# Mark Carney is celebrated abroad – while consolidating power at home | Shiri Pasternak

- URL: https://talkfuse.com/story/mark-carney-is-celebrated-abroad-while-consolidating-power-at-home-shiri-pasternak/
- Published: 2026-10-28T13:00:04+00:00
- Updated: 2026-10-28T13:42:02+00:00
- Original publisher: The Guardian (publisher lean: Left)
- Original article: https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2026/oct/28/mark-carney-trump-davos
- Topics: Americas, Business, Environment, Government, Markets, Politics, Science, World

## Key points

- Carney is praised abroad for his Davos speech.
- Bill C-39 would speed up major infrastructure projects.
- The author says the bill weakens environmental, Indigenous and labour protections.

## Summary

Mark Carney has won international praise for his Davos speech on shifting global power, but the article argues that his domestic policies conflict with that message. It says his government is centralising decision-making to advance its economic agenda, while weakening protections for the environment, Indigenous peoples and workers.

The article focuses on Bill C-39, introduced on 21 September, which would let federal ministers designate “regions of national interest” and speed up major projects. It says the bill shifts project approvals towards regulators responsible for promoting the relevant sectors, removes cabinet oversight for most pipelines, allows legal strikes to be ended and limits communities’ time to assess development impacts. The author links the changes to industry lobbying and argues they could reduce parliamentary, local and Indigenous influence.

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