Daily reminder that the elbows up movement is about supporting Canadian businesses and products, something that should be non-partisan.
If you have a negative perception and like to sarcastically crack jokes about it, its because your algorithm has exposed you to American/Russian propaganda and you bought it, and are now doing their work for them by actively trying to shit on the movement
What an absurd take, it was an LPC campaign slogan that morphed into a dog whistle for boomers and LPC sycophants. It also helped our Canadian corporate monopolies ramp up price gouging because "patriotism". Now your grocery prices are up 7% per month and anyone that criticises this is somehow anti-Canadian.
Coined by Mike Myers on SNL and gained momentum as grass roots effort from there.
Of course co-opted by goofy politicians, both left and right.
This effort and slogan has virtually nothing to do with the corporate price gouging that has been going on for years, and would be almost objectively worse under the even more corporate favouring conservatives...
"Coined by Mike Myers on SNL and gained momentum as grass roots effort from there"
Yes it's a well known hockey term that was used by the LPC in a campaign video featuring Mike Meters and Mark Carney. This proves my point.
"the corporate price gouging that has been going on for years, and would be almost objectively worse under the even more corporate favouring conservatives"
We aren't in that situation, the LPC has been in power for the last ten years.
Overall? That insulting the elbows up movement is harmful to the Canadian economy, and potentially our sovereignty.
To your last comment specifically?
That you are objectively wrong that its a Liberal or Carney slogan. Sure, he used it to gain political support, just as many politicians did, including Doug Ford.
Also that your complaints and connections of elbows up to the last decade of price gouging (primarly began with COVID), has anything to do with each other, or that the same price gouging you're complaining about wouldn't WITH CERTAINTY, be worse under the government who consistently further prioritizes corporate profits even more than the Liberals do
"That you are objectively wrong that it's a Liberal or Carney slogan. Sure, he used it to gain political support, just as many politicians did, including Doug Ford."
I don't live in Ontario or care about Doug Ford. The second part of your statement here contradicts the first. Thank you for illustrating my point.
Again, the conservatives aren't in power. Your last point is speculative and irrelevant because the liberals are currently in power. Thanks in part to their brilliant "elbows up" ad buy.
Do you not remember the campaign video of Meyers and Carney at the hockey arena? It literally had a disclaimer at the end that tags it as political advertising in the service of the LPC election campaign.
It began with people disgusted with the US annexation threats being awoken to the importance to buy Canadian. It had no name at this time.
Eventually Mike Myers mouthed Elbows Up on a SNL outro.
Later, Carney capitalized on the popularity of the movement and used it as a slogan.
Following that, Mike Myers agreed to do a political ad with Carney because he believed what the VAST majority of Canadians believed in that moment; that Carney was far better equipped to handle the moment our country was facing.
Again, none of this negates the importance of the movement, and none of it excuses the brain dead butthurt conservative attempts to undermine it.
I was responding to the other user but I'll address your other comment here.
From what I can tell the point you are trying to make is that it was a non-partisan slogan. I believe we've shown that this is incorrect by pointing out that the slogan was used to bolster support for Carney during the election using campaign ads bought by the Liberal Party of Canada.
As I've said elsewhere, if something is happening, and a politician attempts to capitalize on the popularity of that thing, do they now own it, and all previous good done by it is erased from reality? Should we stop doing the thing that is objectively good and helpful because a politician we don't like has co-opted a slogan?
Second, many conservative leaders also jumped on the bandwagon.
Third, imagine if Millhouse had done so and also adopted the slogan instead of stalling and towing the line for so long and throwing away the election. He may have actually won as originally projected.
Both the SNL episode and the Carney ad buy came out in March of last year. If you're trying to separate the two sure, you're allowed to do that. Either way by the end of March it's still a LPC ad buy, that's not up for debate.
I think I already illustrated one thing about the movement that is not good. Whether we agree with the ad buy or not, it's certainly okay to question our support for it. It's especially ok to hold government accountable.
Your preoccupation with the conservatives is your own thing. Not sure what else to say other than remind you that they aren't the ones in power. The LPC formed government, our criticisms towards government should be directed towards them.
Not the Russian bot cope lmao the Russians can’t even win a war against the most corrupt country in europe but somehow they have this sophisticated bot network influencing the thoughts and minds of every western country.
Calling everyone you don’t agree with a Russian bot or nazi isn’t going to change anyone’s mind, it’s doing more harm than good. This refusal to acknowledge anyone else’s opinions or beliefs is why the left wing is losing the culture war
Hey, funny I type russian and here you are, a 1 day old account, coming to defend Russian bots? Super funny and clearly not the exact type of psyop propaganda I'm referring to
If I truly was a Russian bot would I be making fun of them for not being able to win a war against Ukraine? Just delusional lmao Russia is done as a political adversary after their showing in Ukraine they clearly are too drunk to do anything
Well when your comments make you indistinguishable from what bots would say it doesn't really matter to the world of you are or aren't.
But yeah, also "casually" framing Ukraine as the most corrupt country is precisely what a Russian bot would do. Attempting to make Russia look harmless is probably also what a Russian bot would do.
Done arguing with bot/bot level intelligence human programmed with things to say by bots
I don't understand why you're downvoted. For some reason, so many people in this subreddit seem to have zero problem following along with or parroting talking points spread by dudes wearing EMR camo
If you ever get captured in a war with the US, make sure to surrender with your hands in the air, ELBOWS ALL THE WAY UP, and saying elbows up like a broken record player!
This was literally the liberal government’s slogan in the 2025 election. They made it political.
The liberal government is the only party that actually supports this ban. The Conservatives and NDP are both actively against this.
As for supporting Canadian businesses, that is something that is non partisan. If I were to write “buy Canadian” then go ahead, criticize me. But don’t come after me after I literally used the Liberal’s slogan.
If 20 million people engage in an activity that helps our country, and then some politicians capitalize on its popularity to curry votes, does that negate the value of the original activism?
Does being sarcastic, and attempting to attack the premise of the movement likely lead to some people losing hope or effort in this cause?
First one is no, second one is yes.
It's why I'm commenting. Commenting to help dispel propaganda and try to unite Canadians in a inargueably important cause for our nation isn't "coming after you". Perhaps it's feels that way on your side of the propaganda.
It became a team sport once the liberals wanted to criminalize hundreds of thousands of Canadian gun owners for political brownie points. f carney, the liberals, trudeau and a bunch of the previous safety ministers.
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u/HootieHO Mar 01 '26
Daily reminder that the elbows up movement is about supporting Canadian businesses and products, something that should be non-partisan.
If you have a negative perception and like to sarcastically crack jokes about it, its because your algorithm has exposed you to American/Russian propaganda and you bought it, and are now doing their work for them by actively trying to shit on the movement