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Must share this from Hebert:

Independent journalist Annie Koshy has gathered together some of Carney’s best lines and jokes on her good substack

I have been through many Prime Ministers in my lifetime and I can assure you that Mark Carney is the only Prime Minister who can drop a joke like a budget note, quiet, understated and devastating if you actually catch it.
“Canada’s brand-newiest government.”
The most Carney way possible to introduce a freshly sworn-in Cabinet.
“I didn’t write that… okay, I wrote it.”
Delivered after a joke landed harder than expected.
The economist’s version of a smirk.
“I manage a two-trillion-dollar economy, not anyone else’s performance art.”
“If repeating something made it true, my kids would be in bed on time.”
“Good policy isn’t loud. It’s math.”
“Physics isn’t partisan.”
“No… that’s not how that works. Not even close.”
“I know TikTok says otherwise, but monetary policy isn’t vibes.”
“Show me a graph. A real one.”
“We modelled that. None of the models agreed with him.”
“If knowing math makes me elitist, then yes — I can count.”
“Good trade partners don’t surprise each other with tariffs.”
“It’s stable. Not internet-stable — actually stable.”
“I don’t debate anonymous accounts named PatriotMooseFreedom47.”
“Some conversations are productive. Others are… character-building.”
“That was… generous. My mother wrote that, didn’t she?”
“We were sworn in at 10. At 10:03, someone asked about parking.”
“We’re new, not confused.”
“This isn’t a credit card. Please stop saying that.”
“I worked through 2008. This is fine.”
“I see what you’re trying to do. The answer is still no.”
“Math isn’t a popularity contest.”
“Enjoy is strong. I’m… engaged.”
“My kids listen for five seconds, then ask what’s for dinner.”
“I prefer policy to pyrotechnics.”
“Volume is not a substitute for content.”
“Clarity is free. Confusion is costly.”
“I’ve eaten airport muffins. I’m relatable.”
“Noise is not impact.”
‘You look tired.’ ‘Correct.’
“I trust data. I don’t always trust people who interpret it.”
“It’s Thursday. There will be another one.”
“We literally survive winter for fun.”
“I talk to people. The rest is interpretation.”
“Ottawa could run on rumour as an energy source.”
“Maybe I’ll write a book. When this job stops giving me material.”
“We import many things from the United States. Chaos doesn’t need to be one of them.”
“Question Period is informative… in the way a fire drill is informative.”
“Fiction can be entertaining. It shouldn’t be policy.”
“I save my passion for spreadsheets.”
“I have personality. It’s organised.”
“If I had a dollar for every time I answered that, inflation would fall on its own.”
“Interest rates don’t respond to feelings.”
“This is just my face.”
“The algorithm is undefeated. That doesn’t mean we govern with it.”
“The alternative to being calm is unnecessary.”
“Yes. When things go according to plan.”
“Speed is nice. Accuracy is nicer.”
“Choosing which fire to put out first.”
“I have a pension. That helps.”
“The markets are worse.”
“Governance over theatrics, every time.”
“Canada is resilient. Annoyingly so.”

Carney is probably the funniest Prime Minister we have ever had.

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