Decoding Carney’s ‘meanness’; no more ‘decolonize’ nonsense on Canada Day; and more

Prime Minister Mark Carney speaks during question period in the House of Commons on Parliament Hill in Ottawa on Tuesday, June 9, 2026. Photo by HYUNGCHEOL PARK/Postmedia

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It’s Monday, June 29. Here are the top stories we’re following today.

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Is Mark Carney bringing ‘mean’ back?: Full Comment podcast

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The prime minister’s defenders say any perceived “meanness” as a boss is just his high performance expectations. But as our Political Hack panel looks back on the parliamentary sitting just ended, they question Carney’s own performance.

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The Canadian flag flies atop the Peace Tower at the Parliament buildings in Ottawa. Photo by Errol McGihon/Postmedia

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Caroline Elliott: For Canada Day, give the ‘decolonize’ nonsense a rest

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“We have just one day a year dedicated to the celebration of the free, democratic, tolerant country our predecessors built for us, and plenty of other days each year to focus on the endless social justice causes favoured by politicians on the left,” writes Elliott.

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Jesse Marsch, head coach of Canada, celebrates after his side’s first goal during the FIFA World Cup 2026 Round Of 32 match between South Africa and Canada at Los Angeles Stadium on June 28, 2026 in Inglewood, Calif. Photo by Fran Santiago/Getty Images

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Scott Stinson: How head coach Jesse Marsch became Canada’s favourite arrogant American

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Since he was hired, “Marsch has continued to be one of the more pro-Canada Americans,” Stinson says. He has criticized the Trump administration’s treatment of Canada and sings every word of our national anthem before matches. “He might be a brash American, but he’s our brash American now.”

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Human rabies is very rare but is almost always fatal if left untreated. Photo by Peter Scott/Pexels

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Ontario boy died after a bat sat on his face. There were no visible bites

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The boy’s family reported that while staying in a northern Ontario cottage, he had been awoken by a bat on his nose and mouth. He swatted the bat off his face and because the boy had no visible bites and the bat had not been behaving erratically, the parents did not seek medical attention.

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After a year of U.S. President Donald Trump’s “51st state nonsense,” the number of Canadians who say they are “very” or “somewhat” proud to be a Canadian has gone up to 84 per cent. Photo by Dale Carruthers/The London Free Press/Postmedia/File

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One in four Canadians aren’t confident that Canada will still be a country in 50 years

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Most Canadians are confident that Canada’s borders and provinces will exist as they are now in 50 years, but that varies by party support. Only 58% of Conservative voters say they are confident in Canada’s future, while 91% of Liberal supporters, and even 66% of separatist Bloc Québécois supporters, say they are confident of national unity.

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