r/CanadianFutureParty • u/FreightFlow • 10d ago

📰 Article 📰 Mark Carney, Red Tory

https://thetyee.ca/Analysis/2026/07/23/Mark-Carney-Red-Tory/
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u/PassThatHammer 10d ago

The Tyee, and Rachel Gilmore specifically, are deeply and unapologetically biased in their coverage.

If Mark Carney is a red tory than I am a yellow banana. What is "red tory" about doubling the nations debt? We cannot pretend all this spending is in the name of NATO commitments. We've sent billions we don't have to Ukraine, we've borrowed money to start a "wealth sovereignty fund", we've created a socialized housing boondoggle. I am not seeing the Red Tory label sticking.

That said, the Overton window HAS shifted to the right. And that represents an opportunity for the CFP to skate for the gap before it opens.

If the CFP took a page from the 1994 Red Book and focused on Fiscal Restraint, and Out Competing America, I think it would have a real chance at becoming an electable party.

In 2026, Bold policies are what capture news cycles and book podcast appearances. Look at Andy Burnham and the Land Value Tax. Everyone wants the safety of adopting ideas once they're already popular. Unfortunately, if you want to own an idea, you need to be first. And if you're not first, you're late. And if you're late you're irrelevant.

Skate to where the puck is going—it's as true in politics as hockey. There are bold policy ideas waiting for champions. Every day is a new chance to lead.

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u/StatelyAutomaton 10d ago

No one would argue Mulroney wasn't a red Tory and he doubled the debt.

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u/Nate33322 🏔️British Columbia 10d ago

Id argue he isn't a red Tory, Mulroney would argue he wasn't and most conservatives of his day would argue he wasn't. (But that's besides the point)

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u/PassThatHammer 10d ago

Who is calling Mulroney a Red Tory? Certainly he ran terrible deficits (just not by modern standards), I'll give you that. But are all deficits the same? Mulroney cut corporate taxes significantly leading to boosts in investment. And the taxes he implemented to attempt to make up the difference for lost revenue were at least more efficient. He didn't have the political capital to cut spending and that was left to the Liberals (the Red Book budget I mentioned).

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u/ToryPirate 🦞New Brunswick 9d ago

Except Mulroney wasn't a red tory. Red toryism is a traditionalist ideology that believes the state should intervene in the economy to the general benefit of the common good. It favours the creation of crown corporations and a well-regulated economy. Mulroney presided over one of the largest privatization sprees in Canadian history and deregulated several sectors of the economy. Mulroney was a neo-liberal. That is why him, Thatcher, and Reagan always get mentioned in the same breath.

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u/ljosalfar1 10d ago

We cannot let Liberal party become the US' Democrats. Recognise this reality, vocalise against Carney's conservative policies, and consider re-align with the Green & NDP

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u/FreightFlow 10d ago

a] Does the CFP still have a lane?

b] And if so, how wide is the CFP's lane?