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Mark Carney is a YouTuber now.

Over the weekend the Prime Minister released the first episode of his new YouTube series Forward Guidance. It’s a tightly scripted, “intimate” video designed to project calm authority while walking Canadians through an increasingly shaky relationship with the United States. It’s part history lesson, part recycled campaign slogans, and highly reminiscent of FDR’s fire side chats. 

What’s the goal here? Carney frames Canada’s economic relationship with the U.S. as a growing liability and seems to be preparing Canadians for tough times ahead. But is he just shifting the blame?

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Host: James Nicholson

Credits: James Nicholson (Producer), Andrea Varsany (Producer), Kallan Lyons (Associate Producer and Fact Checking), Caleb Thompson (Mixing and Mastering), max collins (Director of Audio), Jesse Brown (Editor)

Guest: Zain Velji

Further reading: 

• Forward Guidance with Prime Minister Mark Carney
• Carney must make cuts, not only invest more: former Bank of Canada governor | Power & Politics
• Carney says U.S. ties have become ‘weaknesses’ to correct | Power & Politics
• Carney’s 'Canada Strong' blueprint enters new phase as Prime Minister doubles down on economic self-reliance 
• 'Something we haven’t seen from a Prime Minister before,' analyst on Carney's address to Canadians 
• Fact-checking Mark Carney’s housing and trade deal claims in video address to Canadians
• William Watson: Carney’s 'forward guidance' is mainly 'backward spinning'
• Carney Sells Economic Independence in Strong Video Performance  
• Rosie Barton on Carney's new video
• Zain Velji's podcast, The Strategists  
• Alberta premier denies claims of UCP interference on electoral boundaries | CBC News 
• #1184 Canada’s Greatest Game (No, Not That One) – CANADALAND 

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