Comedian Mike Myers joined Liberal Leader Mark Carney in a video taking aim at growing pressures from the U.S.Supplied
Canadian comedian Mike Myers has joined Liberal Leader Mark Carney in a video taking aim at U.S. President Donald Trump’s repeated threat of making Canada the 51st state.
In the video – posted on social media on Saturday, a day before the federal election was called – Mr. Carney is donning a Team Canada jersey and watching over a hockey practice. Mr. Myers then shows up in the same jersey – the back, notably, says “Never 51″ – and gets grilled over living in the U.S.
Mr. Carney then administers a lengthy test on Mr. Myers’s Canadian knowledge (”What were the names of Mr. Dressup’s two puppet friends?” “Casey and Finnegan.” “What are the two seasons in Toronto?” “Winter and construction.”), before accepting the comedian’s Canadian-ness.
Mr. Myers then asks if there “will always be a Canada,” and Mr. Carney assures him there will, before the pair end the meeting with a signature “elbows up.”
The expression – an old hockey expression, hence the video’s setting – has since become a rallying cry for Canadians angry at Mr. Trump’s trade war and annexation threats.
Earlier this month, Mr. Myers, 61, made a guest appearance on Saturday Night Live, playing Elon Musk. At the end of the show, he wore a “Canada is not for sale” T-shirt and repeated the “elbows up” motion as the credits rolled.
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On Sunday, Mr. Carney asked Governor-General Mary Simon to dissolve Parliament and call an election, which is set to take place April 28.
Mark Carney on Sunday called a snap election for April 28, saying he needed a strong mandate to deal with the threat posed by U.S. President Donald Trump.
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