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Carney has room to act decisively, and so he must. We cannot afford to take half-measures in protecting Canada from U.S. President Donald Trump鈥檚 erratic lurchings, or in building a more resilient and independent nation, revivifying our sluggish economy and healing our divided country.

Ambition was one of three values Carney touted in his victory speech on election night, and rightly so.聽The challenge will be in reconciling ambition with Carney鈥檚 second value, unity 鈥� in boldly pushing forward聽despite regional rifts,聽economic uncertainty and the vulnerabilities wrought by Trump鈥檚 trade war.聽Indeed, amid compounding geographic, generational and ideological divides, unity has never been more important.

Perhaps Carney鈥檚 third stated value, humility, is the key. In government, a willingness to learn from partners and political opponents alike is rare, and the ability to do so without becoming mired in endless performative consultations rarer still. Yet both will be integral to achieving the goals that Carney has set for Canada.

Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre鈥檚 sophomoric slogans and divisive rhetoric were ultimately ill-suited to the political moment. But not long ago, and for a long time before that, Poilievre seemed poised to become prime minister, largely owing to his ability to apprehend the frustrations of the electorate and expose the failure of the previous Liberal government to address them.聽Carney聽will not succeed in his plans to 鈥渂uild, baby, build,鈥� or in any of his other聽ambitions,聽if聽he ignores the bread-and-butter issues 鈥� affordability, economic聽insecurity,聽public safety 鈥� that filled the聽reservoir of unrest Poilievre deftly tapped into.聽And he cannot ignore the persistent聽intergenerational inequities and聽Western alienation that threaten to tear our country apart, or at least weaken our defences against Trump鈥檚 aggression.

Those vexed by the inanities of hyper-partisanship were likely encouraged by the concession speeches of Carney鈥檚 rivals, all of whom seemed to understand that this is not a moment for partisan point-scoring but for unity and collaboration. Carney鈥檚聽pledge to work 鈥渃onstructively with all parties across Parliament鈥� was most welcome, as was his vow to work聽in partnership with provinces,聽territories聽and Indigenous peoples, as well as business and civil society.

Such is the oft-promised yet seldom-achieved聽intention聽of the newly elected. It makes for a difficult enough to-do list in normal times.聽And these, as Carney himself has warned,聽are not normal times. He knows that the consequences of Trump鈥檚 tariff war will be economic pain,聽continued anxiety聽and necessary sacrifice. 鈥淲e have to look out for聽ourselves聽and, above all, we have to take care of each other,鈥澛爃e聽said, promising to be prime minister for all Canadians.

It will need all the skill, persistence,聽courage聽and creativity Carney can muster to take that spirit from the teleprompter to the communities that make up this vast country. The campaign trail exposed competing interests among the various provinces and generations, and the electoral map reveals聽deep divisions. Reconciling boldness and unity will require a prime minister who can listen with humility not only to those who endorsed the Liberal vision but also those for whom change meant something quite different.

It is easy to promise, as Carney has done, to聽be prime minister for all Canadians. It is much harder to deliver 鈥� yet Carney must do so. His government鈥檚 success, and the success of our country,聽depends on it.