So this post looks for some audience participation…
Media Strategy Deathmatch: Poilievre vs. Carney
If politics is theatre, then Pierre Poilievre is the angry solo act at an open mic night—jeans too tight, veins too visible, shouting down hecklers he personally invited. His media strategy is simple: control the narrative, kill the questions, and if a journalist so much as breathes unapproved air, accuse them of being a Trudeau-funded parasite. His press conferences are less Q&A and more hostage situations for microphones. Mark Carney, on the other hand, floats in like the ghost of central banks past—articulate, measured, and slightly annoyed that he has to explain monetary policy to people who think “fiscal restraint” is a type of keto diet. He doesn’t fear the media. He treats them like analysts at a quarterly earnings call: welcome, but don’t waste his time. If Poilievre wants to defund the CBC, Carney wants it to pivot to Bloomberg.
Carney holds pressers. Poilievre holds grudges.
Carney takes questions. Poilievre takes names.
Carney reads the Globe. Poilievre doomscrolls Rebel News.
One plays chess. The other demands to know why the queen has more power than the king.
And spare us the crowd-size flexing, Pierre. Anyone can pack a barn full of rage in Alberta. Try holding court in downtown Toronto without blaming immigrants, bikes, or central bankers for your vibe. In short: if you’re a journalist, Carney will challenge your premise. Poilievre will challenge you to a cage match in a parking lot outside a Canadian Tire.
Your turn. Post ONE question you’d ask either Carney or Poilievre. Be clever. Be sharp. Be ruthless. And keep it under 15 words—or we assume you’re running for office and ignore you entirely.
And remember: if your question can be answered with “because Trudeau,” it’s already been incinerated in the Poilievre campaign furnace.
Nancy's Notes 