Playbook Canada

The U.S. strikes back, Canada holds its fire | David Cohen

The U.S. strikes back at Canada's counter-tariffs. Nick Taylor-Vaisey and Mickey Djuric sift through the government's response, the politics at play and how one company w

Damien Kurek on why Alberta feels unheard

The Alberta MP who stepped aside for Pierre Poilievre in Battle River—Crowfoot sits down with Mickey Djuric to tackle the big questions facing the country: What does it m

Carney and the politics of concessions

Mark Carney faces a political conundrum: Canadians are in no mood for concessions, but dealing with Washington demands some flexibility. How does he show Canada he's stan

Ian Brodie on the right, and very wrong, way to engage Alberta

Next up in our summer series looking at the separatism movement in Alberta, Ian Brodie. The first chief of staff to former prime minister Stephen Harper weighs in on the

Separatism becomes Alberta's forever wedge | Jason Kenney

Former Alberta premier Jason Kenney joins the pod for a candid conversation about patriotism in a time of separatism. Kenney describes the movement as a “perfect umbrella

Alberta debates, investment waits | Deborah Yedlin

Nick Taylor-Vaisey and Mickey Djuric speak with Calgary Chamber CEO Deborah Yedlin for a frontline read on Alberta’s shifting mood — from standing ovations for Mark Carne

Danielle Smith, national unity champion? | Jenni Byrne talks Alberta separatism

Canada's premiers gather in Charlottetown just as President Trump threatens new 50 per cent tariffs. They say they're united, but Doug Ford is pushing for retaliation, an

Don’t say, “We gave you a pipeline” | Martha Hall Findlay on separatism in Alberta

Playbook Canada launches a special summer series on Alberta’s fight with Ottawa. First up, Martha Hall Findlay. The Alberta government has asked the University of Calgary

Yahoo, Canada! | Stampede politics, plus 200 seconds with Corey Hogan

Cowboy hats, cowboy boots and big buckles: Nick Taylor-Vaisey and Mickey Djuric record on location at the Calgary Stampede, where this year’s celebrations are politically

Patriotism gets a Canadian reset | POLITICO’s pollster brings the numbers

A new POLITICO international poll finds voters everywhere fed up with their incumbents. Not in Canada. Nick Taylor-Vaisey and Mickey Djuric talk to Seb Wride of Public Fi

Jeremy Hansen on moon joy and cancel culture

A special summer edition of Playbook Canada: Canadian astronaut Jeremy Hansen, fresh off flying around the moon on Artemis II, joins Nick Taylor-Vaisey and Mickey Djuric

Carney rode the wave Trump never saw coming | Melissa Lantsman talks Jays

Mark Carney went from the candidate nobody thought could win to majority prime minister in little more than a year. A new POLITICO Magazine feature co-authored by our own

Poilievre called Canada broken. Now he’s selling hope | John Concannon

Pierre Poilievre skips the governor general's installation and heads to Calgary with a new pitch: project hope, not project fear. Nick Taylor-Vaisey and Mickey Djuric bre

Recession obsession | Plus, an insider’s guide to Ottawa

The recession debate has taken over Parliament Hill, and Pierre Poilievre wants Mark Carney to wear it. Nick Taylor-Vaisey and Mickey Djuric dissect the fight over the ex

Special edition: AI can boost Canada’s struggling economy | Google economist Fabien Curto Millet

A special edition of Playbook Canada: Google chief economist Fabien Curto Millet was in Toronto for Tech Week, and he sat down for a conversation that ran well past our u

Goodbye Steven Guilbeault, hello razor-thin majority | A Politico Paris Pod

Steven Guilbeault resigns from the Liberal caucus over the government's diluted climate plans — and he's not alone, with 14 Liberal MPs signing an anonymous letter critic

Little irritants, big deadline | Erin O'Toole

Little irritants are piling up ahead of the July 1 USMCA deadline: a suspended defense board, revived potato tensions, mushrooms duties and renewed attacks on the Online

A deal for Alberta | Cabinet shuffle whispers

A grand bargain between Ottawa and Edmonton appears to be taking shape, and details leaking out of Alberta connect carbon, pipelines and national unity. As Carney's Cabin

Inside the trade talk collapse | Susan Holt

U.S. Ambassador Pete Hoekstra pulls back the curtain on why Canada-U.S. trade talks fell apart in October: Danielle Smith keynotes the Canada Strong and Free conference i

Is Carney eyeing Rideau Hall for his official residence? | Soraya Martinez Ferrada

A decision on 24 Sussex is coming, raising questions about where Mark Carney will end up living: The Spring Economic Update was called boring, but buried inside it is a p