Canadian comedian Mike Myers joined Canadian Prime Minister Mike Carney in a pro-Canada ad after President Trump’s calls for Canada to become the 51st state.
Mike Myers called on Canadians to “elbow up” in a Liberal Party election ad, seemingly taking a jab at US President Donald Trump. The Canadian-American comedian, who grew up in Toronto and now lives in New York City, appeared in Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney’s campaign spot on Saturday. Standing outside an ice hockey rink, he asked Carney: “Will there always be a Canada?”
“There will always be a Canada,” Carney responded.
“Elbows up,” Myers replied — a reference to the hockey term popularized by Canadian ice hockey player Gordie Howe, which has become a rallying cry among Canadians against Trump’s tariff threats.
Myers, famous for movies like “Austin Powers” and “Wayne’s World,” used the phrase in an appearance on “Saturday Night Live” earlier this month. Now-former Prime Minister Justin Trudeau also used it in a speech at the Liberal leadership convention, which marked his transition out of office after 10 years. As Myers turned to the ice hockey game, the back of his jersey read “Never 51,” a rebuke of Trump’s calls for Canada to become the 51st US state. Carey, an economist who succeeded Trudeau as prime minister and leader of the Liberal Party earlier in March, seized upon that message in a Sunday speech and called a snap election on April 28th.