Playbook Canada

Mark Carney on Trump, Ukraine — and those Brooks Brothers shirts

Nick Taylor-Vaisey and Brussels Playbook host Zoya Sheftalovich sit down with Prime Minister Mark Carney for a feature interview on Canada’s developing relationship with

Tune in Saturday, you won't want to miss it!

Nick Taylor-Vaisey and Mickey Djuric drop into your feed to say we’ve bumped the usual Thursday episode to Saturday morning, but we promise, it will be worth the wait. We

Danielle Smith on the ropes

Alberta’s referendum is over. Danielle Smith’s fight inside her own party is just beginning. Nick Taylor-Vaisey and Mickey Djuric discuss what’s next for a premier who’s

Bonus Episode: In depth with Avi Lewis

NDP Leader Avi Lewis joins Nick Taylor-Vaisey for a bonus episode of “Playbook Canada.” In a wide-ranging interview, they discuss the prime minister’s popularity, fishbow

We need to talk about Alberta

Mickey Djuric joins Nick Taylor-Vaisey from Calgary to discuss the stakes in Alberta’s referendum debate and where things go after Monday's vote. They hear from key playe

Inside Canada’s EU glow-up

A leaked draft offers a peek at an EU-Canada relationship. Or is it a partnership? Just don’t call it associate membership. Guest host Camille Gijs, POLITICO’s senior tra

PQ flirts with a majority in Quebec election

Today on Playbook Canada, poll analyst Philippe J. Fournier joins Nick Taylor-Vaisey to discuss the ups and — for Christine Fréchette — serious downs of the Quebec electi

Opportunity knocks. Eby answers | Plus, Dan Albas

Nick Taylor-Vaisey and Mickey Djuric connect the players and politics moving between Ottawa and British Columbia’s snap election. Ambassador-designate Jonathan Wilkinson

Canada has its Europe moment

Today on Playbook Canada, Politico’s Jack Blanchard borrows Mickey Djuric’s chair to speak with Nick Taylor Vaisey about the Canada-EU lovefest inside the European Parlia

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