Carney's First Year: Mixed Reviews on Affordability & Foreign Relations

0:00A fresh poll from the Angus Reed Institute drops some real talk on Prime Minister Mark Carney's first year in office. Canadians are giving his government a passing grade on international relations, but it's bombing hard on affordability. Folks say the team's handling foreign affairs okay, especially with the U.S. but the cost of living and housing? Total let down. That election last spring was all about the trade war with President Donald Trump and those wild tariffs shaking things up. Many state ahead in polls as the guy best equipped to deal with it, especially with the Canada-US-Mexico-Agrima review coming up in July. Now check the reactions, 52% of Canadians rank cutting living costs as the top priority way above U.S. relations at just 31%. 70% feel the Liberals fell short on everyday expenses, and 67% say the same about housing affordability. Meanwhile, 59% approve of their defense moves, finally hitting that 2% of GDP NATO target

1:00Dig deeper and housing starts drop 6% last month, despite big promises to ramp up building like never since World War II. On the bright side, 56% think Carney's nailing the Trump dynamic, 64% like the boost to Canada's global rep, and 57% back the push to diversify trade. He's jetted to 25 countries on 17 trips since March 2025, even patching things up in China and India. These approvals sits at 58%, beating out one year marks for Harper, Martin, and Moroni. But 42% say, Canada's off track split even on whether promises are kept. With cost of living gripes loudest from conservatives, it'll be key to watch how this plays out heading into tougher economic talks. That's your Canada News Today update, AI powered and always on.