Does Mark Carney’s climate agenda risk trading economic vitality for ideologically driven globalism?

By Probe International

Michelle Stirling, researcher, writer and communications manager for Friends of Science Society, joins Brave New Normal and host Jason James to explore Mark Carney’s climate vision for Canada.

In Brief

A recent total blackout in Spain and Portugal—linked to their reliance on renewables—exposes the fragility of decarbonized grids. The collapse left citizens without power, communication, or access to digital currency, underscoring the dangers of prioritizing ideology over resilience. The incident serves as a cautionary tale for Canada, where new Prime Minister Mark Carney’s proposed national grid risks similar vulnerabilities.

A key point highlighted by the discussion concerns the claim by guest Michelle Stirling that Canada’s new prime minister plans to transform the country into a global carbon trading nexus under Article 6 of the Paris Agreement. Stirling connects this strategy to Carney’s alliances with influential networks such as Goldman Sachs and King Charles’ Terra Carta, alongside his haste to stabilize carbon markets post-Trump’s climate policy retreat. The plan, warns Stirling, risks legitimizing greenwashing and deepening energy inequality.

Carney, she says, is a “globalist javelin” planted as the “last line of defense”—like a “bishop” to Donald Trump’s “king”— to ensure the net-zero agenda survives Trump’s “wrecking ball” to dismantle the United States’ “climate cult”.

Framing climate ideology as incompatible with local prosperity, the focus turns to Alberta’s separatist momentum and conservative surges in the West, developments that signal a rebellion against centralized green governance.

The country’s conflicted energy landscape is further complicated by environmental NGOs (ENGOs) that increasingly operate as unaccountable shadow policymakers, says Stirling. Their disproportionate sway, she asserts, stems from deep financial ties to foreign donors (e.g., ClimateWorks, Pew Charitable Trusts) and federal grants. Championing policies that lock away 30% of land and veto energy projects, these groups stifle access to critical minerals and infrastructure development, often cloaked in the rhetoric of biodiversity preservation.

Carney’s climate vision, while framed as progressive, risks sacrificing prosperity for globalist ideals. The path forward, Stirling argues, demands pragmatic energy policies, transparency in ENGO funding, and respect for regional autonomy—or Canada’s unity may unravel.

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