Carney's Record as PM: Behind the Curtain of Pretty Words

While we're all under the trance of the fancy words written by Carney's speechwriter, it's a good moment to pause and reflect on the actual actions he has taken as Prime Minister—and the results they've yielded for Canadians.

Since His Inauguration on March 9, 2025:

• Food bank usage rose from 2.06 million to 2.17 million visits per month — an all-time high
• Food costs jumped from $16,578 to $17,572 annually for a family of four
• Unemployment increased from 6.7% to 6.8%, despite federal hiring masking deeper losses
  • Federal jobs increased by 4,000 — meaning true unemployment could exceed 7% without the artificial bump
• GDP growth fell from 2.0% to 1.5%, including a -0.5% contraction in Q2 2025
• Parliament sat for only 94 days in 2025 — the lowest number since 2002, far below the usual 120–130 days

And It Doesn’t Stop There:

• Homelessness in Ontario rose from 79,000 to 85,000, with nearly 2,000 encampments
• Carbon tax was hiked from $80/tonne to $95/tonne, raising costs on gas, groceries, and heating
• Immigration surged past 1 million in 12 months, pushing Canada's population over 41 million and overwhelming housing and services

Pretty words from a committee's pen — while our great nation continues to collapse, to the roar of applause.

Sources:

• Food bank visits: Food Banks Canada, HungerCount 2025
• Food costs: Canada’s Food Price Report 2026 (Dalhousie University)
• Unemployment: Statistics Canada, Labour Force Survey, March–December 2025
• Federal jobs: PBO Report 2025; Treasury Board Secretariat Data
• GDP: IMF Canada Outlook 2025; StatCan Quarterly GDP Q2 2025
• Parliamentary sittings: House of Commons Calendar, Parliament of Canada
• Homelessness: Association of Municipalities of Ontario (AMO) Report, 2025
• Carbon tax: Environment and Climate Change Canada; EY Global Tax Alert 2025
• Immigration: Statistics Canada Population Data 2024–2025; IRCC Immigration Levels Plan