><title><![CDATA[The Establishment is Panicking: Why Conservatives Must Stop Taking the Liberal Bait]]></title><description><![CDATA[Wall Street is shorting Canada&#8217;s economy&#8212; and the Ottawa establishment is desperate to keep you distracted]]></description><link>https://www.elevatereport.ca/p/the-establishment-is-panicking-why</link><guid isPermaLink="false">https://www.elevatereport.ca/p/the-establishment-is-panicking-why</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Josh Udall]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Fri, 31 Jul 2026 16:35:35 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://substackcdn.com/image/youtube/w_728,c_limit/oWVP1jhGzSQ" length="0" type="image/jpeg"/><content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><span>Everyone sees Mark Carney failing. You can see it. I can see it. Canadian businesses and manufacturers are feeling it every single day. Even those moderate voters who once pinned their hopes on Mark Carney are finally starting to see the writing on the wall.</span></p><p><span>The data is spelling out a harsh reality: there has been a massive drop in public confidence that Carney can secure any kind of beneficial deal with Donald Trump. If you want proof that the ground is shifting, just look at the markets. Wall Street hedge funds are currently placing the largest negative bets they&#8217;ve made in over two years against the Canadian economy. Leveraged funds now hold over 99,000 contracts tied to wagers on a weaker loonie. This is the largest spike in negative sentiment going all the way back to August 2024&#8212; the absolute peak of Justin Trudeau&#8217;s polling free-fall.</span></p><p><span>Because of this catastrophic economic mismanagement under the Trudeau-Carney banner, the Liberal establishment is throwing out desperate distractions. It is all by design. They want to throw you off the scent of the core issues actually destroying our country. Today, we are attempting to cut through that noise.</span></p><p><strong><span>The Distraction Game: Refusing to Take the Bait</span></strong></p><p><span>Recently, an article by Andrew Coyne made the rounds, provocatively titled to suggest that Canadian Conservatives have a &#8220;patriotism problem.&#8221; Let&#8217;s be crystal clear about what that piece was: it was bait.</span></p><p><span>It was a calculated attempt to create noise and to distract Canadians from Mark Carney&#8217;s horrendous leadership record. Need a quick reminder? He lied to the public about the Gordie Howe Bridge deal, and simultaneously allowed for devastating tariffs to be threatened against our economy, purely because of his lack of action. But instead of focusing on that, and the further implications, the establishment threw out this so-called &#8220;patriotism&#8221; article to see if Conservatives would bite.</span></p><p><span>And quite frankly, many did.</span></p><p><span>People within the party, around the party, and establishment commentators fell right into the trap by reacting defensively to Coyne&#8217;s accusations. Personally, when I saw it, I chose to ignore it. Why? Because participating in that debate means choosing to live and operate within a framework the Liberal Party has fabricated for us. The entire premise of that article was rooted in the &#8216;Liberal&#8217; framing of what it means to be a patriot&#8212; what it means to be Canadian, and what it means to love your country. If you don&#8217;t agree with them, they brand you a traitor.</span></p><p><span>Barbara Ball, the Conservative candidate of record for Nepean, saw this for exactly what it was. She perfectly summarized how we should handle these tactics:</span></p><p><em><span>&#8220;It&#8217;s such a tired old play... It&#8217;s the same tactic cops are trained for. The driver says, &#8216;You only stopped me because of [blank].&#8217; The officer says, &#8216;No, sir. I stopped you because you ran the red light.&#8217; Don&#8217;t take the bait. Don&#8217;t defend. Don&#8217;t explain. Redirect.&#8221;</span></em></p><p><span>She is spot on. When they say &#8220;Conservatives are [blank],&#8221;&#8212; take, negative or obstructionist, for example&#8212; our only response should be blunt: </span><strong><span>&#8220;No, we want to know why Canada sent absolutely no one to the tariff discussion in Washington.&#8221;</span></strong><span> Stick to the actual issues. Our Prime Minister is failing us before our very eyes, and we quite literally cannot afford to let them change the subject.</span></p><p><strong><span>The Power of Proactive Conservatism</span></strong></p><p><span>For far too long, the conservative movement in Canada has been reactionary rather than proactive. We haven&#8217;t been eager to set the tone, establish the framing, or lead the conversation. We&#8217;ve been content to play defence against leftist narratives, which is exactly why we so often find ourselves behind the eight ball.</span></p><p><span>But when we choose to lead, we win.</span></p><p><span>Take the carbon tax. Speaking out against the carbon tax used to be considered political suicide. Former Conservative Party leader Erin O&#8217;Toole was so terrified of the media machine that he actually supported a version of it. But then Pierre Poilievre came in, unapologetically campaigned on &#8220;Axe the Tax,&#8221; and completely won over public opinion. It became so overwhelmingly popular that when Mark Carney swooped onto the scene, even he had to adopt the stance of scrapping it. That is what happens when you lead on an issue.</span></p><p><span>We saw another brilliant example of proactive conservatism just this week. Conservative MP Jamil Jivani published a gutsy piece asking if Mark Carney actually wants to lead the U.S. Democratic Party&#8212; given that he seems infinitely more interested in courting the favour of American Democrats than getting a fair trade deal for Canadian industries.</span></p><p><span>This piece put the Liberals entirely on their back foot. It frustrated them so much, that Liberal MP Mark Gerretsen felt compelled to film one of his infamous &#8216;walking videos&#8217; just to respond to it. In his panic to cry &#8220;character assassination,&#8221; Gerretsen inadvertently had to concede what the actual role of the Official Opposition is: to challenge the government and highlight inefficient policy. Jivani forced the Liberals into a corner simply by being bold enough to say what we are all thinking.</span></p><p><strong><span>The Real Root of the Tariff Crisis</span></strong></p><p><span>If we want to fix our economy, we have to start having honest conversations about why we are being threatened with U.S. tariffs in the first place. This isn&#8217;t about Donald Trump having a personal or political vendetta against Canada. It is about our weak leadership, and the fact that the Liberals have completely dropped the ball on national security.</span></p><p><span>Plainly, we have not done our job with China. We have not done the job of rooting out CCP interference in our institutions. We have fundamentally failed to be a reliable national security partner to the United States. These tariffs are a blunt-force wake-up call aimed squarely at the pandering leadership residing in Ottawa.</span></p><p><span>Yet, instead of recognizing this reality, the consultant class and establishment Conservatives in Toronto and Ottawa&#8212; figures like Jason Kenney&#8212; are using this as a launching pad to push an anti-American agenda. They argue that, to show Canadians we are &#8220;fighting for Canada,&#8221; we must actively antagonize the United States and push back against Donald Trump.</span></p><p><span>Let&#8217;s be honest: </span><strong><span>it&#8217;s all fugazi.</span></strong><span> It is entirely fake. Unrealistic at best.</span></p><p><span>Our economy depends on a strong relationship with the United States. Pretending we don&#8217;t need them, or trying to act tough for cheap domestic political points, will only result in the utter economic ruin of our country. Conservatives are never going to out-anti-American the political left, so why are establishment Conservatives even trying?</span></p><p><strong><span>The Grassroots Rebellion</span></strong></p><p><span>When I first spoke out about prioritizing Western Hemisphere security, and the urgent need to kick out the CCP over rising tensions with the U.S. Administration, I was called a traitor by some in these establishment circles. I heard the exact same baseless accusations from the consultant class that I normally get from the radical left.</span></p><p><span>But I stood on my morals. I believed wholeheartedly that fixing our relationship with the U.S. and addressing the China threat was the only logical path forward. And the numbers prove that the grassroots agree.</span></p><p><span>If you look at the social media analytics from Jason Kenney&#8217;s recent anti-American media tour, the engagement is abysmal. They are racking up tens of thousands of views, but their engagement rate is well under 1%. When people do interact with their clips, it&#8217;s mostly to &#8216;ratio&#8217; the post with disagreements in the comments.</span></p><p><span>Compare that to the message we are pushing here on </span><em><span>The Elevate Report</span></em><span>. When I posted my speech advocating for a strong Canada-U.S. security partnership, and a tough stance on China, it hit an engagement rate of roughly 5.5%&#8212;far surpassing standard marketing benchmarks. The full videos from our network are pulling in tens of thousands of views and thousands of likes.</span></p><p><span>What does this tell us? The grassroots are fully rejecting the establishment narrative. They see that doubling down on an anti-American, anti-Trump strategy is a losing game. The moderates are seeing it too.</span></p><p><strong><span>Setting the Rules for Our Future</span></strong></p><p><span>To be clear, I am not bringing this up just to take shots at Jason Kenney or the consultant class. I am bringing this up to prove that </span><strong><span>setting the narrative matters.</span></strong></p><p><span>I could have cowered in fear at the accusations flung at me. I could have backed down when they questioned my definition of patriotism. But I refused. I used my voice, and I quickly realized that thousands of Canadians see exactly what I see.</span></p><p><span>Grassroots Conservatives know that what is true, remains true. Having a strong diplomatic and security relationship with the United States, while aggressively pushing the CCP out of our midst, </span><em><span>is</span></em><span> our fast pass to getting our country back. It is how we restore our economic sovereignty, bring order back to our nation, and secure Western values for generations to come.</span></p><p><span>We cannot afford to be reactionary anymore. We must set the framing. We must set the rules of the debate. Do not cower in the face of criticism from the establishment, because the very future of our nation depends on us standing firm.</span></p><p>Full episode here:</p><div id="youtube2-oWVP1jhGzSQ" class="youtube-wrap" data-attrs="{&quot;videoId&quot;:&quot;oWVP1jhGzSQ&quot;,&quot;startTime&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;endTime&quot;:null}" data-component-name="Youtube2ToDOM"><div class="youtube-inner"><iframe src="https://www.youtube-nocookie.com/embed/oWVP1jhGzSQ?start=&amp;rel=0&amp;autoplay=0&amp;showinfo=0&amp;enablejsapi=0" frameborder="0" loading="lazy" gesture="media" allow="autoplay; fullscreen" allowautoplay="true" allowfullscreen="true" width="728" height="409"></iframe></div></div>]]></content:encoded></item><item><title><![CDATA[How Do Conservatives Fight The Elbows Up Hysteria?]]></title><link>https://www.elevatereport.ca/p/how-do-conservatives-fight-the-elbows</link><guid isPermaLink="false">https://www.elevatereport.ca/p/how-do-conservatives-fight-the-elbows</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Josh Udall]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Fri, 24 Jul 2026 14:43:35 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://substack-video.s3.amazonaws.com/video_upload/post/208327126/7c56e884-0dd9-4666-b8ab-9c1297c599d3/transcoded-00001.png" length="0" type="image/jpeg"/><content:encoded><![CDATA[<p></p><div class="install-substack-app-embed install-substack-app-embed-web" data-component-name="InstallSubstackAppToDOM"><img class="install-substack-app-embed-img" src="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!pfHH!,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Ffed111f4-23b7-4fab-b900-b5aec114cbc2_1080x1080.png"><div class="install-substack-app-embed-text"><div class="install-substack-app-header">Get more from Josh Udall in the Substack app</div><div class="install-substack-app-text">Available for iOS and Android</div></div><a href="https://substack.com/app/app-store-redirect?utm_campaign=app-marketing&amp;utm_content=author-post-insert&amp;utm_source=joshelev8" target="_blank" class="install-substack-app-embed-link"><button class="install-substack-app-embed-btn button primary">Get the app</button></a></div>
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   ]]></content:encoded></item><item><title><![CDATA[The Media Echo Chamber Cracks: Carney’s Bridge Deception Frustrates the CBC]]></title><description><![CDATA[As an international scoop exposes the hidden, pre-debt terms of the Gordie Howe Bridge deal, the state broadcaster grows tired of the secrecy.]]></description><link>https://www.elevatereport.ca/p/the-media-echo-chamber-cracks-carneys</link><guid isPermaLink="false">https://www.elevatereport.ca/p/the-media-echo-chamber-cracks-carneys</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Josh Udall]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Mon, 20 Jul 2026 18:30:09 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!9OB1!,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fe5f0d9e8-812f-4bcd-90eb-da5a132d0b67_1273x716.png" length="0" type="image/jpeg"/><content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>For the past year, we have watched the state broadcaster carry the water for Prime Minister Mark Carney, acting as a structural shield for a regime that treats basic transparency with absolute contempt. But this past weekend, something shifted. The water carriers are growing impatient, their narrative credibility is dwindling among their base, and you can see the absolute frustration painted across the faces of the Laurentian media elite.</p><p>When a government treats its own state media like second-class stenographers while getting completely exposed by international outlets, the elite alliance begins to fracture under the weight of its own deception. Today, we break down the spectacular collapse of Carney&#8217;s Gordie Howe Bridge narrative, the proxy warfare deployed at yesterday&#8217;s World Cup final, and the incoming regulatory hammer the establishment is desperate to hide.</p><div class="captioned-image-container"><figure><a class="image-link image2 is-viewable-img" target="_blank" href="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!9OB1!,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fe5f0d9e8-812f-4bcd-90eb-da5a132d0b67_1273x716.png" data-component-name="Image2ToDOM"><div class="image2-inset"><picture><source type="image/webp" srcset="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!9OB1!,w_424,c_limit,f_webp,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fe5f0d9e8-812f-4bcd-90eb-da5a132d0b67_1273x716.png 424w, 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Carney explicitly told the public that no toll revenue would be shared with the Americans until Canada completely recouped its initial capital investment debt.</p><p>Then, Bloomberg News broke the actual document terms. The American press revealed that the Carney administration signed a secretive side-letter directing 50% of the bridge&#8217;s operating profit straight into a U.S.-run regional development fund in Michigan for 15 years&#8212;<strong>calculated entirely before Canada pays a single cent toward its own interest carrying costs and construction debt</strong>.</p><div class="captioned-image-container"><figure><a class="image-link image2 is-viewable-img" target="_blank" href="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!3o7G!,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F86da711c-47a9-4f94-9f02-1b1f92882f5d_1456x612.webp" data-component-name="Image2ToDOM"><div class="image2-inset"><picture><source type="image/webp" 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Host David Cochrane looked visually nauseous as he threw the segment to veteran journalist Robert Fife. In a jaw-dropping moment of rare honesty, Fife conceded that Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre was completely correct to demand Carney make the deal public.</p><blockquote><p>&#8220;Pierre Poilievre is absolutely right that the government has to come clean and tell us the details of this deal... We spent six and a half billion dollars of Canadian money.&#8221; &#8212; Robert Fife, CBC</p></blockquote><p>But within thirty seconds, the establishment protective instincts kicked right back in. Fife began frantically coping, stuttering that it &#8220;isn&#8217;t all that big of a deal&#8221; and claiming Canada &#8220;had no choice&#8221; because U.S. Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick had threatened to hold the bridge hostage indefinitely. They are twisting themselves because they cannot admit they were used as pawns to sell a total capitulation to the public.</p><h2>The Sanction Threat and the Institutional Menu</h2><p>The leverage play is moving rapidly. Over the weekend, news quietly surfaced that a U.S. Senator is floating the structural threat of asset freezes and targeted sanctions against both Mark Carney and Ontario Premier Doug Ford to force their hands on Chinese supply-chain circumvention.</p><p>As Sylvain Charlebois perfectly summarized: <em>&#8220;If you&#8217;re not at the table, you&#8217;re on the menu.&#8221;</em> While Mexico has three high-level trade meetings scheduled with Washington this summer, Canada currently has zero. Carney is hiding, delaying, and gaslighting, leaving our industrial and agricultural sectors completely exposed to the next wave of economic retaliation.</p><p>Watch the full episode here:</p><div id="youtube2-WUSKQsPJS5Y" class="youtube-wrap" data-attrs="{&quot;videoId&quot;:&quot;WUSKQsPJS5Y&quot;,&quot;startTime&quot;:null,&quot;endTime&quot;:null}" data-component-name="Youtube2ToDOM"><div class="youtube-inner"><iframe src="https://www.youtube-nocookie.com/embed/WUSKQsPJS5Y?rel=0&amp;autoplay=0&amp;showinfo=0&amp;enablejsapi=0" frameborder="0" loading="lazy" gesture="media" allow="autoplay; fullscreen" allowautoplay="true" allowfullscreen="true" width="728" height="409"></iframe></div></div>]]></content:encoded></item><item><title><![CDATA[The Progressive Moral Entitlement: From Boardwalk Assaults to Carney’s Delusion]]></title><description><![CDATA[Inside the New Jersey boardwalk arrest that shattered the left's illusion of moral superiority, Elbridge Colby&#8217;s brutal reality check to Ottawa, and the globalist backroom dealing unfolding.]]></description><link>https://www.elevatereport.ca/p/the-progressive-moral-entitlement</link><guid isPermaLink="false">https://www.elevatereport.ca/p/the-progressive-moral-entitlement</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Josh Udall]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Wed, 15 Jul 2026 14:15:34 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!q-yW!,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F5978d932-2f08-4dcf-b4c7-9fd88f9bfe1c_647x782.jpeg" length="0" type="image/jpeg"/><content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>We are dissecting two seemingly separate events from completely different walks of life. Yet, when you peel back the surface, both stories are driven by a single, rotting institutional disease: the total delusion of progressive moral entitlement.</p><p>Whether it is a Canadian progressive crossing the border to physically attack children over political attire, or our Prime Minister ignoring Washington to talk trash to global elites, the pattern is identical. Leftists raised in the Canadian echo chamber genuinely believe their self-righteousness exempts them from consequences. But the moment they step outside our catch-and-release borders, they get hit by a brutal dose of reality.</p><p>Let&#8217;s look directly at the wreckage.</p><div class="subscription-widget-wrap-editor" data-attrs="{&quot;url&quot;:&quot;https://www.elevatereport.ca/subscribe?&quot;,&quot;text&quot;:&quot;Subscribe&quot;,&quot;language&quot;:&quot;en&quot;}" data-component-name="SubscribeWidgetToDOM"><div class="subscription-widget show-subscribe"><div class="preamble"><p class="cta-caption">The Elevate Report is a reader-supported publication. To receive new posts and support our work, consider becoming a free or paid subscriber.</p></div><form class="subscription-widget-subscribe"><input type="email" class="email-input" name="email" placeholder="Type your email&#8230;" tabindex="-1"><input type="submit" class="button primary" value="Subscribe"><div class="fake-input-wrapper"><div class="fake-input"></div><div class="fake-button"></div></div></form></div></div><h2>FAFO on the Boardwalk: The Arrest of Kaitlyn Tracey</h2><p>Our first story is a textbook case of &#8220;F*** Around and Find Out&#8221; (FAFO). Last week, news broke of a 33-year-old Canadian woman, Kaitlyn Tracy, who was arrested by New Jersey police after launching a politically motivated physical assault on the Point Pleasant Beach boardwalk.</p><p>Tracy reportedly approached a group of teenagers, pulled out her phone to film them, and began screaming because a teenage girl in the group was wearing sweatpants with the words &#8220;Trump&#8221; and &#8220;ICE.&#8221; Tracey then slapped the minor across the face and body. Thanks to local surveillance footage, New Jersey police tracked her down and hit her with heavy charges: simple assault, harassment, obstruction, and <strong>endangering the welfare of a child</strong>.</p><div class="captioned-image-container"><figure><a class="image-link image2 is-viewable-img" target="_blank" href="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!q-yW!,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F5978d932-2f08-4dcf-b4c7-9fd88f9bfe1c_647x782.jpeg" data-component-name="Image2ToDOM"><div class="image2-inset"><picture><source type="image/webp" srcset="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!q-yW!,w_424,c_limit,f_webp,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F5978d932-2f08-4dcf-b4c7-9fd88f9bfe1c_647x782.jpeg 424w, 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Her American husband posted a <a href="https://x.com/libsoftiktok/status/2077099205638918481">tearful video breakdown online</a>, weeping that his wife was transferred to a Newark detention centre. He pleaded for an immigration lawyer, admitting he is ready to have her deported back to Canada just to get her out of custody.</p><p>In Canada, our progressive state tolerates and excuses ideological violence. But when you cross into a sovereign jurisdiction that actually respects law enforcement, you don&#8217;t get released on bail based on your political opinions. You go directly to a cell.</p><h2>The Davos Fantasy Meets the Pentagon Hammer</h2><p>While Kaitlyn Tracey was discovering that American laws are real, Prime Minister Mark Carney was receiving the exact same lesson on the macroeconomic stage.</p><p>Instead of negotiating our vital CUSMA trade deal in good faith, Carney spent his winter at Davos delivering a pompous &#8220;Middle Powers Unite&#8221; speech. <span>He urged globalists to bypass the United States, calling the &#8220;America First&#8221; posture a &#8220;rupture in the rules-based order&#8221;.</span></p><p>This week, the Trump administration officially lost its patience. In a series of devastating public statements, U.S. Under Secretary of Defence for Policy Elbridge Colby explicitly incinerated Carney&#8217;s entire foreign policy:</p><blockquote><p>&#8220;There is a great deal of hubbub about a collective &#8216;middle powers&#8217; strategy these days... At [the Department of War], we are more concerned that a few allies and partners will think it is and waste valuable time, money, and political capital on a distraction.&#8221; <span>&#8212; Under Secretary Elbridge Colby</span></p></blockquote><p><span>Colby reminded Canada that access to the U.S. defense industrial base is </span><strong><span>&#8220;a privilege, not a right,&#8221;</span></strong><span> and ridiculed the idea of a middle-power bloc as a fantasy lacking any coherent alignment.</span></p><h2>Submarines, Soros, and the Nova Scotia Retreat</h2><p>Carney&#8217;s anti-American spite is actively compromising our national security. Rather than buying premier U.S. F-35s or securing a massive $4.5 billion domestic industrial injection via a Korean submarine deal, Carney&#8217;s cabinet chose Swedish Gripens and a German submarine contract. Why? Because the German conglomerate&#8217;s affiliate promised to fund a massive carbon capture project in Alberta&#8212;a sector Carney is heavily invested in.</p><p>To make matters worse, Foreign Affairs Minister M&#233;lanie Joly was spotted this week at the ultra-exclusive Fox Harb&#8217;r Resort in Nova Scotia, hosting none other than progressive billionaire Alex Soros. This is Soros&#8217;s second quiet Canadian meeting in four months. &#8220;Middle powers unite&#8221; is nothing more than code for progressive billionaires funding a backroom movement to subvert North American populism.</p><h2>The Bottom Line</h2><p>Whether it is an activist on a New Jersey boardwalk or a central banker at Davos, the ruling progressive class is discovering that their moral entitlement does not shield them from reality.</p><p>View the full episode here:</p><div id="youtube2-zwz4I8wwZUw" class="youtube-wrap" data-attrs="{&quot;videoId&quot;:&quot;zwz4I8wwZUw&quot;,&quot;startTime&quot;:null,&quot;endTime&quot;:null}" data-component-name="Youtube2ToDOM"><div class="youtube-inner"><iframe src="https://www.youtube-nocookie.com/embed/zwz4I8wwZUw?rel=0&amp;autoplay=0&amp;showinfo=0&amp;enablejsapi=0" frameborder="0" loading="lazy" gesture="media" allow="autoplay; fullscreen" allowautoplay="true" allowfullscreen="true" width="728" height="409"></iframe></div></div>]]></content:encoded></item><item><title><![CDATA[The China Blind Spot: Majumdar’s CBC Takedown and the CUSMA Dillydallying]]></title><description><![CDATA[Inside Shuvaloy Majumdar&#8217;s brutal takedown of the state broadcaster&#8217;s victim mentality, the empty chair in Washington, and the hard-power Conservative roadmap to secure Canadian resources.]]></description><link>https://www.elevatereport.ca/p/the-china-blind-spot-majumdars-cbc</link><guid isPermaLink="false">https://www.elevatereport.ca/p/the-china-blind-spot-majumdars-cbc</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Josh Udall]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Tue, 14 Jul 2026 14:36:15 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://substackcdn.com/image/youtube/w_728,c_limit/zDPrya540m4" length="0" type="image/jpeg"/><content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>For the past year, the Ottawa establishment and their stenographers in the legacy press have tried to trap Canadians in a pathetic, perpetual state of victimhood. They want you to believe that our crumbling relationship with Washington is entirely America&#8217;s fault&#8212;a product of an &#8220;unpredictable&#8221; White House bully. But yesterday, the thing I have been hoping and praying for finally happened. Conservative MP Shuvaloy Majumdar got onto the state broadcaster and threw a massive wrench into the narrative. Instead of playing into the media&#8217;s superficial side-shows, Majumdar bypassed the noise and said the five-letter word that the Laurentian elite are absolutely terrified to utter out loud: <strong>China.</strong></p><h2>The Cochrane Gaslight and the Elite Victim Complex</h2><p>Appearing on CBC&#8217;s <em>Power &amp; Politics</em>, Majumdar went toe-to-toe with host David Cochrane. Cochrane immediately tried to deploy the classic establishment script, framing Donald Trump and the U.S. administration as the sole source of international trade chaos. Cochrane even pointed to domestic U.S. court dramas as &#8220;proof&#8221; that Washington is simply an impossible partner to deal with.</p><p>But Majumdar&#8212;drawing on his extensive national security background as a former foreign policy advisor to Stephen Harper and John Baird&#8212;refused to take the bait. He bluntly exposed Canada&#8217;s trade failure as a direct consequence of our own gutless foreign policy. For a decade, Ottawa has treated national security as a joke, allowing Beijing to weaponize trade and systematically infiltrate our continental supply chains. Now that Washington is demanding strict perimeter security, our government is acting shocked that the &#8220;free-rider&#8221; era is over. By allowing Mexico to take the lead in Washington while our chair remained empty, the Carney administration has effectively let our partners dictate the future of CUSMA (USMCA).</p><h2>Dillydallying into Defeat: The Evidence</h2><p>Cochrane, desperate to defend the status quo, demanded to know: <em>&#8220;What evidence is there that Canada is the problem here?&#8221;</em> Majumdar&#8217;s response was a precise, devastating indictment of the Liberal-technocrat cabinet. While our elite class acts surprised by America&#8217;s assertiveness, our allies see a nation that refuses to carry its own weight on the global stage.</p><p>The forced labor issue is the ultimate smoking gun. While Mexico and Peru sent high-level, serious delegations to Washington to secure their supply chains, Canada&#8217;s presence was a complete embarrassment. We barely managed to submit a lazy, incomplete written note. Instead of showing up to the table, Carney&#8217;s cabinet ministers visit Beijing to coordinate with the CCP rather than lobbying in Houston, Los Angeles, New York, or Florida. We have completely surrendered our trade leverage because our leaders are more interested in getting rich off the green grift than securing the jobs of industrial workers.</p><h2>The Blue Blueprint: Autopact 2.0 and Hard Power</h2><p>Instead of hiding behind bureaucratic excuses and mourning our decline, Majumdar laid out the concrete, alternative being offered by Pierre Poilievre&#8217;s Conservatives to rebuild our national leverage from a position of absolute strength. If we want Washington to treat us as a serious partner, we must act like one.</p><p>The Conservative blueprint is rooted in hard power and economic independence:</p><ul><li><p><strong>Autopact 2.0:</strong> Revitalizing and deeply integrating our automotive manufacturing sector directly with the United States to safeguard North American workers.</p></li><li><p><strong>A Critical Minerals Strategic Preserve:</strong> Establishing a NATO-grade strategic reserve of Canadian critical minerals to guarantee continental resource and energy security.</p></li><li><p><strong>Unlocking Energy Infrastructure:</strong> Instantly repealing the anti-pipeline, anti-shipping, and anti-development regulations holding our economy hostage.</p></li><li><p><strong>Axing the Industrial Carbon Tax:</strong> Removing the regulatory deadweight to make trillions of dollars in Canadian resources shovel-ready within six months.</p></li><li><p><strong>Advancing our Defense Industrial Base:</strong> Transforming Canada into a premier, hard-power producer to resolve the free world&#8217;s massive munitions shortages.</p></li></ul><h2>The Bottom Line</h2><p>The path forward is transparent. We can continue to let Mark Carney play radio silence with the White House while his cabinet prioritizes Beijing over our own backyard, or we can embrace a hard-nosed, pro-worker strategy that treats national security and resource development as our ultimate leverage.</p><p>View the full episode below:</p><div id="youtube2-zDPrya540m4" class="youtube-wrap" data-attrs="{&quot;videoId&quot;:&quot;zDPrya540m4&quot;,&quot;startTime&quot;:null,&quot;endTime&quot;:null}" data-component-name="Youtube2ToDOM"><div class="youtube-inner"><iframe src="https://www.youtube-nocookie.com/embed/zDPrya540m4?rel=0&amp;autoplay=0&amp;showinfo=0&amp;enablejsapi=0" frameborder="0" loading="lazy" gesture="media" allow="autoplay; fullscreen" allowautoplay="true" allowfullscreen="true" width="728" height="409"></iframe></div></div>]]></content:encoded></item><item><title><![CDATA[The Senate Payoff: Carney’s Authoritarian Seat-Grab and the By-Election Battle for Quebec]]></title><description><![CDATA[Martell gets to skip the grind of knocking on doors, stop worrying about voters, and sit pretty on a taxpayer-funded base salary of $185,000 a year]]></description><link>https://www.elevatereport.ca/p/the-senate-payoff-carneys-authoritarian</link><guid isPermaLink="false">https://www.elevatereport.ca/p/the-senate-payoff-carneys-authoritarian</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Josh Udall]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Wed, 08 Jul 2026 11:10:16 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://substackcdn.com/image/youtube/w_728,c_limit/Sogmp-njgvY" length="0" type="image/jpeg"/><content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>If you want absolute confirmation that Prime Minister Mark Carney views our parliamentary democracy as nothing more than an autocracy to be manipulated behind closed doors, look no further than this yesterday&#8217;s breaking news. In a stunning, backroom transaction, Quebec Conservative MP Richard Martell abruptly resigned his seat in the House of Commons, effective immediately. Why? Because Carney just handed him a near ironclad retirement plan: a luxury appointment to the Canadian Senate.</p><p>Martell gets to skip the grind of knocking on doors, stop worrying about voters, and sit pretty on a taxpayer-funded base salary of $185,000 a year until he turns 75. But this isn&#8217;t just a career move for a tired politician&#8212;it is a calculated, deeply cynical chess move by Mark Carney to systematically engineer an illegitimate federal majority.</p><h2>The Death of Non-Partisanship and the Insider Sweepstakes</h2><p>To pull off this flagrant political poaching, Carney had to quietly dismantle the last remaining illusion of parliamentary checks and balances. Tuesday morning, the PMO officially announced that Carney has unilaterally waived the non-partisan Senate selection criteria&#8212;a framework originally established back in 2016.</p><p>While that advisory board was always a bit of a meritocracy fa&#231;ade, it at least forced the executive branch to simulate transparency. By shredding it, Carney has sent a clear message: the mask is off. He now operates by absolute fiat, appointing nakedly partisan actors and cronies directly from his inner circle.</p><p>Alongside Martell, Carney filled the vacancies with three loyalists expected to play the role of &#8220;independents&#8221;:</p><ul><li><p><strong>Tom Pitfield:</strong> Carney&#8217;s literal Principal Secretary and core backroom architect.</p></li><li><p><strong>Dr. Rodney Ouellette:</strong> A New Brunswick institutional insider.</p></li><li><p><strong>Gita Tucker:</strong> A compliant corporate executive out of Manitoba.<code>
</code></p></li></ul><h2>The Math of Corruption: Poaching Chicoutimi&#8212;Le Fjord</h2><p>Why would Carney give a luxury Senate seat to a Conservative? It&#8217;s all about the data. Martell&#8217;s riding of Chicoutimi&#8212;Le Fjord is a fragile three-way toss-up. In the 2025 election, Martell barely held on with 34% of the vote, while the Liberals and the Bloc Qu&#233;b&#233;cois sat right on his heels at 31% each.</p><p>Carney knows his federal numbers are sliding in Quebec, and he is desperate for compliant bodies in the House. By buying Martell out of the equation, Carney forces a strategic by-election in a riding his team believes they can take. This perfectly mirrors the sickening floor-crossing of Marilyn Gladu, who openly admitted in an interview that she defected to the Liberals in exchange for riding infrastructure funds. It is highest-level corruption, completely ignored by a handcuffed RCMP and celebrated by a compliant media as &#8220;masterful negotiation.&#8221;</p><blockquote><p>&#8220;The world is changing rapidly... [This] requires focused representatives... and removing the non-partisanship criterion.&#8221; &#8212; Official PMO Statement</p></blockquote><p>They are literally peeing on your leg and telling you it&#8217;s raining. This is authoritarianism disguised as institutional modernization.</p><h2>The Bottom Line</h2><p>The federal opposition is currently in a state of public disarray, distracted by internal squabbling and media-driven side-shows. But we cannot afford to treat this as a spectator sport. Carney will never voluntarily call a general election; he intends to manufacture his majority piece by piece through coerced floor-crossings and targeted by-elections before November.</p><p>The only way to shatter the Carney narrative is raw, ground-level mobilization. If common-sense Canadians organize, show up, and hold the line in these upcoming summer by-elections&#8212;and take back ridings like Jonathan Wilkinson&#8217;s in B.C.&#8212;it sends an undeniable message to the establishment that we will not be managed into decline.</p><p>Watch the full episode here:</p><div id="youtube2-Sogmp-njgvY" class="youtube-wrap" data-attrs="{&quot;videoId&quot;:&quot;Sogmp-njgvY&quot;,&quot;startTime&quot;:null,&quot;endTime&quot;:null}" data-component-name="Youtube2ToDOM"><div class="youtube-inner"><iframe src="https://www.youtube-nocookie.com/embed/Sogmp-njgvY?rel=0&amp;autoplay=0&amp;showinfo=0&amp;enablejsapi=0" frameborder="0" loading="lazy" gesture="media" allow="autoplay; fullscreen" allowautoplay="true" allowfullscreen="true" width="728" height="409"></iframe></div></div>]]></content:encoded></item><item><title><![CDATA[Carney Caught Admitting He Uses Trump’s Media Trap To Hide His Massive Failures]]></title><description><![CDATA[As a resurfaced interview exposes the Prime Minister co-opting Trump's media playbook, the Liberals launch an intense distraction blitz to mask a cratering economy and a generational trade failure]]></description><link>https://www.elevatereport.ca/p/carney-caught-admitting-he-uses-trumps</link><guid isPermaLink="false">https://www.elevatereport.ca/p/carney-caught-admitting-he-uses-trumps</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Josh Udall]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Thu, 02 Jul 2026 18:52:41 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://substackcdn.com/image/youtube/w_728,c_limit/hh9LsnE0hA0" length="0" type="image/jpeg"/><content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Have you been feeling completely overwhelmed lately? Burnt out, exhausted, and utterly tired of a non-stop, negative news cycle where nothing stays put for even 24 hours? It feels like the moment you try to process one major political scandal or economic failure, another massive story instantly comes barreling down the pipe.</p><p>If you are feeling checked out, I am here to tell you that <strong>it is entirely by design.</strong> This is not an accidental byproduct of the modern internet. It is a calculated, coordinated strategy to overwhelm your system, exhaust your critical thinking, and force you to disengage from the democratic process so that the ruling elite can avoid accountability. Let&#8217;s expose a resurfaced admission from Prime Minister Mark Carney detailing how he co-opted this exact psychological playbook, the three critical failures it is hiding, and how we must adjust our defence to fight back.</p><h2>The Resurfaced Admission: Copying the Bannon Playbook</h2><p>A damning interview has resurfaced from a Bloomberg podcast recorded roughly eight months ago, laying bare the exact media strategy Mark Carney uses to govern. When asked directly on the international stage if he admired or learned anything from Donald Trump, Carney delivered a highly revealing answer:</p><blockquote><p><strong>Carney&#8217;s Words:</strong> &#8220;I&#8217;ve learned lots of things from President Trump... I don&#8217;t fully subscribe to this, but I see the effectiveness, the value of the term they would use is &#8216;flooding the zone&#8217;&#8212;of doing multiple things at the same time and the effectiveness that can have... of dominating the agenda.&#8221;</p></blockquote><div id="youtube2-hh9LsnE0hA0" class="youtube-wrap" data-attrs="{&quot;videoId&quot;:&quot;hh9LsnE0hA0&quot;,&quot;startTime&quot;:&quot;780s&quot;,&quot;endTime&quot;:null}" data-component-name="Youtube2ToDOM"><div class="youtube-inner"><iframe src="https://www.youtube-nocookie.com/embed/hh9LsnE0hA0?start=780s&amp;rel=0&amp;autoplay=0&amp;showinfo=0&amp;enablejsapi=0" frameborder="0" loading="lazy" gesture="media" allow="autoplay; fullscreen" allowautoplay="true" allowfullscreen="true" width="728" height="409"></iframe></div></div><p>Let&#8217;s be entirely clear about where that terminology comes from. &#8220;Flooding the zone&#8221; is a media manipulation strategy explicitly coined by Steve Bannon. The goal is simple: deliberately saturate the media landscape with an unceasing torrent of announcements, micro-stories, and manufactured narratives. By keeping the news cycle moving at terminal velocity, a government can successfully minimize the lifespans of negative headlines before they stick and cause permanent political damage.</p><p>We saw this called out as early as September 2025 in a brilliant piece <a href="https://thehub.ca/2025/09/10/darrell-bricker-ottawa-floods-the-zone-as-the-economy-treads-water/#:~:text=10%20Sep%2025-,The%20Carney%20government%20is%20flooding%20the%20zone.,Start%20with%20trade.">by Darrell Bricker for </a><em><a href="https://thehub.ca/2025/09/10/darrell-bricker-ottawa-floods-the-zone-as-the-economy-treads-water/#:~:text=10%20Sep%2025-,The%20Carney%20government%20is%20flooding%20the%20zone.,Start%20with%20trade.">The Hub</a></em><a href="https://thehub.ca/2025/09/10/darrell-bricker-ottawa-floods-the-zone-as-the-economy-treads-water/#:~:text=10%20Sep%2025-,The%20Carney%20government%20is%20flooding%20the%20zone.,Start%20with%20trade.">, titled </a><em><a href="https://thehub.ca/2025/09/10/darrell-bricker-ottawa-floods-the-zone-as-the-economy-treads-water/#:~:text=10%20Sep%2025-,The%20Carney%20government%20is%20flooding%20the%20zone.,Start%20with%20trade.">&#8220;Ottawa floods the zone as the economy treads water.&#8221;</a></em> Bricker documented an endless stream of photo-ops, ribbon-cuttings, and empty international air miles all designed to mask a grim economic collapse. Carney is weaponizing Trump&#8217;s media playbook against the Canadian public to protect the globalist status quo.</p><h2>The Three Critical Realities Being Buried</h2><p>When everyday Canadians ask me how people keep falling for this administrative illusion, my answer is always the same: they are simply exhausted. Regular people have lives to live, families to feed, and businesses to run. When the state systematically floods the zone, it burns out your psychological pleasure centres, making you want to tune out entirely.</p><p>If we strip away the synthetic fluff of the last few weeks, there are three critical, foundational failures that Carney is desperately trying to prevent you from focusing on for more than 48 hours:</p><p><strong>Economic Flatline:</strong> Deloitte Canada confirmed that our national economy has ground to a close halt, projecting a pathetic <strong>0.7% growth rate</strong> for the entire year.</p><p><strong>The Inflation Spike:</strong> Statistics Canada revealed that annual inflation has surged right back up to <strong>3.2%</strong>, continuing to erode your purchasing power.</p><p><strong>The Trade Failure:</strong> We are past the critical CUSMA deadline, and Mexico openly progresses on bilateral talks with the US.</p><h2>Anatomy of an Eight-Day Blitz</h2><p>To understand how effectively Carney executes this Trump-style strategy, look at the rapid-fire succession of distractions deployed to bury the catastrophic news of the United States walking away from CUSMA.</p><p>Within a mere 11-day window leading up to the trade deadline, the government hit the wire with the controversial Bill C-34 censorship bill, immediately followed it with a massive Vancouver condo bailout, and seamlessly transitioned into a high-profile visit from the Croatian Prime Minister&#8212;where Carney was caught on a hot mic admitting he views MPs as chess pieces only &#8220;useful for votes.&#8221;</p><p>Then, the moment the public began pushing back on his hot-mic arrogance, the PMO executed an intense, <strong>eight-day blitz</strong> containing four entirely artificial stories:</p><ol><li><p>A sudden Arctic security call with Donald Trump.</p></li><li><p>An emergency announcement regarding the multi-million-dollar reconstruction of 24 Sussex Drive.</p></li><li><p>A heavily produced Canada Day &#8220;national unity&#8221; marketing campaign.</p></li><li><p>Continuous legacy media praise for the bilateral Croatian trade chatter.</p></li></ol><p>Every single one of these stories was strategically engineered to fill airtime, saturate social media algorithms, and completely avoid any public discussion regarding our current trade tension with the US.</p><h2>The Bottom Line</h2><p>The new media has a responsibility to stop falling into this trap. In our effort to keep you constantly updated, independent outlets frequently play right into Carney&#8217;s hands by chasing every single shiny object his communications team throws into the arena.</p><p>Moving forward, <em>The Elevate Report</em> is changing its defensive posture. We are completely ignoring the establishment fluff. If a story does not directly impact <strong>Affordability, Immigration, or National Security</strong>, we are tuning it out. If the data points on those three pillars aren&#8217;t improving, the rest is just administrative noise.</p><p>We are tracking some genuine, consequential news breaking this afternoon regarding a major Alberta pipeline to the coast that could actually build real wealth for this country, and we will bring you those hard metrics the moment they are verified. Take a break when you need to recharge, but do not let them win by tuning out completely.</p><p>Watch the full episode here:</p><div id="youtube2-zryq7lpS7c4" class="youtube-wrap" data-attrs="{&quot;videoId&quot;:&quot;zryq7lpS7c4&quot;,&quot;startTime&quot;:null,&quot;endTime&quot;:null}" data-component-name="Youtube2ToDOM"><div class="youtube-inner"><iframe src="https://www.youtube-nocookie.com/embed/zryq7lpS7c4?rel=0&amp;autoplay=0&amp;showinfo=0&amp;enablejsapi=0" frameborder="0" loading="lazy" gesture="media" allow="autoplay; fullscreen" allowautoplay="true" allowfullscreen="true" width="728" height="409"></iframe></div></div>]]></content:encoded></item><item><title><![CDATA[BREAKING: Trump to Exit USMCA/CUSMA]]></title><description><![CDATA[As a bombshell Reuters report reveals Donald Trump is pulling the plug on continental free trade, Canada gets completely left out of the room]]></description><link>https://www.elevatereport.ca/p/breaking-trump-to-exit-usmcacusma</link><guid isPermaLink="false">https://www.elevatereport.ca/p/breaking-trump-to-exit-usmcacusma</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Josh Udall]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Tue, 30 Jun 2026 18:56:02 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!9YNe!,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Ff5b4afa3-c4b3-4109-9235-1f1e6e9603d6_1920x1098.jpeg" length="0" type="image/jpeg"/><content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>For months, Prime Minister Mark Carney and his corporate-state media echo chamber have assured you that everything was under tight administrative control. They told you to ignore the empty chairs at the trade tables and trust the institutional momentum. Well, this afternoon, <a href="https://www.reuters.com/world/americas/us-declaration-exit-usmca-start-decade-long-countdown-pact-2026-06-30/">Reuters dropped a thermonuclear bomb</a> on the front page of global financial media: <strong>The United States is planning to formally announce its intention to walk away from CUSMA (USMCA).</strong></p><p>We are staring down the exact economic death by a thousand paper cuts that we have been warning about for over a year, and Mark Carney has watched it all collapse without lifting a single finger to save Canadian workers.</p><div class="subscription-widget-wrap-editor" data-attrs="{&quot;url&quot;:&quot;https://www.elevatereport.ca/subscribe?&quot;,&quot;text&quot;:&quot;Subscribe&quot;,&quot;language&quot;:&quot;en&quot;}" data-component-name="SubscribeWidgetToDOM"><div class="subscription-widget show-subscribe"><div class="preamble"><p class="cta-caption">The Elevate Report is a reader-supported publication. To receive new posts and support our work, consider becoming a free or paid subscriber.</p></div><form class="subscription-widget-subscribe"><input type="email" class="email-input" name="email" placeholder="Type your email&#8230;" tabindex="-1"><input type="submit" class="button primary" value="Subscribe"><div class="fake-input-wrapper"><div class="fake-input"></div><div class="fake-button"></div></div></form></div></div><h2>The Ten-Year Limbo: Why the &#8220;Sunset&#8221; Spin is an Investment Killer</h2><p>Let&#8217;s look directly at the cold, hard facts of the Reuters disclosure. On Wednesday, July 1, 2026&#8212;the long-awaited treaty review deadline&#8212;the Trump administration is expected to formally declare that <strong>the United States will not extend the North American free trade zone.</strong> This declaration instantly triggers a mandatory six-year review session under the sunset clause negotiated during Trump&#8217;s first term. If the three nations fail to agree on sweeping revisions to block Chinese backdoor circumvention and radically boost domestic content requirements, a decade-long clock begins to wind down. Without a unanimous trilateral renewal, <strong>the continental trade pact will officially expire on July 1, 2036.</strong></p><p>Now, the moment this news hits the airwaves tonight, the legacy media and Liberal apologists are going to launch into a full-blown gaslighting bonanza. They are going to smile and tell you, <em>&#8220;Don&#8217;t panic, everything is fine, we still have ten whole years of free trade intact!&#8221;</em></p><p>Do not fall for it. In the macro-world of large-scale manufacturing and global capital, a ten-year countdown is an absolute death sentence for business investment. Everyday individuals plan their lives in three-to-five-year increments&#8212;saving for a house, a vacation, or retirement.</p><p>But when multi-billion-dollar corporations look to build massive automotive factories, supply-chain hubs, or industrial infrastructure, they calculate their capital deployment across <strong>15, 20, 25, and 30-year horizons</strong>.</p><p>If an international board of directors sees that Canada&#8217;s free-trade access to its largest consumer market is trapped in a year-to-year political limbo with a definitive expiration date in 2036, they aren&#8217;t going to spend a single dime here. They will look at the uncertainty, cancel their Canadian expansions, and build their factories directly inside the United States. This is the definition of structural economic suffocation.</p><div class="captioned-image-container"><figure><a class="image-link image2 is-viewable-img" target="_blank" href="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!9YNe!,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Ff5b4afa3-c4b3-4109-9235-1f1e6e9603d6_1920x1098.jpeg" data-component-name="Image2ToDOM"><div class="image2-inset"><picture><source type="image/webp" srcset="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!9YNe!,w_424,c_limit,f_webp,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Ff5b4afa3-c4b3-4109-9235-1f1e6e9603d6_1920x1098.jpeg 424w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!9YNe!,w_848,c_limit,f_webp,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Ff5b4afa3-c4b3-4109-9235-1f1e6e9603d6_1920x1098.jpeg 848w, 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U.S. Trade Representative Jameson Greer has already scheduled a third formal negotiating round for the week of July 20th&#8212;<strong>with Mexico only.</strong> Washington currently has zero formal negotiations scheduled with Canada. We have been entirely left in the dust because the Carney administration has proven itself to be a deeply unprincipled, bad-faith actor. The Americans have presented a massive list of deep bilateral irritants&#8212;ranging from Canada&#8217;s protectionist dairy markets to progressive provincial boards actively pulling American liquor off local shelves.</p><p>Carney and his cabinet chose to prioritize cheap domestic political points to maintain power over the ashes rather than acting like a serious nation. The limits of opposition influence have been laid bare; look at the brilliant grassroots and international efforts of guys like Jamil Jivani. Jivani maintains exceptional, direct relationships with heavyweight figures in the U.S., including JD Vance, yet as an opposition member, there is only so much pressure he can apply when the executive branch is actively sabotaging the perimeter.</p><p>It&#8217;s important to remember that that Liberal Media machine is about to spin into overdrive to cover this all up. Stay vigilant and push back wisely to dismantle the BS coming from the machine.</p><p>Watch the full episode here:</p><div id="youtube2-YnV0AKqb_8E" class="youtube-wrap" data-attrs="{&quot;videoId&quot;:&quot;YnV0AKqb_8E&quot;,&quot;startTime&quot;:null,&quot;endTime&quot;:null}" data-component-name="Youtube2ToDOM"><div class="youtube-inner"><iframe src="https://www.youtube-nocookie.com/embed/YnV0AKqb_8E?rel=0&amp;autoplay=0&amp;showinfo=0&amp;enablejsapi=0" frameborder="0" loading="lazy" gesture="media" allow="autoplay; fullscreen" allowautoplay="true" allowfullscreen="true" width="728" height="409"></iframe></div></div>]]></content:encoded></item><item><title><![CDATA[The Empty Chair at the Table: Inside Carney’s CUSMA Blackout and the Jamie Dimon Reality Check]]></title><description><![CDATA[Inside the corporate media's desperate campaign to rebrand 0.7% economic growth as a 'victory,' while JPMorgan's Jamie Dimon publicly eviscerates the Prime Minister's deluded Davos strategy.]]></description><link>https://www.elevatereport.ca/p/the-empty-chair-at-the-table-inside</link><guid isPermaLink="false">https://www.elevatereport.ca/p/the-empty-chair-at-the-table-inside</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Josh Udall]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Thu, 25 Jun 2026 19:18:42 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!arTn!,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fbc6bce2e-750c-4529-bdfa-ab9db3d106bd_709x422.png" length="0" type="image/jpeg"/><content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>When the ruling class stands at the podium, they love to talk about institutional momentum, rules-based orders, and sophisticated diplomacy. They want you to believe they are working tirelessly behind closed doors to shield your family from the economic headwinds coming from south of the border. But when a country approaches a structural trade wall, you need a leader who stands in the gap, looks the reality in the face, and fights for national prosperity.</p><p>Instead, what did we witness today? Prime Minister Mark Carney held a press conference to manage the narrative just days before the July 1st CUSMA (USMCA) review. But the moment the microphones went live and the reporters started digging, the entire illusion of control evaporated into a blank stare. Today, we expose the empty chair Canada left at the trade table, the absolute betrayal of Carney&#8217;s radio silence with Donald Trump, and a public humiliation delivered by one of Wall Street&#8217;s most powerful titans.</p><div class="subscription-widget-wrap-editor" data-attrs="{&quot;url&quot;:&quot;https://www.elevatereport.ca/subscribe?&quot;,&quot;text&quot;:&quot;Subscribe&quot;,&quot;language&quot;:&quot;en&quot;}" data-component-name="SubscribeWidgetToDOM"><div class="subscription-widget show-subscribe"><div class="preamble"><p class="cta-caption">The Elevate Report is a reader-supported publication. To receive new posts and support our work, consider becoming a free or paid subscriber.</p></div><form class="subscription-widget-subscribe"><input type="email" class="email-input" name="email" placeholder="Type your email&#8230;" tabindex="-1"><input type="submit" class="button primary" value="Subscribe"><div class="fake-input-wrapper"><div class="fake-input"></div><div class="fake-button"></div></div></form></div></div><h2>The Absent Partner: Mexico Exposes the Ottawa Blackout</h2><p>During his opening 35-minute address, Mark Carney put on his classic central banker routine, reading from a highly sanitized PMO script designed to soothe anxious business owners.</p><p>Carney looked out at the press gallery and confidently declared:</p><blockquote><p>&#8220;Despite challenges, Canada maintains the best deal of any major U.S. trading partnership with 85% of our trade remaining tariff-free. We&#8217;re working with the United States and Mexico to modernize CUSMA to provide greater certainty for workers and businesses.&#8221;</p></blockquote><p>It sounds reassuring, doesn&#8217;t it? The problem is, they are just empty words. While Carney is busy telling Canadians that his team is actively &#8220;modernizing&#8221; the continent&#8217;s most valuable free-trade zone, our international partners are telling a completely different story.</p><p>For months, American officials have warned that Canada has been completely MIA in Washington, D.C., while Mexican negotiators have been on the ground working the halls for over a year. This week, the Mexican government explicitly pulled back the curtain. Mexico&#8217;s Economy Secretary, Marcelo Ebrard, released an official statement regarding an upcoming dynamic shift in the talks, and his phrasing dropped a bomb on Ottawa&#8217;s credibility. Ebrard confirmed that a trilateral meeting was finally scheduled for July 1st&#8212;<strong>after Canada was completely absent from the preparatory negotiations.</strong></p><p>Naturally, the state broadcaster rushed to cover Carney&#8217;s tracks. When the CBC reported on Ebrard&#8217;s statement, they conveniently scrubbed the words &#8220;Canada was absent&#8221; entirely, presenting the upcoming July 1st virtual meeting as a routine, harmonious step. This is the corporate-state media apparatus working overtime to ensure you only hear what the PMO permits. They are actively manipulating the narrative while our multi-billion-dollar export economy is left completely unrepresented at the preliminary tables.</p><h2>The Call: Carney&#8217;s Blank Stare on Donald Trump</h2><p>The absolute climax of the press conference occurred during the Q&amp;A segment. On Wednesday, the PMO proudly leaked that Mark Carney had finally held a direct, high-level phone call with U.S. President Donald Trump.</p><p>On Thursday morning, a reporter stood up and asked the bleeding obvious question: <em>&#8220;The U.S. Ambassador said next steps would be at the presidential and prime ministerial level. How much did CUSMA play a role in your call with President Trump yesterday?&#8221;</em></p><p>Carney looked at the reporter, blinked, and delivered a jaw-dropping admission:</p><blockquote><p><strong>&#8220;We didn&#8217;t discuss CUSMA yesterday.&#8221;</strong></p></blockquote><div class="captioned-image-container"><figure><a class="image-link image2 is-viewable-img" target="_blank" href="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!arTn!,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fbc6bce2e-750c-4529-bdfa-ab9db3d106bd_709x422.png" data-component-name="Image2ToDOM"><div class="image2-inset"><picture><source type="image/webp" srcset="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!arTn!,w_424,c_limit,f_webp,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fbc6bce2e-750c-4529-bdfa-ab9db3d106bd_709x422.png 424w, 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stroke-linecap="round" stroke-linejoin="round" class="lucide lucide-maximize2 lucide-maximize-2"><polyline points="15 3 21 3 21 9"></polyline><polyline points="9 21 3 21 3 15"></polyline><line x1="21" x2="14" y1="3" y2="10"></line><line x1="3" x2="10" y1="21" y2="14"></line></svg></button></div></div></div></a></figure></div><p>Let that sink in. We are seven days away from an economic deadline that dictates the survival of our automotive, agricultural, and manufacturing sectors. The Prime Minister finally gets the President of the United States on the telephone, and he doesn&#8217;t bring up our most critical trade agreement a single time. Instead, Carney claimed the call was entirely focused on the Middle East.</p><p>When pressed on why he failed to advocate for Canadian workers, Carney retreated into typical technocratic doublespeak, claiming Canada takes a &#8220;team approach&#8221; involving Minister Charette, Public Safety Minister Dominic LeBlanc, and Ambassador Mark Wiseman. He casually told the room, <em>&#8220;There&#8217;ll come a point where that possibility emerges... We&#8217;re not going to sign a bad deal.&#8221;</em></p><blockquote><p>&#8220;We could sign a bad deal this afternoon, right? We could have signed a bad deal a year ago. We&#8217;re not going to sign a bad deal. So it has to be a real deal.&#8221; &#8212; Prime Minister Mark Carney</p></blockquote><p>Hey, Mark, if you&#8217;re so terrified of a &#8220;bad deal,&#8221; what was the draft agreement your administration was boasting about being &#8220;close&#8221; to signing last October? Why did you pull a radio-silent disappearing act the moment Donald Trump called you back to the table in February during the border bridge crisis? The truth is transparent: Carney is intentionally running out the clock. He has burned all of our continental leverage, gaslit the public, and is now terrified to sit across from Trump because he knows he has nothing left to barter with.</p><h2>The Davos Delusion: Jamie Dimon Mocks the Prime Minister</h2><p>Carney&#8217;s favourite international defence mechanism has always been his grand &#8220;Middle Powers Unite&#8221; philosophy&#8212;the speech he delivered at Davos begging Europe and mid-tier economies to band together to resist American protectionism.</p><p>Last week, during a high-profile Council on Foreign Relations (CFR) event, JPMorgan Chase CEO Jamie Dimon took to the stage and completely dismantled Carney&#8217;s globalist fantasy in public. Dimon didn&#8217;t just critique the policy; he openly ridiculed our Prime Minister&#8217;s worldview.</p><ul><li><p><strong>The European Illusion:</strong> Dimon pointed out that Carney&#8217;s dream of Canada relying on Europe is a dead end. He noted that Europe&#8217;s collective GDP has violently eroded from 90% of America&#8217;s wealth down to a pathetic 70%.</p></li><li><p><strong>The Cost of Bureaucracy:</strong> Dimon warned that Europe is structurally declining due to crushing tax structures, bloated social safety nets, and an aggressively anti-business environment that suffocates capital formation.</p></li><li><p><strong>The Flight of Capital:</strong> While Carney talks about turning away from the U.S., Dimon dropped the real numbers: the U.S. stock exchange has ballooned to an unprecedented $60 to $70 trillion because global capital is fleeing European stagnation to chase American growth.</p></li></ul><blockquote><p>&#8220;When Mark Carney said, you know, the middle powers should get together. It&#8217;s a fantasy. They did that. It&#8217;s called Europe, you know... and it is hard to go to a CFR event these days where Europe doesn&#8217;t get dumped on, I&#8217;m afraid.&#8221; &#8212; Jamie Dimon, CEO of JPMorgan Chase</p></blockquote><div class="twitter-embed" data-attrs="{&quot;url&quot;:&quot;https://x.com/CFR_org/status/2069862117017002302?s=20&quot;,&quot;full_text&quot;:&quot;&#8220;When Mark Carney said, &#8216;The middle powers should get together&#8217;&#8212;it&#8217;s a fantasy. They did that, it&#8217;s called Europe,&#8221; says Jamie Dimon, chairman and CEO of JPMorganChase. &#8220;The GDP of Europe has gone from 90% of America to 70%. And in our view, it will probably continue to erode &quot;,&quot;username&quot;:&quot;CFR_org&quot;,&quot;name&quot;:&quot;Council on Foreign Relations&quot;,&quot;profile_image_url&quot;:&quot;https://pbs.substack.com/profile_images/1917636418483970048/lP_tJa1O_normal.jpg&quot;,&quot;date&quot;:&quot;2026-06-24T19:15:59.000Z&quot;,&quot;photos&quot;:[{&quot;img_url&quot;:&quot;https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!xB2k!,w_1028,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:best,fl_progressive:steep/l_play_button_usfui2,w_88,e_colorize:0/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F__ss-rehost__tw-video-preview-13_2069861884770021376.jpg&quot;,&quot;link_url&quot;:&quot;https://t.co/haBN1wTL84&quot;}],&quot;quoted_tweet&quot;:{},&quot;reply_count&quot;:161,&quot;retweet_count&quot;:790,&quot;like_count&quot;:3866,&quot;impression_count&quot;:403430,&quot;expanded_url&quot;:null,&quot;video_url&quot;:&quot;https://video.twimg.com/amplify_video/2069861884770021376/vid/avc1/720x1280/tLfogEpOAfp0l8Ib.mp4?tag=14&quot;,&quot;video_preview_media_key&quot;:null,&quot;belowTheFold&quot;:true}" data-component-name="Twitter2ToDOM"></div><p>Now, let&#8217;s be clear&#8212;I am no fan of Jamie Dimon. But his public evisceration of Carney is incredibly significant. These two men have a deep, bitter history of personal animosity dating back to September 2011, when Carney&#8212;acting as a global banking regulator&#8212;frequently clashed with Wall Street over post-2008 recovery compliance. They are not friends, but Dimon&#8217;s critique is entirely accurate. Carney&#8217;s desire to hook Canada&#8217;s wagon to a stagnant, over-regulated European market while insulting the largest economy on earth is an act of economic suicide.</p><h2>The 0.7% &#8220;Surge&#8221;: The Globe and Mail&#8217;s Big Gaslight</h2><p>As the real-world recession continues to squeeze Canadian families, the establishment media is trying to redefine what prosperity looks like. The <em>Canadian Press</em> published a high-and-mighty headline today proudly announcing: <strong><a href="https://www.theglobeandmail.com/business/economy/article-deloitte-canada-economic-forecast-report-recession/?utm_source=dlvr.it&amp;utm_medium=twitter">&#8220;There is little evidence of a recession with economic growth forecast to hit 0.7% in 2026.&#8221;</a></strong></p><p>Think about the absolute audacity of that statement. The Laurentian elite are trying to gaslight you into believing that a pathetic <strong>0.7% annualized growth forecast</strong> from Deloitte is a stunning victory. They want you to celebrate flatlining mediocrity. Meanwhile, right across the border, the U.S. economy is launching like a rocket ship, charting growth metrics of 3%, 4%, and 5%.</p><p>Our federal government is actively supervising the managed economic decline of this country, keeping our industries held down so their globalist networks can collect carbon credits, while the establishment press tells you to smile and accept the crumbs. I will never accept Canadian mediocrity as the standard.</p><h2>The Bottom Line</h2><p>The mind games are officially losing their efficacy. You cannot feed your children or pay your mortgage with a focus-group talking point. We are seven days away from the trade deadline, and our Prime Minister can&#8217;t even bring up CUSMA during a direct call with the White House.</p><p>Watch the full episode here:</p><div id="youtube2-QlNB4u8ZTZc" class="youtube-wrap" data-attrs="{&quot;videoId&quot;:&quot;QlNB4u8ZTZc&quot;,&quot;startTime&quot;:null,&quot;endTime&quot;:null}" data-component-name="Youtube2ToDOM"><div class="youtube-inner"><iframe src="https://www.youtube-nocookie.com/embed/QlNB4u8ZTZc?rel=0&amp;autoplay=0&amp;showinfo=0&amp;enablejsapi=0" frameborder="0" loading="lazy" gesture="media" allow="autoplay; fullscreen" allowautoplay="true" allowfullscreen="true" width="728" height="409"></iframe></div></div>]]></content:encoded></item><item><title><![CDATA[The Doug Ford Bellwether: Inside Cratering Polls, Populist Gimmicks, and Carney’s Sinking Ship]]></title><description><![CDATA[As a brutal new poll drops the Ontario Premier into dead last, a chaotic press-conference meltdown reveals Ford&#8217;s panic of being compared to Trudeau]]></description><link>https://www.elevatereport.ca/p/the-doug-ford-bellwether-inside-cratering</link><guid isPermaLink="false">https://www.elevatereport.ca/p/the-doug-ford-bellwether-inside-cratering</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Josh Udall]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Wed, 24 Jun 2026 19:09:53 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!kNzT!,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F08b0c982-5fe8-4119-a836-d431cc2b771c_902x469.png" length="0" type="image/jpeg"/><content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>As we slide deeper into what I have affectionately dubbed the &#8220;Summer of Love&#8221; for Prime Minister Mark Carney, the structural dominoes are beginning to tumble. To predict the chaotic collapse of a minority-majority regime, you have to look past the talking heads on the state broadcaster and watch where the institutional self-preservation instincts kick in. Surprising actors in unexpected places are starting to squirm, and right now, the single biggest signal to watch is Ontario Premier Doug Ford.</p><div class="captioned-image-container"><figure><a class="image-link image2 is-viewable-img" target="_blank" href="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!kNzT!,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F08b0c982-5fe8-4119-a836-d431cc2b771c_902x469.png" data-component-name="Image2ToDOM"><div class="image2-inset"><picture><source type="image/webp" srcset="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!kNzT!,w_424,c_limit,f_webp,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F08b0c982-5fe8-4119-a836-d431cc2b771c_902x469.png 424w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!kNzT!,w_848,c_limit,f_webp,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F08b0c982-5fe8-4119-a836-d431cc2b771c_902x469.png 848w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!kNzT!,w_1272,c_limit,f_webp,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F08b0c982-5fe8-4119-a836-d431cc2b771c_902x469.png 1272w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!kNzT!,w_1456,c_limit,f_webp,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F08b0c982-5fe8-4119-a836-d431cc2b771c_902x469.png 1456w" sizes="100vw"><img src="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!kNzT!,w_1456,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F08b0c982-5fe8-4119-a836-d431cc2b771c_902x469.png" width="902" height="469" data-attrs="{&quot;src&quot;:&quot;https://substack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com/public/images/08b0c982-5fe8-4119-a836-d431cc2b771c_902x469.png&quot;,&quot;srcNoWatermark&quot;:null,&quot;fullscreen&quot;:null,&quot;imageSize&quot;:null,&quot;height&quot;:469,&quot;width&quot;:902,&quot;resizeWidth&quot;:null,&quot;bytes&quot;:551360,&quot;alt&quot;:null,&quot;title&quot;:null,&quot;type&quot;:&quot;image/png&quot;,&quot;href&quot;:null,&quot;belowTheFold&quot;:false,&quot;topImage&quot;:true,&quot;internalRedirect&quot;:&quot;https://www.elevatereport.ca/i/203448105?img=https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F08b0c982-5fe8-4119-a836-d431cc2b771c_902x469.png&quot;,&quot;isProcessing&quot;:false,&quot;align&quot;:null,&quot;offset&quot;:false}" class="sizing-normal" alt="" srcset="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!kNzT!,w_424,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F08b0c982-5fe8-4119-a836-d431cc2b771c_902x469.png 424w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!kNzT!,w_848,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F08b0c982-5fe8-4119-a836-d431cc2b771c_902x469.png 848w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!kNzT!,w_1272,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F08b0c982-5fe8-4119-a836-d431cc2b771c_902x469.png 1272w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!kNzT!,w_1456,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F08b0c982-5fe8-4119-a836-d431cc2b771c_902x469.png 1456w" sizes="100vw" fetchpriority="high"></picture><div class="image-link-expand"><div class="pencraft pc-display-flex pc-gap-8 pc-reset"><button tabindex="0" type="button" class="pencraft pc-reset pencraft icon-container restack-image"><svg aria-hidden="true" width="20" height="20" viewBox="0 0 20 20" fill="none" stroke-width="1.5" stroke="var(--color-fg-primary)" stroke-linecap="round" stroke-linejoin="round" xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg"><g><path d="M2.53001 7.81595C3.49179 4.73911 6.43281 2.5 9.91173 2.5C13.1684 2.5 15.9537 4.46214 17.0852 7.23684L17.6179 8.67647M17.6179 8.67647L18.5002 4.26471M17.6179 8.67647L13.6473 6.91176M17.4995 12.1841C16.5378 15.2609 13.5967 17.5 10.1178 17.5C6.86118 17.5 4.07589 15.5379 2.94432 12.7632L2.41165 11.3235M2.41165 11.3235L1.5293 15.7353M2.41165 11.3235L6.38224 13.0882"></path></g></svg></button><button tabindex="0" type="button" class="pencraft pc-reset pencraft icon-container view-image"><svg xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg" width="20" height="20" viewBox="0 0 24 24" fill="none" stroke="currentColor" stroke-width="2" stroke-linecap="round" stroke-linejoin="round" class="lucide lucide-maximize2 lucide-maximize-2"><polyline points="15 3 21 3 21 9"></polyline><polyline points="9 21 3 21 3 15"></polyline><line x1="21" x2="14" y1="3" y2="10"></line><line x1="3" x2="10" y1="21" y2="14"></line></svg></button></div></div></div></a></figure></div><p>Doug Ford is currently treading water in a sea of self-pity and plummeting approval metrics. He is a political chameleon who knows exactly how to read a room to keep his hands on the levers of power. The moment he realizes a federal partnership is dragging him beneath the waves, he will cut the line and throw anyone under the bus to act as his personal life raft.</p><div class="subscription-widget-wrap-editor" data-attrs="{&quot;url&quot;:&quot;https://www.elevatereport.ca/subscribe?&quot;,&quot;text&quot;:&quot;Subscribe&quot;,&quot;language&quot;:&quot;en&quot;}" data-component-name="SubscribeWidgetToDOM"><div class="subscription-widget show-subscribe"><div class="preamble"><p class="cta-caption">The Elevate Report is a reader-supported publication. To receive new posts and support our work, consider becoming a free or paid subscriber.</p></div><form class="subscription-widget-subscribe"><input type="email" class="email-input" name="email" placeholder="Type your email&#8230;" tabindex="-1"><input type="submit" class="button primary" value="Subscribe"><div class="fake-input-wrapper"><div class="fake-input"></div><div class="fake-button"></div></div></form></div></div><h2>The Angus Reid Polls and the &#8220;You&#8217;re the Liberal&#8221; Meltdown</h2><p>The catalyst for the current panic inside Queen&#8217;s Park earlier this month in the form of a devastating new Angus Reid poll. The aggregate data paints a grim picture for the Ontario Premier, placing Doug Ford dead last in approval metrics among all sitting provincial premiers in Canada.</p><p>Naturally, because Ford lacks core ideological principles and relies entirely on a curated image of populist invincibility, his immediate reaction was to launch into a defensive tirade. Ford publicly lashed out at the data, branding Angus Reid a fake polling firm because the truth hurt his brand. The rhetoric got so toxic that Angus Reid took the step of issuing a formal, public statement demanding a public apology from the Premier.</p><p>To understand why Ford is acting out, you have to look back at his cynical betrayal during the last federal election. Everyday conservatives frequently ask me why Ford actively worked to sabotage Pierre Poilievre and the federal blue team. The answer is simple: Ford doesn&#8217;t care about conservative values. He saw an emotional, mainstream wave of anti-Trump hysteria manufactured by the media, assumed it was the winning horse, and hitched his cart directly to Mark Carney&#8217;s globalist wagon.</p><p>But now that the wheels are slowly coming off the Carney experiment, Ford is stuck on a sinking ship. This was put on spectacular display during a joint press conference on affordable housing alongside former Vancouver mayor Gregor Robertson. A seasoned reporter named Colin stepped to the microphone and delivered a beautifully framed, devastating question:</p><blockquote><p>&#8220;Politicians in this country have a shelf life, and it seems to be about eight or nine years. From Stephen Harper to Justin Trudeau to Dalton McGuinty... at the eight-year mark, they started hitting the numbers that you&#8217;re hitting now. Do you feel like Ontarians are turning the page on you?&#8221;</p></blockquote><div class="twitter-embed" data-attrs="{&quot;url&quot;:&quot;https://x.com/ColinDMello/status/2069507667458924662?s=20&quot;,&quot;full_text&quot;:&quot;Premier Doug Ford says he&#8217;s no Justin Trudeau, Dalton McGuinty or Kathleen Wynne. \n\nThat despite the polling, he&#8217;s more popular at this point in his premiership than they were. \n\n<span class=\&quot;tweet-fake-link\&quot;>#onpoli</span> &quot;,&quot;username&quot;:&quot;ColinDMello&quot;,&quot;name&quot;:&quot;Colin D'Mello | Global News&quot;,&quot;profile_image_url&quot;:&quot;https://pbs.substack.com/profile_images/1189226500769353730/EK7yC27C_normal.jpg&quot;,&quot;date&quot;:&quot;2026-06-23T19:47:32.000Z&quot;,&quot;photos&quot;:[{&quot;img_url&quot;:&quot;https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!OeL9!,w_1028,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:best,fl_progressive:steep/l_play_button_usfui2,w_88,e_colorize:0/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F__ss-rehost__tw-video-preview-13_2069507390962040832.jpg&quot;,&quot;link_url&quot;:&quot;https://t.co/xct6sgEVSc&quot;}],&quot;quoted_tweet&quot;:{},&quot;reply_count&quot;:116,&quot;retweet_count&quot;:24,&quot;like_count&quot;:127,&quot;impression_count&quot;:34118,&quot;expanded_url&quot;:null,&quot;video_url&quot;:&quot;https://video.twimg.com/amplify_video/2069507390962040832/vid/avc1/1248x720/ze75hgjTezqyiIIS.mp4&quot;,&quot;video_preview_media_key&quot;:null,&quot;belowTheFold&quot;:true}" data-component-name="Twitter2ToDOM"></div><p>Ford lost his composure, attempting to deflect the question with a condescending joke: <em>&#8220;Well, it&#8217;s a good question, Colin. My prediction is you&#8217;re going to go join the provincial Liberal Party and help them run.&#8221;</em> But as Ford turned away, the reporter fired back a lightning-fast, quiet retort that echoed through the room: <strong>&#8220;No, you&#8217;re the Liberal.&#8221;</strong></p><p>Visibly annoyed by being equated to folks like Truduau, Ford turned back to the room&#8212;which included Liberal ministers&#8212;he said: <em>&#8220;In eight years, Justin Trudeau wasn&#8217;t sitting at forty-one percent! I&#8217;m Doug Ford. I&#8217;m not Dalton McGuinty. I&#8217;m not Kathleen Wynne. And I&#8217;m sure the heck no Justin Trudeau!&#8221;</em></p><h2>Poltical Gimmicks and the Hoekstra Meeting</h2><p>To desperate politicians, policy isn&#8217;t about structural improvement; it&#8217;s about distraction. To counter his catastrophic poll numbers, Doug Ford stood on the side of a highway to release a cheesy,  video announcing that Ontario is raising highway speed limits to 110 km/h.</p><p>But look past the highway photo-op and watch the subtle diplomatic maneuvers. U.S. Ambassador Pete Hoekstra dropped a fascinating post on X today, publishing a photograph of a meeting alongside Premier Ford:</p><blockquote><p><strong>Ambassador Hoekstra&#8217;s Statement:</strong> &#8220;Good to meet with Ford Nation today to talk trade and investment. US and Canadian businesses are building prosperity on both sides of the border. And Premier Ford and I want to see that continue and grow.&#8221;</p></blockquote><p>This meeting is highly significant. Just last month, the Trump administration explicitly vetoed and canceled Doug Ford&#8217;s high-profile itinerary to Washington, D.C., because the White House deeply resented his past anti-tariff grandstanding. Ford clearly realized he completely destroyed his leverage with our most critical trading partner.</p><p>By running to Hoekstra this week, he is signaling to Washington that he is willing to start talking immediately, and he is preparing to cut Carney loose the exact second it becomes convenient.</p><h2>The Bottom Line</h2><p>Doug Ford can scream that he is different and pass out 110 km/h speed limits all he wants, but his actions reveal a man hunting for a life vest. He is a bellwether. The moment Doug Ford begins publicly criticizing Mark Carney&#8217;s lack of trade results this fall, you will know the federal Liberal regime is officially on its last legs.</p><p>You can view the full episode here:</p><div id="youtube2-BnyHS8E876k" class="youtube-wrap" data-attrs="{&quot;videoId&quot;:&quot;BnyHS8E876k&quot;,&quot;startTime&quot;:null,&quot;endTime&quot;:null}" data-component-name="Youtube2ToDOM"><div class="youtube-inner"><iframe src="https://www.youtube-nocookie.com/embed/BnyHS8E876k?rel=0&amp;autoplay=0&amp;showinfo=0&amp;enablejsapi=0" frameborder="0" loading="lazy" gesture="media" allow="autoplay; fullscreen" allowautoplay="true" allowfullscreen="true" width="728" height="409"></iframe></div></div>]]></content:encoded></item><item><title><![CDATA[Carney’s Hot-Mic Disdain and the Battle for Canadian Reality]]></title><description><![CDATA[A hot mic catches Carney dismissing elected representatives as mere voting cattle, the Liberal media machine throws a coordinated tantrum over a real-world safety crisis they are desperate to deny]]></description><link>https://www.elevatereport.ca/p/carneys-hot-mic-disdain-and-the-battle</link><guid isPermaLink="false">https://www.elevatereport.ca/p/carneys-hot-mic-disdain-and-the-battle</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Josh Udall]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Mon, 22 Jun 2026 19:16:24 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!W2ZQ!,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Feaaabfed-ff97-4f96-b4f4-c507c5198bb0_555x420.png" length="0" type="image/jpeg"/><content:encoded><![CDATA[<h2>The Hot-Mic Truth</h2><p>The headline driving the news cycle this evening stems from a high-level diplomatic visit. Mark Carney spent the morning bragging about bringing the Prime Minister of Croatia to Canada for the first time in history.</p><p>Now, most everyday Canadians looking at this would rightfully ask, <em>&#8220;Yeah, so what?&#8221;</em> We already maintain standard bilateral trade with the European Council. The reality is that this entire visit could have been seamlessly handled by an entry-level ambassador.</p><p>But Carney desperately needed a premier photo-op to feed a very specific domestic narrative being pushed exclusively by the legacy media: the delusion that Mark Carney is the new, undisputed leader of the free world, filling the void while standing up to the populist winds in the United States. It was a pure vanity exercise to flash his G7 credentials to the public.</p><div class="subscription-widget-wrap-editor" data-attrs="{&quot;url&quot;:&quot;https://www.elevatereport.ca/subscribe?&quot;,&quot;text&quot;:&quot;Subscribe&quot;,&quot;language&quot;:&quot;en&quot;}" data-component-name="SubscribeWidgetToDOM"><div class="subscription-widget show-subscribe"><div class="preamble"><p class="cta-caption">The Elevate Report is a reader-supported publication. To receive new posts and support our work, consider becoming a free or paid subscriber.</p></div><form class="subscription-widget-subscribe"><input type="email" class="email-input" name="email" placeholder="Type your email&#8230;" tabindex="-1"><input type="submit" class="button primary" value="Subscribe"><div class="fake-input-wrapper"><div class="fake-input"></div><div class="fake-button"></div></div></form></div></div><p></p><p>But before Carney could deliver his flowery, televised welcome, the microphones caught a raw exchange between the leaders discussing the mechanics of their respective parliamentary structures.</p><blockquote><p><strong>The Hot-Mic Moment:</strong> While the audio is muffled, Carney&#8217;s dismissive tonality is unmistakable as he lays bare his administrative hierarchy. Discussing the legislative process, Carney can be heard explicitly referring to elected representatives as <strong>&#8220;just MPs,&#8221;</strong> callously tossing out that <strong>&#8220;they&#8217;re useful for votes, but...&#8221;</strong> before turning his attention directly to his cabinet compliant structure.</p></blockquote><div class="captioned-image-container"><figure><a class="image-link image2 is-viewable-img" target="_blank" href="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!W2ZQ!,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Feaaabfed-ff97-4f96-b4f4-c507c5198bb0_555x420.png" data-component-name="Image2ToDOM"><div class="image2-inset"><picture><source type="image/webp" srcset="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!W2ZQ!,w_424,c_limit,f_webp,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Feaaabfed-ff97-4f96-b4f4-c507c5198bb0_555x420.png 424w, 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This is the predictable consequence of appointing a lifelong central banker&#8212;a man raised in the elite boardrooms of Goldman Sachs, the Bank of Canada, and the Bank of England&#8212;to run a constitutional democracy.</p><p>Technocrats do not understand representation. In Carney&#8217;s world, you don&#8217;t build consensus or listen to the ground; you simply manipulate economic levers, move pawns across a board, and command the room. He has never knocked a door in a working-class neighbourhood, never ran a small business, and never engaged in the retail grind of listening to regular, breathing human beings who suffer under his decisions. Rumblings out of the PMO have long alleged that Carney views his caucus as &#8220;unreasonable&#8221; This hot-mic confirms it. To him, Parliament isn&#8217;t the house of the people&#8212;it is a compliance machine built to rubber-stamp his globalist agenda.</p><p>While this clip won&#8217;t shift polling metrics overnight, it is a devastating piece of political ammunition. Six months from now, as CUSMA renegotiations flatline, housing collapses, and the economic pain intensifies, Canadians will look back at this audio and realize their Prime Minister views their local representatives as nothing more than voting cattle.</p><h2>The Mexico Anecdote and the Elite Attack on Lived Experience</h2><p>While Carney is dismissing the democratic process behind closed doors, the entire Liberal-NDP media apparatus spent the weekend throwing a coordinated temper tantrum over a simple, real-world anecdote shared by Pierre Poilievre.</p><p>During a press conference, Poilievre recounted meeting a woman from Vancouver who made the radical choice to relocate her entire life to Mexico purely because the escalating wave of violent crime in her neighbourhood left her feeling completely unsafe.</p><p>The left-wing internet immediately lost its collective mind. Progressive commentators launched into a mockingly nationalistic fury, accusing Poilievre of &#8220;talking down Canada&#8221; and fabricating &#8220;unscientific fake news.&#8221; The sheer elitism was stunning to witness. The exact same urban progressives who constantly preach about &#8220;borderless inclusivity&#8221; suddenly morphed into aggressive nationalists, looking down their noses at Mexico to protect the illusion that our streets are perfectly safe.</p><p>The establishment&#8217;s desperation backfired on Sunday morning when the actual woman from the airport came forward on social media. Writing under the handle <em>Lioness</em> on X, she verified the entire interaction, stating:</p><blockquote><p>&#8220;I am the woman Pierre Poilievre met at the airport&#8212;the one who feels much safer in Mexico. I&#8217;d love to share my story.&#8221;</p></blockquote><div class="twitter-embed" data-attrs="{&quot;url&quot;:&quot;https://x.com/lioness0817/status/2068708856729932097?s=20&quot;,&quot;full_text&quot;:&quot;Europe Is Rejecting Left-Wing Politics... Canada's Establishment Is Pani... <a class=\&quot;tweet-url\&quot; href=\&quot;https://youtu.be/aFy7vHDlYo8?si=rOpo6PfXQXh9IGJD\&quot;>youtu.be/aFy7vHDlYo8?si&#8230;</a> via <span class=\&quot;tweet-fake-link\&quot;>@YouTube</span> <span class=\&quot;tweet-fake-link\&quot;>@dsimieritsch</span> I&#8217;m the woman <span class=\&quot;tweet-fake-link\&quot;>@PierrePoilievre</span> met at the airport. The one who feels much safer in Mexico. I&#8217;d love to share my story. &quot;,&quot;username&quot;:&quot;lioness0817&quot;,&quot;name&quot;:&quot;Lioness&quot;,&quot;profile_image_url&quot;:&quot;https://pbs.substack.com/profile_images/943702480927514624/_OsBsail_normal.jpg&quot;,&quot;date&quot;:&quot;2026-06-21T14:53:20.000Z&quot;,&quot;photos&quot;:[{&quot;img_url&quot;:&quot;https://pbs.substack.com/media/HLWHvVmX0AAiVjK.jpg&quot;,&quot;link_url&quot;:&quot;https://t.co/gjrkqN9h6N&quot;}],&quot;quoted_tweet&quot;:{},&quot;reply_count&quot;:40,&quot;retweet_count&quot;:64,&quot;like_count&quot;:327,&quot;impression_count&quot;:10145,&quot;expanded_url&quot;:null,&quot;video_url&quot;:null,&quot;video_preview_media_key&quot;:null,&quot;belowTheFold&quot;:true}" data-component-name="Twitter2ToDOM"></div><p>The progressive elite are utterly terrified of direct, unvarnished lived experience because it forces a confrontation with their own policy failures. If they admit our streets have become unsafe, it means their ideological worldview is fundamentally broken. So, they choose to aggressively attack the messenger.</p><h2>The Bottom Line</h2><p>The machine can wheel out Sean Fraser, stack their panels, and parade international leaders through Ottawa all they want. But the mask is completely gone. On a hot mic, the Prime Minister admits he views our democratic system as a game of voting cattle. At the podium, his ministers tell you that your fear of street violence is just a political hallucination.</p><p>They aren&#8217;t interested in securing your community or respecting your vote; they are running a corporate management operation to protect their own political survival.</p><p>Watch the full episode here:</p><div id="youtube2-7Nv1HvHJDOs" class="youtube-wrap" data-attrs="{&quot;videoId&quot;:&quot;7Nv1HvHJDOs&quot;,&quot;startTime&quot;:null,&quot;endTime&quot;:null}" data-component-name="Youtube2ToDOM"><div class="youtube-inner"><iframe src="https://www.youtube-nocookie.com/embed/7Nv1HvHJDOs?rel=0&amp;autoplay=0&amp;showinfo=0&amp;enablejsapi=0" frameborder="0" loading="lazy" gesture="media" allow="autoplay; fullscreen" allowautoplay="true" allowfullscreen="true" width="728" height="409"></iframe></div></div>]]></content:encoded></item><item><title><![CDATA[JD Vance Goes on The View—What Poilievre Can Learn]]></title><link>https://www.elevatereport.ca/p/jd-vance-goes-on-the-viewwhat-poilievre</link><guid isPermaLink="false">https://www.elevatereport.ca/p/jd-vance-goes-on-the-viewwhat-poilievre</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Josh Udall]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Mon, 22 Jun 2026 16:23:05 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://substack-video.s3.amazonaws.com/video_upload/post/202426595/0d7c50b0-92d7-4272-9fa3-b9190cedd000/transcoded-51123.png" length="0" type="image/jpeg"/><content:encoded><![CDATA[<p></p><div class="install-substack-app-embed install-substack-app-embed-web" data-component-name="InstallSubstackAppToDOM"><img class="install-substack-app-embed-img" src="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!pfHH!,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Ffed111f4-23b7-4fab-b900-b5aec114cbc2_1080x1080.png"><div class="install-substack-app-embed-text"><div class="install-substack-app-header">Get more from Josh Udall in the Substack app</div><div class="install-substack-app-text">Available for iOS and Android</div></div><a href="https://substack.com/app/app-store-redirect?utm_campaign=app-marketing&amp;utm_content=author-post-insert&amp;utm_source=joshelev8" target="_blank" class="install-substack-app-embed-link"><button class="install-substack-app-embed-btn button primary">Get the app</button></a></div>
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   ]]></content:encoded></item><item><title><![CDATA[Pete Hegseth Puts Carney on Notice]]></title><description><![CDATA[Inside Pete Hegseth&#8217;s brutal NATO wake-up call to the Carney administration and the collapse of Europe&#8217;s migration narrative]]></description><link>https://www.elevatereport.ca/p/pete-hegseth-puts-carney-on-notice</link><guid isPermaLink="false">https://www.elevatereport.ca/p/pete-hegseth-puts-carney-on-notice</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Josh Udall]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Fri, 19 Jun 2026 10:57:48 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!PWbL!,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fde34323b-e3aa-45a2-a420-f60c418535cd_3362x1802.png" length="0" type="image/jpeg"/><content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Over the past year and a half, Prime Minister Mark Carney has relentlessly lectured Canadians with the same recycled script: <em>&#8220;The world is dangerous and divided, the rules-based order has shifted, and middle powers must unite to save globalism.&#8221;</em> It&#8217;s a convenient, flowery narrative designed to mask a total lack of domestic urgency, real defence spending, or actual border results. Carney has kept Canada&#8217;s head buried deep in the sand, praying nobody notices how badly his globalist house of cards is leaning.</p><p>Well, the bill is coming due. U.S. Secretary of War Pete Hegseth delivered a devastating defence ministerial address that put Carney and team on notice. Meanwhile, the European Union completely inverted its immigration policy, and back home, common-sense Canadians scored a massive, humane victory against the state&#8217;s expanding euthanasia machine.</p><p><span>The old era is dying.</span> Let&#8217;s get directly into the reality of the collapse.</p><div class="captioned-image-container"><figure><a class="image-link image2 is-viewable-img" target="_blank" href="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!PWbL!,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fde34323b-e3aa-45a2-a420-f60c418535cd_3362x1802.png" data-component-name="Image2ToDOM"><div class="image2-inset"><picture><source type="image/webp" srcset="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!PWbL!,w_424,c_limit,f_webp,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fde34323b-e3aa-45a2-a420-f60c418535cd_3362x1802.png 424w, 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stroke="currentColor" stroke-width="2" stroke-linecap="round" stroke-linejoin="round" class="lucide lucide-maximize2 lucide-maximize-2"><polyline points="15 3 21 3 21 9"></polyline><polyline points="9 21 3 21 3 15"></polyline><line x1="21" x2="14" y1="3" y2="10"></line><line x1="3" x2="10" y1="21" y2="14"></line></svg></button></div></div></div></a></figure></div><h2>Pete Hegseth Lashes Out At the &#8220;Middle Power&#8221; Delusion</h2><p>For the last decade, the ruling elite across the Western world operated under a singular, unchallenged set of delusions: open borders, unrestricted global migration, a total reliance on American military protection, and the belief that hollow international institutions would manage human conflict. They treated globalism as an unalterable law of nature.</p><p>Then the American populist movement completely flipped the board. While the establishment spent Carney&#8217;s tenure throwing tantrums at Davos and begging &#8220;middle powers&#8221; to band together to fight the tide of sovereignty, the Americans took notice. Washington has watched with absolute fury as the Carney administration slow-rolled trade talks while inviting Chinese state enterprises directly into our continental backyard.</p><p>Because Carney loves to tie Canada&#8217;s identity to the coat-tails of the European elite, he was the direct target of a massive, unvarnished lashing out by U.S. Secretary of War Pete Hegseth at the NATO Defense Ministerial in Brussels.</p><p>Hegseth looked directly at the assembly and fired a shot straight through the heart of Ottawa&#8217;s defence policy:</p><blockquote><p>&#8220;Some of NATO&#8217;s largest economies, some of our richest countries, allies that are happiest to go on about the rules-based international order and <strong>middle powers banding together</strong> still seem to think the era of free riding is here.&#8221;</p></blockquote><h3>The Return of Hard Power</h3><p>Hegseth made it brutally clear: the United States is officially done acting as an unpaid, unappreciated bodyguard for wealthy nations that refuse to carry their own weight. <span>Washington is structurally transforming NATO back into a raw military alliance focused on hard power and absolute deterrence&#8212;a &#8220;NATO 3.0&#8221; modeled on the exact peace-through-strength framework that won the Cold War.</span></p><p>The expectation moving forward is simple: secure your own borders, protect your own populations, and fund your own conventional defence. The globalist machine thrives by extracting economic sovereignty from the working class, offshoring manufacturing to the third world for pennies on the dollar, and utilizing unchecked migration to artificially flood western labor markets. The Americans have officially shut off the piggy bank. If Canada refuses to build a serious military perimeter, we will be left entirely out in the cold.</p><h2>The EU Enacts the Great Migration Reversal</h2><p>If you want further proof that Mark Carney&#8217;s globalist worldview is on its way out, look at what just transpired inside the European Parliament. For years, the European elite lectured the world about the moral necessity of open borders, shaming any citizen who demanded common-sense immigration controls.</p><p>This week, the system snapped. In a historic vote, the European Union officially passed a sweeping framework designed to completely halt the unvetted flow of migration.</p><p>The scene on the parliament floor was pure chaos, split between nationalist cheers to &#8220;send them back&#8221; and the response from progressives of &#8220;shame on you&#8221;.</p><p>The establishment has officially lost control of the narrative. Independent nations are reclaiming their borders, recognizing that without a secure perimeter, a country ceases to exist. This is an absolute nightmare scenario for leaders like Keir Starmer, Emmanuel Macron, and Mark Carney. The globalist agenda is entering its twilight era, and no amount of focus-group terminology can stop the return of national sovereignty.</p><h2>The Bottom Line</h2><p>The globalists are running out of road. Populations are beginning to wake up to the fact that the elites don&#8217;t want to protect your safety&#8212;they want to manage your decline.</p><p>You can watch the full episode here:</p><div id="youtube2-FwI-_3Pes-k" class="youtube-wrap" data-attrs="{&quot;videoId&quot;:&quot;FwI-_3Pes-k&quot;,&quot;startTime&quot;:null,&quot;endTime&quot;:null}" data-component-name="Youtube2ToDOM"><div class="youtube-inner"><iframe src="https://www.youtube-nocookie.com/embed/FwI-_3Pes-k?rel=0&amp;autoplay=0&amp;showinfo=0&amp;enablejsapi=0" frameborder="0" loading="lazy" gesture="media" allow="autoplay; fullscreen" allowautoplay="true" allowfullscreen="true" width="728" height="409"></iframe></div></div>]]></content:encoded></item><item><title><![CDATA[Trump’s CUSMA Threat and Carney Running Out the Clock]]></title><description><![CDATA[Carney Liberals choose to play chicken with a bull instead of protecting Canadian workers.]]></description><link>https://www.elevatereport.ca/p/trumps-cusma-threat-and-carney-running</link><guid isPermaLink="false">https://www.elevatereport.ca/p/trumps-cusma-threat-and-carney-running</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Josh Udall]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Thu, 18 Jun 2026 22:10:33 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!5cBn!,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F83ab6018-e54e-4890-b9df-ad1e71b30401_2620x1468.png" length="0" type="image/jpeg"/><content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>The Ottawa political establishment, regardless of the colour of their lawn signs, all worship at the altar of one specific, deeply entrenched delusion: they genuinely believe that secret backroom meetings, bureaucratic processes, and institutional momentum will protect them from raw geopolitical force. They would rather gaslight the Canadian public with fairy tales about secret trade victories and effortless pivots to alternative global markets than admit a terrifying truth: they have absolutely no plan for the storm that is already on our doorstep.</p><div class="captioned-image-container"><figure><a class="image-link image2 is-viewable-img" target="_blank" href="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!5cBn!,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F83ab6018-e54e-4890-b9df-ad1e71b30401_2620x1468.png" data-component-name="Image2ToDOM"><div class="image2-inset"><picture><source type="image/webp" srcset="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!5cBn!,w_424,c_limit,f_webp,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F83ab6018-e54e-4890-b9df-ad1e71b30401_2620x1468.png 424w, 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class="image-link-expand"><div class="pencraft pc-display-flex pc-gap-8 pc-reset"><button tabindex="0" type="button" class="pencraft pc-reset pencraft icon-container restack-image"><svg aria-hidden="true" width="20" height="20" viewBox="0 0 20 20" fill="none" stroke-width="1.5" stroke="var(--color-fg-primary)" stroke-linecap="round" stroke-linejoin="round" xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg"><g><path d="M2.53001 7.81595C3.49179 4.73911 6.43281 2.5 9.91173 2.5C13.1684 2.5 15.9537 4.46214 17.0852 7.23684L17.6179 8.67647M17.6179 8.67647L18.5002 4.26471M17.6179 8.67647L13.6473 6.91176M17.4995 12.1841C16.5378 15.2609 13.5967 17.5 10.1178 17.5C6.86118 17.5 4.07589 15.5379 2.94432 12.7632L2.41165 11.3235M2.41165 11.3235L1.5293 15.7353M2.41165 11.3235L6.38224 13.0882"></path></g></svg></button><button tabindex="0" type="button" class="pencraft pc-reset pencraft icon-container view-image"><svg xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg" width="20" height="20" viewBox="0 0 24 24" fill="none" stroke="currentColor" stroke-width="2" stroke-linecap="round" stroke-linejoin="round" class="lucide lucide-maximize2 lucide-maximize-2"><polyline points="15 3 21 3 21 9"></polyline><polyline points="9 21 3 21 3 15"></polyline><line x1="21" x2="14" y1="3" y2="10"></line><line x1="3" x2="10" y1="21" y2="14"></line></svg></button></div></div></div></a></figure></div><div class="subscription-widget-wrap-editor" data-attrs="{&quot;url&quot;:&quot;https://www.elevatereport.ca/subscribe?&quot;,&quot;text&quot;:&quot;Subscribe&quot;,&quot;language&quot;:&quot;en&quot;}" data-component-name="SubscribeWidgetToDOM"><div class="subscription-widget show-subscribe"><div class="preamble"><p class="cta-caption">The Elevate Report is a reader-supported publication. To receive new posts and support our work, consider becoming a free or paid subscriber.</p></div><form class="subscription-widget-subscribe"><input type="email" class="email-input" name="email" placeholder="Type your email&#8230;" tabindex="-1"><input type="submit" class="button primary" value="Subscribe"><div class="fake-input-wrapper"><div class="fake-input"></div><div class="fake-button"></div></div></form></div></div><p>We saw this exact dynamic play out in real-time last night. U.S. President Donald Trump threw a massive grenade into the continental trade ecosystem, explicitly stating that he is leaning toward terminating the USMCA (CUSMA). As per usual, Trump operated like a master negotiator&#8212;shifting the target, playing a game of psychological ping-pong, and keeping Ottawa in a state of absolute, unmitigated panic.</p><p>While our media establishment and political class have spent the last 18 months arrogantly claiming &#8220;we don&#8217;t need the Americans,&#8221; the moment Trump twitches, they begin getting nervous. In this article I pull back the curtain on Trump&#8217;s actual warnings, the pathetic consensus of the Ottawa establishment, and the cold reality check delivered by the private sector that our government refuses to acknowledge.</p><h2>Termination: Trump&#8217;s CUSMA Ping-Pong</h2><p>Let&#8217;s look directly at the transcript of what Donald Trump actually said last night, because the mainstream networks are simply guessing at what Trump meant. His statement was:</p><blockquote><p>&#8220;To be honest with you, I&#8217;m not a big fan of it. I liked it because it got us out of NAFTA... We do better without an agreement. I would rather leave it unsigned. I&#8217;d rather have it terminated... I may sign it, right? But we do better as a country if we don&#8217;t have an agreement. I&#8217;m thinking about maybe we won&#8217;t be able to make a deal.&#8221;</p></blockquote><p>This is classic Art of the Deal. Trump is intentionally creating a cloud of uncertainty to completely frustrate and disorient Canadian negotiators. But he dropped one crucial detail that Ottawa is desperate to ignore: <strong>the six-year sunset clause.</strong> He openly laughed that the original negotiators only agreed to the timeline because they assumed he wouldn&#8217;t be around in 2026 to enforce it. Well, he is here, and has a finger on the trigger.</p><h2>2. The Ottawa Uniparty and the &#8220;Glass Half-Full&#8221; Gaslight</h2><p>Instead of reacting with urgency, the establishment immediately deployed a prime-time panel on CTV to soothe the masses. Watching this panel was a masterclass in how the political class protects its own sandbox.</p><p>They brought on Dmitri Soudas, the former Director of Communications for Stephen Harper. Soudas looked directly into the camera and told Canadians that just because Mark Carney didn&#8217;t get an official bilateral meeting with Trump at the G7 summit, it doesn&#8217;t mean deals aren&#8217;t happening. Soudas fallback was a cozy anecdote from the 2010 Muskoka G7 summit:</p><blockquote><p>&#8220;At 11:30 at night, Barack Obama and Stephen Harper sat on a couch and shushed all of us away... and that&#8217;s where they made a deal for Canada to extend its military mission to Afghanistan in a non-combat role in exchange for a deal on the Buy America policy. If Prime Minister Carney had some private conversations, which I suspect he did, I will see my glass as half full today.&#8221;</p></blockquote><p>As Soudas was spinning this yarn, look at who was nodding along right next to him: Sharan Kaur and Laura D&#8217;Angelo&#8212;both former senior staffers inside the Trudeau PMO and the Liberal finance department.</p><p>This is the definition of the <strong>Uniparty</strong>. Soudas spends his days online screaming that he is a die-hard conservative, yet here he is on national television completely aligning with corporate Liberals to protect the status quo. He is living 14 years in the past. He acts as if the gentlemanly, institutional rules of the Stephen Harper era apply to the hyper-aggressive geopolitical reality of 2026. They aren&#8217;t trying to save your job or your community; they are trying to protect the credibility of the elite system that guarantees their consulting salaries.</p><h2>Mark Warner&#8217;s Warning: Stop Playing Chicken with a Bull</h2><p>Thankfully, CBC actually brought on an actual private-sector expert to inject some sanity into the conversation: international trade lawyer <strong>Mark Warner</strong>. Warner delivered a devastating, down-to-earth reality check that completely demolished the establishment&#8217;s &#8220;cozy couch&#8221; narrative.</p><p>Warner reminded the audience that the shift from NAFTA to the USMCA wasn&#8217;t just a superficial rebranding exercise&#8212;it was explicitly engineered to target <strong>Communist China</strong>. The agreement fundamentally altered the rules of origin for the automotive sector to prevent Chinese backdoor circumvention. Warner warned that Washington&#8212;under both Biden and Trump&#8212;is deadly serious about enforcing these perimeter controls, and that Ottawa&#8217;s domestic gaslighting is actively making the situation worse:</p><blockquote><p>&#8220;Some of the rhetoric which the government is using for domestic purposes, in my view, to calm the passions at home, are in a digital world where the Americans can hear what we&#8217;re saying and see what we&#8217;re saying. It probably goes under the fingernails of the American negotiators.&#8221;</p></blockquote><p>Warner issued a chilling warning to the law professors currently advising Mark Carney that Trump won&#8217;t actually terminate the treaty: look at history. Trump unilaterally pulled the U.S. out of the Paris Climate Agreement and the World Health Organization. If Ottawa tries to corner him or call his bluff based on academic technicalities, Trump will proudly pull the plug.</p><p>The Liberal strategy isn&#8217;t a trade strategy; it is a desperate attempt to run out the clock, hide behind the courts, and pray for a miracle. It is a catastrophic failure of leadership.</p><h2>The Secret Twelve and Anand&#8217;s Forced Labor Dodge</h2><p>The absolute peak of the evening occurred when Vassy Kapelos completely popped the panel&#8217;s corporate balloon with a single, crushing observation. She noted that a bombshell report by Tonda MacCharles in the <em>Toronto Star</em> had reminded people that <strong>a highly specific list of a dozen major concessions the Americans are demanding from Canada</strong>.</p><p>Kapelos bluntly stated: <em>&#8220;I&#8217;ve never heard a single thing about any of those things from anyone in the government.&#8221;</em> They are keeping voters completely in the dark because the truth destroys their &#8220;everything is fine&#8221; marketing campaign.</p><h2>The Bottom Line</h2><p>The establishment can spin the data, swap out panels, and tell you to look at their half-full glasses all they want. But at the end of the day, you cannot pay your mortgage with an anecdote from a 2010 couch session. The Americans are demand-driven, they are locked in on China, and our government is completely unprepared for the July deadline.</p><p>We will be keeping a close eye on this as it goes on.</p><p>Watch the full episode here:</p><div id="youtube2-vFpUAUPPoYg" class="youtube-wrap" data-attrs="{&quot;videoId&quot;:&quot;vFpUAUPPoYg&quot;,&quot;startTime&quot;:null,&quot;endTime&quot;:null}" data-component-name="Youtube2ToDOM"><div class="youtube-inner"><iframe src="https://www.youtube-nocookie.com/embed/vFpUAUPPoYg?rel=0&amp;autoplay=0&amp;showinfo=0&amp;enablejsapi=0" frameborder="0" loading="lazy" gesture="media" allow="autoplay; fullscreen" allowautoplay="true" allowfullscreen="true" width="728" height="409"></iframe></div></div>]]></content:encoded></item><item><title><![CDATA[Inside Carney’s CNN Shock-Quote and the July 1st Trade Reckoning]]></title><description><![CDATA[Inside the Prime Minister's jaw-dropping CNN comments, a looming continental trade wall, and why the legacy media is weaponizing flag debates to hide a massive federal digital censorship blitz.]]></description><link>https://www.elevatereport.ca/p/inside-carneys-cnn-shock-quote-and</link><guid isPermaLink="false">https://www.elevatereport.ca/p/inside-carneys-cnn-shock-quote-and</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Josh Udall]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Wed, 17 Jun 2026 19:08:15 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!_xAV!,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F44209778-2c5b-4d74-8971-1ac4b703c5c6_788x461.png" length="0" type="image/jpeg"/><content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Lately, I&#8217;ve been a little quiet on the G7 front, and I want to explain exactly why. The political elite love nothing more than using international summits as a globalist distraction from the train wreck happening right here at home. While they want you looking at photo-ops in Europe, they are trying to quietly slide their three-headed censorship monster&#8212;Bill C-22, Bill C-34, and Bill C-36&#8212;through the House of Commons to secure absolute surveillance control over your internet.</p><p>But I promised you that if something happened abroad that was actually worth covering, I&#8217;d bring it to you. That moment happened last night during CNN anchor Kaitlin Collins&#8217; interview with our very own Prime Minister, Mark Carney.</p><p>The interview covered a plethora of global topics, but there was one segment that left me absolutely flabbergasted. Carney&#8217;s shocking international rhetoric.</p><div class="captioned-image-container"><figure><a class="image-link image2 is-viewable-img" target="_blank" href="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!_xAV!,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F44209778-2c5b-4d74-8971-1ac4b703c5c6_788x461.png" data-component-name="Image2ToDOM"><div class="image2-inset"><picture><source type="image/webp" srcset="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!_xAV!,w_424,c_limit,f_webp,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F44209778-2c5b-4d74-8971-1ac4b703c5c6_788x461.png 424w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!_xAV!,w_848,c_limit,f_webp,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F44209778-2c5b-4d74-8971-1ac4b703c5c6_788x461.png 848w, 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stroke-linecap="round" stroke-linejoin="round" class="lucide lucide-maximize2 lucide-maximize-2"><polyline points="15 3 21 3 21 9"></polyline><polyline points="9 21 3 21 3 15"></polyline><line x1="21" x2="14" y1="3" y2="10"></line><line x1="3" x2="10" y1="21" y2="14"></line></svg></button></div></div></div></a></figure></div><h2>The International Stage and Carney&#8217;s Wild Iran Rubric</h2><p>There is a very specific, pathological quirk to Mark Carney&#8217;s leadership style: <strong>He utterly despises the domestic Canadian media, but he worships international cameras.</strong></p><p>When he is here in Canada, Carney doesn&#8217;t have the time of day for local journalists. He limits his appearances, ducks hard questions, and treats domestic reporting as an inconvenient chore. But the moment he steps onto the international stage at an event like the G7? He has all the time in the world. He leans back, smiles, and speaks with a level of relaxed charm you never see on Canadian soil. He fears the elite institutional critiques of Bloomberg, CNN, and the <em>Financial Times</em> far more than he respects the citizens he was elected to govern.</p><p>Because he changes his tenor depending on his audience, you never truly know who Mark Carney is or what he actually stands for. He wrote a whole book called <em>Values</em>, yet his principles shift like sand. When he talks to Canadians, he constantly rips on Donald Trump to stoke local anxieties. But on CNN? He bends over backward to look like a tough-talking continental partner.</p><p>When Kaitlin Collins asked him about the ongoing conflict involving Iran, Carney launched into a chest-beating rant that should make every moderate voter do a double-take:</p><blockquote><p>&#8220;I answered this question three years ago at Davos... I&#8217;ve always believed that Iran is the biggest exporter of terror, hellbent on getting a nuclear weapon... The reintegration of Iran, this is a regime that needs to learn to be civilized. It needs to behave.&#8221;</p></blockquote><p>Let&#8217;s be entirely real for a second: <strong>&#8220;A regime that needs to learn to be civilized.&#8221;</strong></p><p>Could you imagine the absolute media nuclear meltdown if Pierre Poilievre uttered those exact words? The state broadcaster would be running 24/7 panels calling him a bigot, a racist, and an unhinged warmonger. But because it came out of the mouth of the golden boy of the Laurentian elite, it&#8217;s treated as sophisticated diplomacy.</p><h3>The China Blind Spot</h3><p>What makes Carney&#8217;s tough-guy routine so hollow is his selective amnesia regarding Beijing. He is more than happy to beat his chest on international television about Iran and Russia, claiming we must stop Putin and force rogue regimes to &#8220;behave.&#8221;</p><p>But where is that energy when it comes to Communist China?</p><ul><li><p>China is the primary economic engine funding Russia&#8217;s war machine in Ukraine.</p></li><li><p>China is actively bankrolling the Iranian regime through sanctioned trade supply lines.</p></li><li><p>Yet, Carney has signed a security MOU with Beijing, remains silent on their domestic interference, and is actively trying to flood our roads with 49,000 Chinese EVs.</p></li></ul><p>None of it adds up, because it isn&#8217;t meant to. Mark Carney has no core values. He is simply playing an international public relations game to buy himself time in the master seat, advance globalist ideology, enrich his networks, and take off when the bills finally come due.</p><h2>The View From Fox Business: Canada the &#8220;Laggard&#8221;</h2><p>While Carney is busy playing global philosopher on CNN, the American business class is locked in on a very specific date: <strong>Wednesday, July 1, 2026.</strong></p><p>Fox Business ran a segment this week with a giant graphic of the July 2026 calendar, circling the upcoming CUSMA/USMCA renegotiation deadline. And let&#8217;s be honest with ourselves: America doesn&#8217;t wake up thinking about Canada, but Canada absolutely wakes up thinking about America. This is one of those rare moments where the U.S. right-wing media is paying attention to us, and the view from the south is deeply embarrassing.</p><p>The anchor, Brian, opened the segment with a devastating indictment of our current trade strategy:</p><blockquote><p>&#8220;The USMCA trade agreement progress is looking dicey. Why is Canada making it all about themselves? The country&#8217;s ambassador admitting that tariff relief is a higher priority to them in these negotiations than the trade treaty itself.&#8221;</p></blockquote><p>U.S. Trade Representative Jameson Greer is already openly hostile to Canada&#8217;s conduct, explicitly accusing our government of slow-rolling critical treaty talks by imposing petulant retaliatory tariffs on American goods.</p><h3>The Ultimate Trump Card</h3><p>Fox brought on Steve Moore, the co-founder of Unleash Prosperity, to lay out the cold economic reality of how Canada is viewed by our largest trading partner. When asked if Canada was &#8220;misbehaving,&#8221; Moore didn&#8217;t hold back:</p><blockquote><p>&#8220;This is a trade war that Canada can&#8217;t possibly win. Their saber-rattling here is not a very good idea... Canada still imposes pretty high tariffs on American dairy products, agricultural products, and timber. It is not a level playing field... Canada has been an economic laggard, no question about it.&#8221;</p></blockquote><p>When the anchor pushed Moore on whether Canada&#8217;s economy is structurally stuck in a recession, Moore verified what the Liberal spin doctors spend every day denying: Canada is a slow-growing economic laggard that is fundamentally, entirely dependent on the massive U.S. economy to survive.</p><p>That is the ultimate &#8220;Trump card&#8221; Washington holds over Ottawa. You can be lied to by Mark Carney all you want about &#8220;diversifying our trade supply chains to Europe or Asia,&#8221; but it is a mathematical impossibility. If we lose seamless access to the American market, our economy collapses. Instead of fixing our structural issues, building a self-reliant economy, and dealing in good faith, our administration is playing reckless games with our nation&#8217;s bread and butter.</p><p>View the full episode here:</p><div id="youtube2-riwyriTsM1A" class="youtube-wrap" data-attrs="{&quot;videoId&quot;:&quot;riwyriTsM1A&quot;,&quot;startTime&quot;:null,&quot;endTime&quot;:null}" data-component-name="Youtube2ToDOM"><div class="youtube-inner"><iframe src="https://www.youtube-nocookie.com/embed/riwyriTsM1A?rel=0&amp;autoplay=0&amp;showinfo=0&amp;enablejsapi=0" frameborder="0" loading="lazy" gesture="media" allow="autoplay; fullscreen" allowautoplay="true" allowfullscreen="true" width="728" height="409"></iframe></div></div>]]></content:encoded></item><item><title><![CDATA[Carney’s Hot-Mic Betrayal and the Three-Headed Censorship Monster]]></title><description><![CDATA[A hot mic catches the Prime Minister downplaying Chinese espionage as a simple market cap, the Liberals quietly race three fractured bills through Parliament to Surveil the Population]]></description><link>https://www.elevatereport.ca/p/carneys-hot-mic-betrayal-and-the</link><guid isPermaLink="false">https://www.elevatereport.ca/p/carneys-hot-mic-betrayal-and-the</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Josh Udall]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Tue, 16 Jun 2026 21:23:46 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!p13Z!,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F3f24e9af-a447-4c46-bd7e-0dcdad35bd8a_1088x709.png" length="0" type="image/jpeg"/><content:encoded><![CDATA[<div class="captioned-image-container"><figure><a class="image-link image2 is-viewable-img" target="_blank" href="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!p13Z!,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F3f24e9af-a447-4c46-bd7e-0dcdad35bd8a_1088x709.png" data-component-name="Image2ToDOM"><div class="image2-inset"><picture><source type="image/webp" srcset="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!p13Z!,w_424,c_limit,f_webp,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F3f24e9af-a447-4c46-bd7e-0dcdad35bd8a_1088x709.png 424w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!p13Z!,w_848,c_limit,f_webp,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F3f24e9af-a447-4c46-bd7e-0dcdad35bd8a_1088x709.png 848w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!p13Z!,w_1272,c_limit,f_webp,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F3f24e9af-a447-4c46-bd7e-0dcdad35bd8a_1088x709.png 1272w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!p13Z!,w_1456,c_limit,f_webp,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F3f24e9af-a447-4c46-bd7e-0dcdad35bd8a_1088x709.png 1456w" sizes="100vw"><img src="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!p13Z!,w_1456,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F3f24e9af-a447-4c46-bd7e-0dcdad35bd8a_1088x709.png" width="518" height="337.5569852941176" 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stroke-linecap="round" stroke-linejoin="round" class="lucide lucide-maximize2 lucide-maximize-2"><polyline points="15 3 21 3 21 9"></polyline><polyline points="9 21 3 21 3 15"></polyline><line x1="21" x2="14" y1="3" y2="10"></line><line x1="3" x2="10" y1="21" y2="14"></line></svg></button></div></div></div></a></figure></div><p>If you want to understand the profound underlying sickness of the ruling class here in Canada, you only need to look at a single, simple contrast: what they refuse to govern versus what they demand to control.</p><p>Every single day, the Ottawa elite look directly into the cameras and read from the same focus-group script. <em>Trust us,</em> they say. <em>Everything is fine. The plan is working.</em> But while they use comfortable, sanitized language to manage your perception of our country&#8217;s decline, they are actively bartering away our national sovereignty abroad and quietly assembling an authoritarian digital hellscape here at home.</p><p>This afternoon, Prime Minister Mark Carney was caught on a hot mic desperately trying to placate U.S. President Donald Trump over Chinese electric vehicles, reducing a massive national security threat to a mere inventory game. Meanwhile, back on Parliament Hill, the Liberals are quietly racing to push through a trio of interconnected bills designed to establish absolute state surveillance over your digital life.</p><div class="subscription-widget-wrap-editor" data-attrs="{&quot;url&quot;:&quot;https://www.elevatereport.ca/subscribe?&quot;,&quot;text&quot;:&quot;Subscribe&quot;,&quot;language&quot;:&quot;en&quot;}" data-component-name="SubscribeWidgetToDOM"><div class="subscription-widget show-subscribe"><div class="preamble"><p class="cta-caption">The Elevate Report is a reader-supported publication. To receive new posts and support our work, consider becoming a free or paid subscriber.</p></div><form class="subscription-widget-subscribe"><input type="email" class="email-input" name="email" placeholder="Type your email&#8230;" tabindex="-1"><input type="submit" class="button primary" value="Subscribe"><div class="fake-input-wrapper"><div class="fake-input"></div><div class="fake-button"></div></div></form></div></div><p></p><h2>The EV Hot-Mic: Bartering Security for Globalist Favour</h2><p>Let&#8217;s start with the audio that has everyone in Ottawa talking today. Reporters and cameras were briefly allowed into a high-level room, capturing a striking moment where Mark Carney leaned over a chair to whisper assurances directly into Donald Trump&#8217;s ear.</p><p>Carney&#8217;s mission? Reassuring the White House that Canada&#8217;s backdoor openness to Chinese-made electric vehicles isn&#8217;t a threat to the American perimeter. At. that time, David Cochrane over at the CBC scrambled onto the airwaves to help the PMO spin what occurred, confirming that Carney was bragging about a &#8220;hard cap&#8221; on Chinese auto imports.</p><blockquote><p><strong>The Ottawa Spin:</strong> The PMO wants you to look at the numbers. They are claiming Chinese EVs will be strictly capped at just 3% of the Canadian auto market&#8212;amounting to roughly 49,000 cars today, with a projected crawl up to 70,000 over the next five years. Carney literally told Trump, <em>&#8220;We figured that you would like that.&#8221;</em></p></blockquote><p>It is a slick, corporate framing technique, and it is a semantic lie. Carney and the state broadcaster are intentionally trying to turn a profound <strong>national security threat</strong> into a mundane commercial inventory dispute. The piece that was extremely eye opening was Carney honing in on that 3% figure. When in reality bringing in 49k Chinese EVs would take up close to 30% of Canada&#8217;s EV market.</p><p>Let&#8217;s be entirely real about what a modern smart vehicle actually is. It isn&#8217;t just steel, glass, and rubber anymore; it is a sophisticated, rolling computer system. A modern EV possesses advanced sensor suites, cameras, and GPS arrays tied to a live, uninterrupted data link.</p><p>When you allow 49,000 of these vehicles onto Canadian roads, you are effectively letting an adversarial regime map out your critical infrastructure, track your military installations, and log the movement patterns of your citizens in real-time. If your adversary has the technological architecture to spy inside your borders, it doesn&#8217;t matter if the number of vehicles is 10, 10k, or 49k.</p><p>By reducing our national security to a trade quota, Mark Carney is proving that Canadian sovereignty is simply a commodity he is willing to barter away piece by piece to maintain favour with globalist institutions.</p><p>The worst part? The Americans see right through it. Cochrane admitted himself that there is absolute, zero-bipartisan appetite in Washington for Canada&#8217;s Chinese EV loopholes. When Trump eventually drops the hammer on this setup, the Liberals will act shocked and blame &#8220;American unpredictability.&#8221; But the truth is, Carney is setting us up for an absolute trade disaster.</p><h2>The Three-Headed Censorship Monster: C-22, C-34, and C-36</h2><p>Over the past few weeks, the Liberals have introduced three distinct bills: <strong>Bill C-22, Bill C-34, and Bill C-36</strong>. They are marketing them as separate, unrelated pieces of standard policy. One is branded as protecting children, another as modernizing commercial privacy, and the third as helping police track down digital criminals.</p><p>But if you look past the titles and map out the internal mechanics, you realize these aren&#8217;t separate bills at all. They are a three-headed regulatory monster designed to cross the finish line together, creating an unprecedented digital regulatory superpower.</p><p>Prominent Canadian privacy expert <a href="https://www.michaelgeist.ca/2026/06/canadas-digital-super-regulator-bill-c-36-pushes-out-the-privacy-commissioner-and-hands-private-sector-privacy-to-an-overloaded-commission/#:~:text=The%20bill%20firmly%20cements%20the,ago%20to%20police%20online%20harms.">Michael Geist recently sounded a massive alarm on the latest iteration, Bill C-36 (the </a><em><a href="https://www.michaelgeist.ca/2026/06/canadas-digital-super-regulator-bill-c-36-pushes-out-the-privacy-commissioner-and-hands-private-sector-privacy-to-an-overloaded-commission/#:~:text=The%20bill%20firmly%20cements%20the,ago%20to%20police%20online%20harms.">Protecting Privacy and Consumer Data Bill</a></em><a href="https://www.michaelgeist.ca/2026/06/canadas-digital-super-regulator-bill-c-36-pushes-out-the-privacy-commissioner-and-hands-private-sector-privacy-to-an-overloaded-commission/#:~:text=The%20bill%20firmly%20cements%20the,ago%20to%20police%20online%20harms.">).</a> Geist exposed that buried deep inside this massive text is a radical, unprecedented shift in how our data is handled. The bill effectively terminates the independent Privacy Commissioner&#8217;s decades-long oversight over private-sector privacy law, transferring that immense power to a brand-new, unelected body: the <strong>Digital Safety and Data Protection Commission</strong>.</p><p><a href="https://x.com/build_canada/status/2066906467320336656?s=20">Build Canada put out a brilliant infographic </a>mapping out exactly how these three pieces of legislation converge to build a state surveillance apparatus:</p><ul><li><p><strong>Bill C-34 (The Trojan Horse):</strong> Marketed as a clean social media ban for children under the age of 16. But hidden inside the text, the government grants itself the sweeping authority to unilaterally order the removal of any online content <em>they</em> subjectively deem to be &#8220;terrorist activity&#8221; or &#8220;hateful speech.&#8221;</p></li><li><p><strong>Bill C-36 (The Privacy Lock):</strong> Strips authority away from independent agents of Parliament and hands full control over all private consumer data held on Canadians to an unelected, five-member political commission.</p></li><li><p><strong>Bill C-22 (The Surveillance Mandate):</strong> Imposes a mandatory one-year retention period on your metadata, forces encryption mandates, and lowers the legal threshold required for law enforcement to seize your digital identity and inspect your private communications.</p><div class="captioned-image-container"><figure><a class="image-link image2 is-viewable-img" target="_blank" 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y2="10"></line><line x1="3" x2="10" y1="21" y2="14"></line></svg></button></div></div></div></a></figure></div></li></ul><h3>The Footprints of Bill C-63</h3><p>To understand how insidious this strategy is, you have to trace these bills back to their true origin story: <strong><a href="https://www.justice.gc.ca/eng/csj-sjc/pl/charter-charte/c63.html">Bill C-63</a></strong><a href="https://www.justice.gc.ca/eng/csj-sjc/pl/charter-charte/c63.html">, the infamous </a><em><a href="https://www.justice.gc.ca/eng/csj-sjc/pl/charter-charte/c63.html">Online Harms Act</a></em><a href="https://www.justice.gc.ca/eng/csj-sjc/pl/charter-charte/c63.html"> introduced two years ago in 2024</a>.</p><p>Remember what Bill C-63 attempted to do? It was an aggressive, overreaching bill that tried to grant a politically appointed board the power to police your speech, regulate social media algorithms, and structurally imprison citizens based on the mere <em>suspicion</em> that they might commit a hate crime in the future. The public pushback was intense, and the Liberals realized that packing that much authoritarian control into a single bill was a political mistake.</p><p>So, what did they do? They chopped the carcass of Bill C-63 into three separate pieces. They spaced out their introductions over the last two months, wrapped them in flowery, emotionally manipulative language about &#8220;protecting kids,&#8221; and let them glide through the legislative pipeline under the radar.</p><p>When these three bills pass, they will all feed directly into the exact same centralized entity: the <strong>Digital Safety and Data Protection Commission</strong>. This unelected, five-member super-regulator will hold unchecked authority over what you are allowed to say, what stays private, and who the state is allowed to watch.</p><h2>The Bottom Line</h2><p>This is the definitive blueprint of modern Ottawa. A government that talks endlessly about &#8220;digital safety&#8221; while systematically stripping away your privacy rights, and brags about &#8220;cooperation&#8221; while covering its tracks behind closed doors, isn&#8217;t interested in governing.</p><p>They want to manage your perception of their decline. They want you to accept a wide-open border, a compromised national security perimeter, and total surveillance inside your own home. But we are equipping this community with the raw facts to push back.</p><p>We have compiled the full legislative breakdowns, Geist&#8217;s complete analysis, and the Build Canada infographics here in this artcile. Get armed with the data, and start having the hard conversations that change minds.<br><br>Watch full episode here:</p><div id="youtube2-VFrrUYRT6dg" class="youtube-wrap" data-attrs="{&quot;videoId&quot;:&quot;VFrrUYRT6dg&quot;,&quot;startTime&quot;:null,&quot;endTime&quot;:null}" data-component-name="Youtube2ToDOM"><div class="youtube-inner"><iframe src="https://www.youtube-nocookie.com/embed/VFrrUYRT6dg?rel=0&amp;autoplay=0&amp;showinfo=0&amp;enablejsapi=0" frameborder="0" loading="lazy" gesture="media" allow="autoplay; fullscreen" allowautoplay="true" allowfullscreen="true" width="728" height="409"></iframe></div></div>]]></content:encoded></item><item><title><![CDATA[Fentanyl Czar Kevin Brosseau Breaks His Silence]]></title><description><![CDATA[A year of hiding, and a barrage of 'ums and ahs, Inside the performative press conference exposing Ottawa&#8217;s total failure to secure our border.]]></description><link>https://www.elevatereport.ca/p/fentanyl-czar-kevin-brosseau-breaks</link><guid isPermaLink="false">https://www.elevatereport.ca/p/fentanyl-czar-kevin-brosseau-breaks</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Josh Udall]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Mon, 15 Jun 2026 18:46:03 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!eUER!,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F284a6784-3014-43ec-b76b-798aba5b95a1_959x486.png" length="0" type="image/jpeg"/><content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Every single day, the political elite in Ottawa look straight into the cameras and repeat the exact same mantra: <em>Trust us, everything is under control. This is going well.</em> They hide behind polished focus-group phrases, telling you to be grateful for the crumbs falling from their table. But as the gap between their flowery rhetoric and the harsh reality on the ground widens into a canyon of economic and social pain, we have to ask a fundamental question: At what point does the government&#8217;s cycle of endless talking turn into a criminal abandonment of duty?</p><div class="captioned-image-container"><figure><a class="image-link image2 is-viewable-img" target="_blank" href="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!eUER!,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F284a6784-3014-43ec-b76b-798aba5b95a1_959x486.png" data-component-name="Image2ToDOM"><div class="image2-inset"><picture><source type="image/webp" srcset="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!eUER!,w_424,c_limit,f_webp,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F284a6784-3014-43ec-b76b-798aba5b95a1_959x486.png 424w, 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stroke-linecap="round" stroke-linejoin="round" class="lucide lucide-maximize2 lucide-maximize-2"><polyline points="15 3 21 3 21 9"></polyline><polyline points="9 21 3 21 3 15"></polyline><line x1="21" x2="14" y1="3" y2="10"></line><line x1="3" x2="10" y1="21" y2="14"></line></svg></button></div></div></div></a></figure></div><h2>The Fentanyl Czar&#8217;s Flowery Press Conference</h2><p>Cast your mind back to last year. The Liberal government was in an absolute state of panic over Donald Trump&#8217;s looming tariff threats regarding border security and transnational drug pipelines. As a pure public relations reaction, Justin Trudeau appointed a national &#8220;fentanyl czar,&#8221; Kevin Brosseau, to prove Ottawa was finally getting tough.</p><p>Then, for an entire year, Brosseau vanished into the administrative shadows. No updates, no strategies, no public accountability. Today, we finally got a press conference, and the resulting performance was a masterclass in bureaucratic grandstanding.</p><p>When directly confronted by a journalist about why the Canada Border Services Agency (CBSA) actually <strong>seized less fentanyl in 2025 than it did in 2024</strong>, Brosseau stammered through a labyrinth of &#8220;ums&#8221; and &#8220;ahs.&#8221;</p><blockquote><p><strong>The Czar&#8217;s Defense:</strong> Brosseau waved away the drop in border seizures by labeling it a &#8220;slight decrease&#8221; and postulating that the drug trade is now primarily a matter of &#8220;domestic production for domestic consumption.&#8221; He suggested that traffickers have simply &#8220;diverted&#8221; their transmission methods, and promised he would eventually follow up with the CBSA president to check her &#8220;views&#8221; on the matter.</p></blockquote><p>Let&#8217;s translate that from Ottawa-speak to reality: <strong>The border is a sieve, and the czar has no real power.</strong></p><p>As independent journalist Sam Cooper exposed, <a href="https://www.thebureau.news/p/canadas-fentanyl-czar-reportedly">Brosseau reportedly admitted to U.S. officials behind closed doors that he possesses zero actual operational authority. </a>He isn&#8217;t orchestrating high-level tactical stings or dismantling kingpins; he is a highly paid middleman whose sole mandate is to ensure &#8220;information flows freely&#8221; while keeping the Americans placated.</p><p>Worse yet, his domestic production narrative completely ignores the elephant in the room: <strong>precursor chemicals.</strong> The lifeblood of the Canadian fentanyl crisis consists of raw chemical precursors flooding uninterrupted through our ports in British Columbia, which are then cooked in sophisticated local cartel labs. Brosseau spent his five minutes offering warm sentiments and flowery language, inadvertently confirming that Ottawa&#8217;s drug strategy is entirely performative. They don&#8217;t want to stop the trade; they want to stop the negative headlines.</p><h2>The Forced Labor Bill with a Kingly Backdoor</h2><p>This brings us to the legislative double game happening concurrently on Parliament Hill. On Friday, the government introduced <strong>Bill C-35</strong>, framed as a sweeping, good-faith measure to satisfy the Trump administration by shutting down companies that introduce forced labor into their supply chains.</p><p>On the surface, it looks great. It&#8217;s the exact kind of virtue-signaling piece of paper the Liberal communications team loves to print. But when you bypass the press release and actually read the fine print of Bill C-35, you find a massive, corrupt backdoor: <strong>The federal cabinet retains the unilateral authority to grant a total pass to whoever they so please.</strong></p><div class="twitter-embed" data-attrs="{&quot;url&quot;:&quot;https://x.com/hollyanndoan/status/2066484181119488355&quot;,&quot;full_text&quot;:&quot;Cabinet would gain powers to exempt Chinese imports from slave labour ban under Bill <span class=\&quot;tweet-fake-link\&quot;>#C35</span> tabled Friday.\nPM <span class=\&quot;tweet-fake-link\&quot;>@MarkJCarney</span> has already granted Chinese automakers access to Canadian market though their battery electric cars include slave-made parts.\n<a class=\&quot;tweet-url\&quot; href=\&quot;https://www.blacklocks.ca/slave-bill-loophole-for-china/\&quot;>blacklocks.ca/slave-bill-loo&#8230;</a> &quot;,&quot;username&quot;:&quot;hollyanndoan&quot;,&quot;name&quot;:&quot;Holly Doan&quot;,&quot;profile_image_url&quot;:&quot;https://pbs.substack.com/profile_images/1942016735164469248/lhyTyj0L_normal.jpg&quot;,&quot;date&quot;:&quot;2026-06-15T11:33:16.000Z&quot;,&quot;photos&quot;:[{&quot;img_url&quot;:&quot;https://pbs.substack.com/media/HK2gaW-WUAAYTqv.jpg&quot;,&quot;link_url&quot;:&quot;https://t.co/qThqG9n57g&quot;}],&quot;quoted_tweet&quot;:{},&quot;reply_count&quot;:78,&quot;retweet_count&quot;:298,&quot;like_count&quot;:574,&quot;impression_count&quot;:30419,&quot;expanded_url&quot;:null,&quot;video_url&quot;:null,&quot;video_preview_media_key&quot;:null,&quot;belowTheFold&quot;:true}" data-component-name="Twitter2ToDOM"></div><p>It is the legislative equivalent of giving the crown the powers of a medieval king. They can look at a massive corporate donor or a strategic state enterprise importing components tainted by Uyghur slave labor and quietly grant them an administrative caveat. The American administration is not stupid. They see through these legal loopholes, and it&#8217;s precisely why Washington is continuing to hold an economic gun to our heads.</p><h2>The Total CUSMA Blackout: Icing Out the Experts</h2><p>If the border situation is alarming, the total lack of transparency surrounding the CUSMA (USMCA) renegotiations should terrify every single business owner and worker in this country.</p><p>Veteran legislator elected in 2008, MP <strong>Randy Hoback</strong> spoke to the press on Parliament Hill.</p><p>According to Hoback, that era of diplomatic collaboration is officially dead.</p><blockquote><p>&#8220;We being an opposition party, we&#8217;re not privy to what&#8217;s at the table. We haven&#8217;t been briefed on what the issues between Canada, Trump, and Mr. LeBlanc are talking about... There has been zero consultation. You talk to stakeholders, and they are terrified because they aren&#8217;t getting a single piece of information back from this government either.&#8221;</p></blockquote><div class="twitter-embed" data-attrs="{&quot;url&quot;:&quot;https://x.com/MPRandyHoback/status/2066525663289360419?s=20&quot;,&quot;full_text&quot;:&quot;I was asked  about the 2026 CUSMA Review and the possibility of the trade deal not being renewed.  Here are my comments: &quot;,&quot;username&quot;:&quot;MPRandyHoback&quot;,&quot;name&quot;:&quot;Randy Hoback&quot;,&quot;profile_image_url&quot;:&quot;https://pbs.substack.com/profile_images/1944813131441586176/grhu9KR5_normal.jpg&quot;,&quot;date&quot;:&quot;2026-06-15T14:18:06.000Z&quot;,&quot;photos&quot;:[{&quot;img_url&quot;:&quot;https://substackcdn.com/image/upload/w_1028,c_limit,q_auto:best/l_twitter_play_button_rvaygk,w_88/voowxnis5mbgwwdnincm&quot;,&quot;link_url&quot;:&quot;https://t.co/33u6sIyaiH&quot;}],&quot;quoted_tweet&quot;:{},&quot;reply_count&quot;:8,&quot;retweet_count&quot;:10,&quot;like_count&quot;:37,&quot;impression_count&quot;:6217,&quot;expanded_url&quot;:null,&quot;video_url&quot;:&quot;https://video.twimg.com/amplify_video/2066525439728758784/vid/avc1/720x720/4XgX3nIhAxDC55Ev.mp4&quot;,&quot;video_preview_media_key&quot;:null,&quot;belowTheFold&quot;:true}" data-component-name="Twitter2ToDOM"></div><p>This administration is keeping Canada&#8217;s most important trade agreement entirely behind closed doors. They are telling our multi-billion-dollar export industries to &#8220;sit tight&#8221; while they quietly kick the can down the road, hoping the problem solves itself.</p><p>To understand how reckless this is, look at the political context. <a href="https://www.politico.com/news/2026/03/12/pierre-poilievre-canada-us-relations-trump-00823920">A </a><em><a href="https://www.politico.com/news/2026/03/12/pierre-poilievre-canada-us-relations-trump-00823920">Politico</a></em><a href="https://www.politico.com/news/2026/03/12/pierre-poilievre-canada-us-relations-trump-00823920"> report</a> from a few months back detailed that Hoback spent months compiling a comprehensive, <strong>70-page strategic roadmap on Canada-U.S. relations</strong>, conducting 26 intensive roundtables and consulting 290 independent economic stakeholders. Instead, the Carney administration has frozen out the experts to operate in total isolation. It isn&#8217;t just incompetence anymore; it feels like deliberate malice.</p><h2>The Censorship Blueprint: Managing Our Decline</h2><p>When a government completely fails to secure its borders, fails to protect its trade supply chains, and presides over a contracting economy, they are left with only one survival mechanism: <strong>controlling what you are allowed to say about it.</strong></p><p>Look at the federal government&#8217;s sudden, aggressive push to ban social media for children under the age of 16. They want you to think this is a wholesome, protective initiative for youth mental health. But we&#8217;ve already seen this exact blueprint executed in Australia and Great Britain.</p><p>As independent analysts like Peter Sweden have documented, when these foreign administrations implemented their youth bans on platforms like X, they curiously left decentralized, establishment-friendly alternatives like <strong>Blue Sky</strong> completely unrestricted.</p><p>The strategy is transparent. The political class has completely lost control of the narrative on open platforms where independent journalism thrives. They cannot stop channels like <em>The Elevate Report</em> from broadcasting the raw data. So, under the guise of &#8220;child safety,&#8221; they are building an infrastructure to funnel the next generation away from independent platforms and into algorithmic gardens heavily monitored and controlled by corporate-state partnerships.</p><h2>The Bottom Line</h2><p>This is the definitive blueprint of modern Ottawa in a nutshell. The establishment does not want to govern; they want to manage your perception of their dramatic decline.</p><p>They expect you to quietly accept less security at our ports, zero transparency in our trade agreements, and total surveillance inside your digital home. The next time a mainstream anchor sits on your television screen telling you the administration is making &#8220;steady progress,&#8221; hit them with the reality: A government that talks about cooperation while covering its tracks, and speaks about your safety while systematically seizing your digital rights, isn&#8217;t governing you.</p><p><strong>They are ruling you.</strong></p><p>Watch the whole episode here:</p><div id="youtube2-BoQVLEK74x0" class="youtube-wrap" data-attrs="{&quot;videoId&quot;:&quot;BoQVLEK74x0&quot;,&quot;startTime&quot;:null,&quot;endTime&quot;:null}" data-component-name="Youtube2ToDOM"><div class="youtube-inner"><iframe src="https://www.youtube-nocookie.com/embed/BoQVLEK74x0?rel=0&amp;autoplay=0&amp;showinfo=0&amp;enablejsapi=0" frameborder="0" loading="lazy" gesture="media" allow="autoplay; fullscreen" allowautoplay="true" allowfullscreen="true" width="728" height="409"></iframe></div></div>]]></content:encoded></item></channel></rss>