Austin Powers star Mike Myers and Canadian PM Mark Carney blasted for dig at Trump: 'Ketchup chip nationalists'

People online have blasted Canadian comedian Mike Myers for his subtle dig at Donald Trumps plans to make the Maple Leaf nation Americas 51st state. 

The 61-year-old Austin Powers star appeared in a Liberal Party advert beside Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney, 60, who called a snap election on Sunday. 

The video showed Carney jokingly quizzing US-based Myers on Canadian stereotypes to test his patriotism while both wearing Canadian hockey team jerseys at an ice rink.

Myers passed the test before asking the Liberal Party leader, will there always be a Canada? to which Carney replied in the affirmative. 

The clip ended with the two saying elbows up, a hockey term which has become a symbol of Canadian resistance against Donald Trumps plans to annex their country. 

Carney has adopted the phrase for his campaign in a tight-run contest for Ottawa against the countrys Conservative Party. 

The Liberal Party is running on an anti-Trump platform after the American president launched a bitter trade war days after returning to the White House in January. 

Trump, 78, has threatened to annex the country amid bold territorial ambitions which have crippled relations between the US and Canada - while also leveling similar rhetoric against Greenland and Mexico. 

People online have blasted Canadian comedian Mike Myers for his subtle dig at Donald Trump s plans to make the Maple Leaf nation Americas 51st state. Myers, 61, appeared in a Liberal Party advert beside Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney, 60, ahead of next months election

Many conservative viewers slammed Myers for making comments about Canadas future

Trump has threatened to annex Canada amid bold territorial ambitions which have crippled relations between the countries - with similar rhetoric also leveled against Greenland 

In the advert, Carney tells Myers you live in the states, prompting their mock Canadian citizenship test. But many conservative viewers slammed Myers for making comments about Canadas future while not being a tax-paying citizen. 

Mike Myers and Mark Carney are Ketchup Chip Nationalists, conservative commentator Stephen Taylor wrote, referring to the potato chip snack strongly associated with Canadian culture. 

They wear Canada as a costume at parties with progressives in New York and London because they think it makes them interesting. To them, Canada is a collection of brand identifiers. To the rest of us, we live it every day.

Mike Myers hasnt paid taxes in Canada since 1988, one Canadian woman observed. When was the last time you paid taxes in Canada, Mark?

Another Canadian resident condemned the advert as nonsense while accusing Myers of virtue signaling.  

Like there are no well known Canadians to do a “skit” with; but then again I guess he may have been relevant when Carney actually lived in Canada and maybe cared about the country, she wrote on Elon Musk-owned platform X. 

I ignored the first Mike Myers ad. It was cringeworthy but I figured I wasn’t the target market. I actively despise the second one released today, another man said. 

One woman questioned why a celebrity had been recruited to advertise for the Liberal Party.  

Many conservative viewers slammed 61-year-old US-based Austin Powers star Myers for making comments about Canadas future in the Liberal Party advert released Monday 

Ummm Mike Myers is a funny guy, I like him. I dont though see him as any different then my uncle John in terms of having special insight in things politics, she wrote on X.

Why keep flaunting celebrities as if they are special? They are no more special then anyone else. Those who vote because some celebrity endorses them are low quality voters to begin with.

How much did they pay Mike Myers to come out of obscurity and endorse a globalist banker? another X user quipped. 

However, others praised the advert as the most Canadian thing ever. 

This ads a mainstream masterclass, one person commented. 

Mike "Elbows Up" Myers banters with PM Carney to remind Canadians we love Mr. Dressup, Hockey Night in Canada, and "Bud the Spud" more than hard right hate speech. Its bland, banal, and pleasant. Its also perfection.

One Canadian woman also claimed that Myers was such a patriot that he probably featured in the advert for free. 

Mike Myers is a Canadian patriot who literally wrote a book about how much he loves Canada, the diversity, progressivism and multiculturalism only a couple years ago, she wrote on X, referring to Myers 2016 bestseller called Canada. 

Guaranteed he not only did it for free but I bet it was his idea.

Carney is unelected - he was made leader of the Liberal Party after the previous Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau stepped down.  

He called a snap election on Sunday, saying he needed a strong mandate to deal with the threat that Trumps tariffs pose to the economy.

The next election was not due until October 20, but it will now go ahead before the end of next month on April 28, Carney said. 

Carney took a swipe at Trump during the announcement speech - saying the GOP leader has caused the most significant crisis of our lifetimes and threatened Canadian freedom. 

We are facing the most significant crisis of our lifetimes because of President Trumps unjustified trade actions and his threats to our sovereignty, Carney said.

There is so much more to do to secure Canada. To invest in Canada, to build Canada, to unite Canada. Thats why Im asking for a strong positive mandate from my fellow Canadians. 

Ive just requested that the Governor General dissolve Parliament and call an election for April 28th, and she has agreed, Carney told reporters after the Governor General - the personal representative of King Charles, Canadas head of state - approved his request for an election.

Carney, a former two-time central banker with no previous political or election campaign experience, captured the Liberal leadership two weeks ago by persuading party members he was the best person to tackle Trump.