‘We’re all poorer than we think’: The Roundtable on the biggest issues facing Canada and Carney in 2026
Rudyard Griffiths and Sean Speer discuss discuss Prime Minister Mark Carney’s political standing as 2026 begins. They examine whether his post-election honeymoon can withstand persistent affordability challenges and stalled U.S. trade negotiations. They also explore the growing intergenerational divide in Canadian politics, with older voters supporting Carney’s stability while younger Canadians focus on economic scarcity.
In the second half of the show, they discuss the Toronto Maple Leafs and draw parallels between the hockey team’s decade of underperformance and Toronto’s broader struggles with complacency, mediocrity, and resistance to structural change.
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The problem with the Leafs has been their management. After they drafted these young players the people that were in charge were all people who no experience in their fields. Brendan Shanahan had no experience in management, Kyle Dubas had no experience in the NHL and Sheldon Keefe (who was brought in by Dubas to replace Mike Babcock) was a first time NHL coach. Their competitors were all more experienced. And the American teams in the “no state tax” states, like Florida, have and had a big advantage.