Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney stands in New York, smiling, as he pledges C$100 million to Gaza and the West Bank. That brings Canada past C$600 million in taxpayer money since October 2023, sent to a territory where Hamas still has its hand on what ends up where.
C$20 million of the package goes to training Palestinian police. A year ago, the same man recognized a Palestinian state on the condition of reforms that never came. He admits the two-state solution is further away than ever. And he pays anyway. This is about applause in the UN hall.
Carney simply picked up where Trudeau left off.
Trudeau said early on that Canada could become the world's first postnational state, a country with no core identity. He meant it. Immigration was pushed to levels the housing market and healthcare system couldn't carry, and ordinary Canadians were told their concern was the problem.
A country that isn't allowed to say who it is cannot hold together.
Carney is more polished. The banker from Goldman Sachs and two central banks. Same direction. His loyalty lies with international forums, not with the people paying the bill.
Meanwhile antisemitism hits record highs in Canadian cities, and the divide between groups grows deeper every year.
The same pattern repeats across Europe. Leaders who preach values from the podium and hollow them out at home. They call it compassion. Their own people pay the price.
A nation that won't defend its foundation falls apart. Canada is well on its way.