{"id":31906,"date":"2025-12-19T23:23:25","date_gmt":"2025-12-19T23:23:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/allanhardingmackay.ca\/courtpainter\/?p=31906"},"modified":"2025-12-19T23:46:52","modified_gmt":"2025-12-19T23:46:52","slug":"climate-elbowed","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/allanhardingmackay.ca\/courtpainter\/?p=31906","title":{"rendered":"climate elbowed &#8230;"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-gallery has-nested-images columns-default is-cropped wp-block-gallery-1 is-layout-flex wp-block-gallery-is-layout-flex\"><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1000\" height=\"645\" src=\"https:\/\/allanhardingmackay.ca\/courtpainter\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/Carney-elbows-climate.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-31918\" srcset=\"https:\/\/allanhardingmackay.ca\/courtpainter\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/Carney-elbows-climate.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/allanhardingmackay.ca\/courtpainter\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/Carney-elbows-climate-300x194.jpg 300w, https:\/\/allanhardingmackay.ca\/courtpainter\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/Carney-elbows-climate-768x495.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 709px) 85vw, (max-width: 909px) 67vw, (max-width: 1362px) 62vw, 840px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-wp-embed is-provider-halifax-examiner wp-block-embed-halifax-examiner\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"wp-embedded-content\" data-secret=\"mULuzdYDfW\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.halifaxexaminer.ca\/commentary\/undermining-climate-progress-and-democracy-the-carney-way\/\">Undermining climate progress and democracy the Carney way<\/a><\/blockquote><iframe loading=\"lazy\" class=\"wp-embedded-content\" sandbox=\"allow-scripts\" security=\"restricted\" style=\"position: absolute; visibility: hidden;\" title=\"&#8220;Undermining climate progress and democracy the Carney way&#8221; &#8212; Halifax Examiner\" src=\"https:\/\/www.halifaxexaminer.ca\/commentary\/undermining-climate-progress-and-democracy-the-carney-way\/embed\/#?secret=Tt0YbptWGa#?secret=mULuzdYDfW\" data-secret=\"mULuzdYDfW\" width=\"600\" height=\"338\" frameborder=\"0\" marginwidth=\"0\" marginheight=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\"><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">BY&nbsp;<strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.halifaxexaminer.ca\/author\/joan-baxter\/\">JOAN BAXTER<\/a><\/strong> DECEMBER 18, 2025  Halifax Examiner<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Article excerpt<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"704\" height=\"744\" src=\"https:\/\/allanhardingmackay.ca\/courtpainter\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/Court-Painter-Climate-Elbow-Carney.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-31923\" srcset=\"https:\/\/allanhardingmackay.ca\/courtpainter\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/Court-Painter-Climate-Elbow-Carney.jpg 704w, https:\/\/allanhardingmackay.ca\/courtpainter\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/Court-Painter-Climate-Elbow-Carney-284x300.jpg 284w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 709px) 85vw, (max-width: 909px) 67vw, (max-width: 984px) 61vw, (max-width: 1362px) 45vw, 600px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Where\u2019d the elbows go?<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size wp-block-paragraph\">Some might argue Carney has no choice but to accept the New Trump Order of things. That he needs to keep his head low, and eliminate programs to protect people, the environment, and climate, in his efforts to defend Canada against Trump\u2019s rampage. They might claim this explains why Carney is leaning so far to the right, and why Canadians need to keep cutting Carney more and more slack. &nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"944\" height=\"703\" src=\"https:\/\/allanhardingmackay.ca\/courtpainter\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/Court-Painter-Climate-elbow.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-31919\" srcset=\"https:\/\/allanhardingmackay.ca\/courtpainter\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/Court-Painter-Climate-elbow.jpg 944w, https:\/\/allanhardingmackay.ca\/courtpainter\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/Court-Painter-Climate-elbow-300x223.jpg 300w, https:\/\/allanhardingmackay.ca\/courtpainter\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/Court-Painter-Climate-elbow-768x572.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 709px) 85vw, (max-width: 909px) 67vw, (max-width: 1362px) 62vw, 840px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full is-style-rounded\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1000\" height=\"869\" src=\"https:\/\/allanhardingmackay.ca\/courtpainter\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/carney-2pxm.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-31926\" srcset=\"https:\/\/allanhardingmackay.ca\/courtpainter\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/carney-2pxm.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/allanhardingmackay.ca\/courtpainter\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/carney-2pxm-300x261.jpg 300w, https:\/\/allanhardingmackay.ca\/courtpainter\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/carney-2pxm-768x667.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 709px) 85vw, (max-width: 909px) 67vw, (max-width: 1362px) 62vw, 840px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size wp-block-paragraph\">But there\u2019s another possible explanation that bears consideration.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size wp-block-paragraph\">Is Carney using the pretext and cover Trump provides to weaken the very democratic institutions and protections he is claiming to defend from the despicable despot to the south, to serve the interests of big-money players in the powerful financial, tech, fossil fuel, extractive, and nuclear industries?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1000\" height=\"777\" src=\"https:\/\/allanhardingmackay.ca\/courtpainter\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/ELBOW-CLIMATE.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-31921\" srcset=\"https:\/\/allanhardingmackay.ca\/courtpainter\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/ELBOW-CLIMATE.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/allanhardingmackay.ca\/courtpainter\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/ELBOW-CLIMATE-300x233.jpg 300w, https:\/\/allanhardingmackay.ca\/courtpainter\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/ELBOW-CLIMATE-768x597.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 709px) 85vw, (max-width: 909px) 67vw, (max-width: 1362px) 62vw, 840px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Screenshot<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-color has-link-color has-medium-font-size wp-elements-085357574c1f6be858144157d4ad2680 wp-block-paragraph\" style=\"color:#d11208\">Canada\u2019s environment and climate policies \u2013 as tentative as they were at the best of times \u2013 are in tatters. It\u2019s starting to look as if Carney has decided Canada should follow Trump\u2019s lead and join the race to the bottom by accelerating all the activities and strengthening all the systems that are harming the planet and humanity, posing existential risks.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1000\" height=\"775\" src=\"https:\/\/allanhardingmackay.ca\/courtpainter\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/frame.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-31920\" srcset=\"https:\/\/allanhardingmackay.ca\/courtpainter\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/frame.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/allanhardingmackay.ca\/courtpainter\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/frame-300x233.jpg 300w, https:\/\/allanhardingmackay.ca\/courtpainter\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/frame-768x595.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 709px) 85vw, (max-width: 909px) 67vw, (max-width: 1362px) 62vw, 840px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size wp-block-paragraph\">That is not standing up to Trump. It\u2019s caving to him.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size wp-block-paragraph\">Canadians believed Carney when he promised to take on Trump, protect them, and defend Canada, elbows up.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size wp-block-paragraph\">That seems a long time ago now.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1000\" height=\"412\" src=\"https:\/\/allanhardingmackay.ca\/courtpainter\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/Carney-elbow-up.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-31924\" srcset=\"https:\/\/allanhardingmackay.ca\/courtpainter\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/Carney-elbow-up.png 1000w, https:\/\/allanhardingmackay.ca\/courtpainter\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/Carney-elbow-up-300x124.png 300w, https:\/\/allanhardingmackay.ca\/courtpainter\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/Carney-elbow-up-768x316.png 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 709px) 85vw, (max-width: 909px) 67vw, (max-width: 1362px) 62vw, 840px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1000\" height=\"752\" src=\"https:\/\/allanhardingmackay.ca\/courtpainter\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/Court-Painter-Carney-elbows-climate.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-31932\" srcset=\"https:\/\/allanhardingmackay.ca\/courtpainter\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/Court-Painter-Carney-elbows-climate.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/allanhardingmackay.ca\/courtpainter\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/Court-Painter-Carney-elbows-climate-300x226.jpg 300w, https:\/\/allanhardingmackay.ca\/courtpainter\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/Court-Painter-Carney-elbows-climate-768x578.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 709px) 85vw, (max-width: 909px) 67vw, (max-width: 1362px) 62vw, 840px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full is-style-rounded\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"704\" height=\"744\" src=\"https:\/\/allanhardingmackay.ca\/courtpainter\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/Court-Painter-Climate-Carney.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-31922\" srcset=\"https:\/\/allanhardingmackay.ca\/courtpainter\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/Court-Painter-Climate-Carney.jpg 704w, https:\/\/allanhardingmackay.ca\/courtpainter\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/Court-Painter-Climate-Carney-284x300.jpg 284w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 709px) 85vw, (max-width: 909px) 67vw, (max-width: 984px) 61vw, (max-width: 1362px) 45vw, 600px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"714\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/allanhardingmackay.ca\/courtpainter\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/Screenshot-2025-12-17-at-7.46.39-PM.png.webp\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-31928\" srcset=\"https:\/\/allanhardingmackay.ca\/courtpainter\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/Screenshot-2025-12-17-at-7.46.39-PM.png.webp 714w, https:\/\/allanhardingmackay.ca\/courtpainter\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/Screenshot-2025-12-17-at-7.46.39-PM.png-209x300.webp 209w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 709px) 85vw, (max-width: 909px) 67vw, (max-width: 984px) 61vw, (max-width: 1362px) 45vw, 600px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>BY&nbsp;JOAN BAXTER DECEMBER 18, 2025 Halifax Examiner Article excerpt Where\u2019d the elbows go? Some might argue Carney has no choice but to accept the New Trump Order of things. That he needs to keep his head low, and eliminate programs to protect people, the environment, and climate, in his efforts to defend Canada against Trump\u2019s &hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/allanhardingmackay.ca\/courtpainter\/?p=31906\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading<span class=\"screen-reader-text\"> &#8220;climate elbowed &#8230;&#8221;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"gallery","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[6],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-31906","post","type-post","status-publish","format-gallery","hentry","category-images","post_format-post-format-gallery"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/allanhardingmackay.ca\/courtpainter\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/31906","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/allanhardingmackay.ca\/courtpainter\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/allanhardingmackay.ca\/courtpainter\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/allanhardingmackay.ca\/courtpainter\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/allanhardingmackay.ca\/courtpainter\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=31906"}],"version-history":[{"count":16,"href":"https:\/\/allanhardingmackay.ca\/courtpainter\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/31906\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":31933,"href":"https:\/\/allanhardingmackay.ca\/courtpainter\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/31906\/revisions\/31933"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/allanhardingmackay.ca\/courtpainter\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=31906"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/allanhardingmackay.ca\/courtpainter\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=31906"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/allanhardingmackay.ca\/courtpainter\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=31906"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}