Why I Felt Proud Watching Prime Minister Carney at Davos
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- 5 days ago
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The Situation
The global stage at Davos is almost as good a platform for gravitas as Maple Leaf Gardens, The Forum, Parliament, or the House of Commons — but the applause is more polite, more rare, and involves far fewer beer cups on the ice.
That’s what made it impossible to ignore.
When Prime Minister Mark Carney finished his speech, the room stood up.
People at Davos don’t do standing ovations unless they have to — or unless they want to. This wasn’t protocol. It wasn’t polite clapping. It was recognition.
And as a Canadian watching from home, I felt something I don’t always feel after international speeches: pride — not because we were loud, but because we were clear.
What Made This Moment Different
Carney didn’t sell Canada as a brand or a marketplace.
He reminded the world what Canada actually stands for:Peace. Order. Good government.
Those words aren’t marketing copy. They’re foundational — written into our political DNA and reflected in the very origin of our name.
Canada comes from the St. Lawrence Iroquoian word kanata — meaning village, settlement, a cluster of dwellings. Not an empire. Not a fortress. A place where people live together.
Over time, that idea grew into a country defined not by sameness, but by a mosaic — different cultures, identities, and histories co-existing without being flattened into one story.
At Davos, Carney didn’t posture. He located Canada quietly and confidently in that tradition — at a moment when the world feels increasingly allergic to restraint, cooperation, and good governance.
Why It Landed
In a room full of power, capital, and certainty, Carney didn’t shout.
He reminded.
That Canada is:
serious about stability
committed to multilateralism
shaped by constitutional democracy
and still believes peace and order are strengths, not weaknesses
And the room — famously restrained, famously transactional — stood up.
That mattered.
The Takeaway
Pride doesn’t always come from dominance or applause lines.
Sometimes it comes from watching your country show up as itself — calmly, clearly, and without apology — and realizing the world is still listening.
What made you feel proud watching Prime Minister Carney at Davos?
The rare standing ovation at Davos
Canada’s commitment to peace and order
A reminder: Canada is a kanata - a place to live together
The tone: calm and confident in a very noisy world
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