And I'm not here to suggest that that's what Carney was saying, but there was a line where he said corporations and countries, and we cannot allow corporations to acquire the same power as nation states. When you do, it is inherently autocratic because Corporations are self driven. They often have one CEO at the top, and they are unelected, not transparent, and they are driven towards profit maximization, even if it oftentimes means at the cost of human rights, ethical standards, what have you, and workers rights, poor wages. And that is why nation states and democracies need to prevail. And so that is why I again, I think it's important to be realistic about it and to be … (1:13:10–1:13:30)
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