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By GERMANIA RODRIGUEZ POLEO, CHIEF U.S. REPORTER Published: 14:50 BST, 8 April 2025 | Updated: 15:43 BST, 8 April 2025
Canada’s new prime minister, Mark Carney, has been likened to Marie Antoinette after he admitted he doesn’t do his own grocery shopping.’I have to give you a strange answer, because as prime minister, I no longer buy strawberries and all that. Someone does it for me,’ the liberal said when asked if he still buys US food products.Andrew Scheer, a conservative member of Parliament, took the opportunity to slam Carney, writing: ‘Move over, Marie Antoinette!’ The parliamentarian’s fellow conservatives quickly piled on on Carney, accusing the former banker of being out of touch. ‘Carney tried to make it sound like this is because he’s PM. Yet, Carney was only sworn in as PM 3 weeks ago,’ said conservative senator Denise Batters.’I bet he has never done his own grocery shopping,’ wrote X user Bijan Daei. However, many X users disagreed with the backlash against Carney, arguing it is normal for a man of Carney’s position not to do his own grocery shopping.One X user wrote: ‘Andrew, I would rather our PM be “out of touch” than cost tax payers tens of thousands of dollars in personal security every time he fancies a parfait.’ Canada’s new prime minster has been likened to Marie Antoinette after he admitted he does not do his own groceries Andrew Scheer, a conservative member of Parliament, took the opportunity to slam Carney Another said: ‘Breaking News… No Prime Minster does their own Groceries… Opposition Party Leader doesn’t do their own Groceries.’A third added: ‘I hope the PM has better s*** to do with his time.’Carney, a former two-time central banker in Canada and the UK, has become prime minister as the country is embroiled in a trade war with the US.The 59-year-old was sworn in last month after the resignation of Justin Trudeau. Carney ran the Bank of Canada from 2008 to 2013 and the Bank of England from 2013 to 2020. After helping Canada manage the worst impacts of the 2008 financial crisis, he was recruited to become the first non-Brit to run the Bank of England since it was founded in 1694.In 2020, he began serving as the United Nations’ special envoy for climate action and finance.Carney is a former Goldman Sachs executive. He worked for 13 years in London, Tokyo, New York and Toronto, before being appointed deputy governor of the Bank of Canada in 2003. He has no previous experience in politics.Canada will hold elections on April 28 and his chances of remaining the nation’s leader have increased. Many took to X to defend Carney, arguing it’s normal for prime ministers to not do their own grocery shopping Carney was sworn in last month after the resignation of Justin TrudeauThe governing Liberals appeared poised for a historic election defeat this year until president Donald Trump declared a trade war. He has repeatedly said Canada should become the 51st US state and has acknowledged he’s upended Canadian politics. Trump’s almost daily attacks on Canada’s sovereignty have infuriated Canadians and led to a surge in Canadian nationalism that has bolstered Liberal poll numbers.’They want our resources. They want our water. They want our land. They want our country. Never,’ Carney said at a rally in Newfoundland.The opposition Conservatives hoped to make the election about Trudeau, whose popularity declined as food and housing prices rose and immigration surged. But after decades of bilateral stability, the vote is now expected to focus on who is best equipped to deal with Trump.
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Canada’s new Liberal prime minister likened to Marie Antoinette after being asked about grocery shopping
