Mike Myers Boosts “Good Guys” Canada As Election Kicks Off; Endorses PM Mark Carney, Praises CBC

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Skating adjacent deeper into Canadian politics, Wayne’s World prima Mike Myers contiguous officially endorsed incumbent Prime Minister Mark Carney, bodychecked Conservative Opposition person Pierre Poilievre & robustly flew the Maple Leaf emblem successful the look of Donald Trump.

In the 2nd run advertisement successful conscionable implicit arsenic galore days with a Team Canada hockey jersey wearing Myers and Carney patriotically chatting rink side, the longtime US nonmigratory told the caller PM however overmuch helium hates “bullies.”

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Without mentioning the tariff imposing and sovereignty threatening Donald Trump by name, Myers goes connected to say” “This is what I can’t basal successful the world, and we’re the state that stands up to bullies.’ After a “yeah” from erstwhile Bank of Canada and erstwhile Bank of England brag Carney, the ex-SNL formed subordinate adds: “I hope, and I cognize that you will, but I anticipation we proceed to beryllium the bully guys.”

Getting an authoritative endorsement from the suburban Toronto-born Myers successful the 2-minute spot, a stilted Carney asks Emmy victor Myers, “What does Canada mean to you?” Myers shoots back: “Canada means everything. I wouldn’t beryllium thing without Canada.”

Check retired the ad, wherever Myers among different things, decries Poilievre‘s program to defund nationalist broadcaster CBC arsenic “wrong,” here:

Just 2 weeks into Carney replacing Justin Trudeau arsenic person of the ruling Liberal Party, and 1 time into an predetermination the authorities looked definite conscionable 2 months agone to suffer to canvass starring Poilievre, Myers’ “elbows up” March 1 conflict outcry connected Saturday Night Live has thrust the histrion close into the bosom of the campaign. With NHL fable and “Mr. Hockey” Gordie Howe’s motto taking an progressively nationalistic Canada by storm, Myers archetypal appeared with Carney successful a March 22 video with “Never 51” connected the backmost of his jersey.

Posted connected societal media successful some English and French, the archetypal advertisement has drawn implicit 12 cardinal viewers the erstwhile connection and 565,000 viewers successful the latter, Taken together, those numbers adjacent implicit 25% of Canada’s full population.

Both the erstwhile video and the 1 released contiguous were pre-recorded past week successful Ottawa earlier the canvass surging Carney drawback ahold of the anti-Trump sentiment and called the wide anticipated predetermination connected March 23. Canadians volition ballot connected April 28 successful a contention that close present has the Liberals and the Conservatives successful a dormant heat.

Before that vote, sources archer me, you tin expect to spot the WME-repped Myers popping up again for Team Carney.

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