Skating even deeper into Canadian politics, Wayne’s World star Mike Myers at present formally endorsed incumbent Prime Minister Mark Carney, bodychecked Conservative Opposition chief Pierre Poilievre & robustly flew the Maple Leaf flag within the face of Donald Trump.
Within the second marketing campaign advert in simply over as many days with a Group Canada hockey jersey carrying Myers and Carney patriotically chatting rink facet, the longtime US resident instructed the brand new PM how a lot he hates “bullies.”
With out mentioning the tariff imposing and sovereignty threatening Donald Trump by title, Myers goes on to say” “That is what I can’t stand on the earth, and we’re the nation that stands as much as bullies.’ After a “yeah” from former Financial institution of Canada and former Financial institution of England boss Carney, the ex-SNL forged member provides: “I hope, and I do know that you’ll, however I hope we proceed to be the great guys.”
Getting an official endorsement from the suburban Toronto-born Myers within the 2-minute spot, a stilted Carney asks Emmy winner Myers, “What does Canada imply to you?” Myers shoots again: “Canada means the whole lot. I wouldn’t be something with out Canada.”
Try the advert, the place Myers amongst different issues, decries Poilievre‘s plan to defund public broadcaster CBC as “unsuitable,” right here:
Simply two weeks into Carney changing Justin Trudeau as chief of the ruling Liberal Get together, and in the future into an election the federal government seemed sure simply two months in the past to lose to ballot main Poilievre, Myers’ “elbows up” March 1 battle cry on Saturday Evening Stay has thrust the actor proper into the center of the marketing campaign. With NHL legend and “Mr. Hockey” Gordie Howe’s motto taking an more and more nationalistic Canada by storm, Myers first appeared with Carney in a March 22 video with “By no means 51” on the again of his jersey.
Posted on social media in each English and French, the primary advert has drawn over 12 million viewers the previous language and 565,000 viewers within the latter, Taken collectively, these numbers equal over 25% of Canada’s complete inhabitants.
Each the earlier video and the one launched at present have been pre-recorded final week in Ottawa earlier than the ballot surging Carney seize ahold of the anti-Trump sentiment and referred to as the extensively anticipated election on March 23. Canadians will vote on April 28 in a race that proper now has the Liberals and the Conservatives in a lifeless warmth.
Earlier than that vote, sources inform me, you possibly can anticipate to see the WME-repped Myers popping up once more for Group Carney.
