Matthew examines how Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney has paired an 18-month austerity rampage with approval ratings near 60%.Centralized power, new surveillance and protest laws, refugee restrictions, public-service cuts, a tripling of the military budget, climate rollbacks, a seeming refusal to protect the basics of Medicare. Why do so many people love him?Carney's appeal and ability to absorb critique rests on more than managerial competence. A devout Catholic, Carney manages to make many people feel like they should be respectful and polite and not make a fuss during the high mass of finance, in which crisis is transformed into eternal life. Matthew traces Carney's low-key Catholicism through the Pope Francis parable that opens Value(s), his role in the Vatican-backed Council for Inclusive Capitalism, and his practice of the Ignatian daily examen, and how he appeals to medieval canonists as forerunners of stakeholder capitalism. Show NotesPrime Minister of Canada – Statement on the passing of Pope FrancisOpen Canada – Book Review: Value(s)Vatican – Pope Francis to the Members of the Council for Inclusive Capitalism (11 November 2019)The Catholic Register – The Catholic or the Davos Man?The Catholic Register – Carney can confirm his Catholic credentialsThe Catholic Register – A little Catholic, a bit DavosAPTN – Former day school students say Robert Carney was their principalGreenpeace Canada – Carney's bills explained: C-2, C-12, C-8 and C-9The Hub – The Carney government's expanding power to identify Canadians onlineLittler – Bill C-39 and federal collective bargainingNational Observer – Budget vows to cut 40,000 jobs from public service by 2029Environmental Defence – Carbon pricing rollback undermines climate goalsPBI USA – Canadian company equips ICE with armored vehiclesCTV – Canada supports U.S. strikes on Iran "with regret"Religion News Service – Pope Leo calls just war theory "outdated"Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices