Well, well, well—looks like Canada’s Prime Minister Mark Carney is once again flirting with delusion on the world stage, this time at the annual smug-fest known as the World Economic Forum in Davos. In a move that felt more like a TED Talk gone off the rails than serious economic policy, Carney suggested that “middle countries” like Canada should break away from relying on major global powers—namely the United States—and start setting their own terms for economic cooperation.
Cue Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent, who didn’t mince words Monday night on Hannity. According to Bessent, this fantasy of Canadian economic independence isn’t just misguided—it’s dangerous. “Canada depends on the U.S.,” he said flatly, pointing out the rather inconvenient truth that there’s vastly more trade flowing North-South between our two nations than there ever could be across the vast emptiness of East-West Canadian infrastructure. But hey, Carney’s not letting reality get in the way of his latest globalist hobby horse.
I teach in the U.S. from time to time. Been told by some influential people there to tell my Canadian friends to pay close attention to what Scott Bessent says — not Lutnik, not even Trump.
This is Bessent on ABC today, speaking about CUSMA. pic.twitter.com/S4iiPf51sx
— The Food Professor (@FoodProfessor) January 25, 2026
Let’s be clear: this isn’t about Canada standing tall—it’s about posturing in front of the same elite echo chamber that thinks the World Economic Forum is where real policy gets made. Carney’s comments weren’t just naïve, they were historically ignorant. Bessent even reminded him of French President François Mitterrand’s ill-fated attempt to buck U.S.-led economic norms in the 1980s. Spoiler alert: it tanked. But apparently, the Prime Minister of Canada skipped that chapter in history class.
🚨 IT’S OFFICIAL: Treasury Sec. Scott Bessent is SUPPORTING the conservative province of ALBERTA seceding from Canada and joining forces with the US
MASSIVE lines have been forming of fed-up Albertans trying to secede
They could gain independence and potentially seek US… pic.twitter.com/b3jvZz9Y1g
— Eric Daugherty (@EricLDaugh) January 23, 2026
Carney tried to put a band-aid on the whole thing by insisting that Canada has no plans for a free trade deal with China—an obvious attempt to deflect from the heat Trump applied with his 100% tariff threat. According to Carney, the recent agreement with Beijing was just a rollback of a few tariffs here and there. Nothing major, he insists. Nothing to see here, folks. Except… maybe everything.
What’s really at play here is classic globalist maneuvering. While Carney didn’t mention Trump by name during his Davos remarks, everyone knew exactly who he was talking about. This was a not-so-subtle dig at Washington’s tougher trade stance—one that’s finally put America, and not China, at the front of the line. And of course, global elites like Carney can’t stand it. Because when America flexes, the world’s bureaucrats lose control of the steering wheel.
Bessent, ever the adult in the room, said Carney actually walked back a chunk of his Davos grandstanding during a private meeting with Trump in the Oval Office. No public confirmation from the Prime Minister’s office yet—shocker—but if true, that’s a pretty stark pivot for a guy who just tried to position himself as the wise moderate voice against so-called economic nationalism.
And let’s not overlook the irony here: Carney lectures about “middle countries” needing independence while his nation remains propped up by the very economic engine he’s trying to criticize. Canada doesn’t exist in some independent trade vacuum. Its prosperity is tied—permanently and deeply—to American consumers, American industries, and yes, American political will. If Carney wants to turn his back on that, he’d better have a Plan B… and spoiler: a handshake with Xi Jinping doesn’t count.
Maybe next time he wants to criticize U.S. policy, he should do it without biting the hand that feeds him.
