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Playbook Canada

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52 episodes

Each week, POLITICO’s Nick Taylor-Vaisey and Mickey Djuric bring to life the stories that are driving the news in Ottawa and beyond — drawing on their deep reporting from Parliament Hill and across the provinces to reveal the characters and conflicts that are shaping Canada’s future.

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  1. Danielle Smith on the ropes

    · 30 min

    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 made all sides furious. Plus, Mark Carney is…

  2. Bonus Episode: In depth with Avi Lewis

    · 44 min

    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, fishbowl culture, how to talk to Albertans about oil,…

  3. We need to talk about Alberta

    · 35 min

    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 players, including separatist leader Mitch Sylvestre.…

  4. Inside Canada’s EU glow-up

    · 26 min

    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 trade reporter in Brussels, tells Nick…

  5. PQ flirts with a majority in Quebec election

    · 25 min

    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 election campaign. Fournier brings all the data to the…

  6. Opportunity knocks. Eby answers | Plus, Dan Albas

    · 28 min

    Nick Taylor-Vaisey and Mickey Djuric connect the players and politics moving between Ottawa and British Columbia’s snap election. Ambassador-designate Jonathan Wilkinson shares what’s next in Canada’s courtship with…

  7. Canada has its Europe moment

    · 26 min

    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 Parliament. They dissect the politics on both sides of…

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

    · 34 min

    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 with Bombardier in its name got caught in the…

  9. Damien Kurek on why Alberta feels unheard

    · 45 min

    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 mean to be Canadian? What does it mean to be…

  10. Carney and the politics of concessions

    · 25 min

    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 standing firm while keeping his options open with…

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

    · 26 min

    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 debate dividing his province. He explains why…

  12. Separatism becomes Alberta's forever wedge | Jason Kenney

    · 37 min

    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 for every obsession, paranoia and anxiety”…

  13. Alberta debates, investment waits | Deborah Yedlin

    · 29 min

    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 Carney to concerns that the referendum on a…

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

    · 29 min

    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, and Danielle Smith and Scott Moe are not…

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

    · 25 min

    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’s School of Public Policy to produce a study on…

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

    · 25 min

    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 charged amid sharp grievances. One test to be…

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

    · 23 min

    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 First about why Mark Carney is bucking the trend,…

  18. Jeremy Hansen on moon joy and cancel culture

    · 26 min

    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 for a five-chapter conversation. He talks about…

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

    · 29 min

    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 Nick Taylor-Vaisey traces how he pulled it off.…

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

    · 27 min

    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 break down his bid to talk Alberta separatists out…

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

    · 24 min

    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 exact meaning of two quarters of negative growth.…

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

    · 21 min

    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 usual 200 seconds. He makes the economic case for…

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

    · 21 min

    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 criticizing the Alberta pipeline deal. Mark Carney…

  24. Little irritants, big deadline | Erin O'Toole

    · 27 min

    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 Streaming Act. Nick Taylor-Vaisey and Mickey…

  25. A deal for Alberta | Cabinet shuffle whispers

    · 24 min

    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 Cabinet turns one, insiders are whispering about who…

  26. Inside the trade talk collapse | Susan Holt

    · 25 min

    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 in Ottawa, and the separatism question walks in…

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

    · 25 min

    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 political play targeting voters Poilievre thought…

  28. Special Edition: François-Philippe Champagne, beyond 200 seconds on uncertainty and the economy

    · 13 min

    On this special edition, Nick Taylor-Vaisey and Mickey Djuric speak with Finance Minister François-Philippe Champagne ahead of the release of his Spring Economic Update. They press him on how the government plans to…

  29. Is YouTube the new question period? | David Herle

    · 25 min

    Mark Carney and Pierre Poilievre take their rivalry off the Hill and onto YouTube. Nick Taylor-Vaisey and Mickey Djuric explore what it means when the House of Commons stops being the main event: The Carney government…

  30. Canada’s Conservatives and the search for meaning | Danielle Martin

    · 25 min

    Reaction to the Liberal majority ripples through the Conservative caucus as Nick Taylor-Vaisey and Mickey Djuric dig into what the result means inside the opposition benches. Carney and Poilievre present duelling…

  31. Carney’s big tent gets bigger | Philippe J. Fournier & Brian Gallant

    · 27 min

    POLITICO's Nick Taylor-Vaisey and Calder McHugh break down the latest Ottawa bombshell, as another Conservative MP crosses the floor to join Mark Carney’s Liberals ahead of the party’s convention in Montreal. Plus, a…

  32. Champagne problem | Sarah Chown

    · 24 min

    Hosts Nick Taylor-Vaisey and Mickey Djuric examine the latest developments in Canada’s deepening trade relationship with China, with Finance Minister François-Philippe Champagne and executives courting business in…

  33. Sell baby, sell: Inside Canada’s energy pitch | Heather McPherson

    · 26 min

    POLITICO’s Deborah Kahn joins from CERAWeek in Houston to unpack Canada’s latest pitch to the global energy market with hosts Nick Taylor-Vaisey and Mickey Djuric. Then, as the NDP prepares to elect a new leader, Nick…

  34. Is Trump making China great again?

    · 25 min

    Hosts Mickey Djuric and Nick Taylor-Vaisey invite “China watcher” Phelim Kine to the show to discuss a stunning new POLITICO poll. The survey of thousands of people in Canada, Germany, France, the U.K., and the United…

  35. How close is Carney to a majority?

    · 24 min

    Co-hosts Nick Taylor-Vaisey and Mickey Djuric talk through the latest floor crosser, Lori Idlout, who abandoned Canada's progressive party this week to join the Liberals. Nick reflects on his recent trip to Washington…

  36. Carney walks the Iran tightrope | Richard Madan

    · 23 min

    Co-hosts Nick Taylor-Vaisey and Mickey Djuric dig into the prime minister's latest thoughts on the strikes in the Middle East. Pierre Poilievre takes his first trip abroad as opposition leader and offers his best…

  37. Carney’s big trip, Gould’s tight ship | Karina Gould

    · 22 min

    Co-hosts Nick Taylor-Vaisey and Mickey Djuric break down Prime Minister Mark Carney’s latest global tour, starting with a politically delicate reset in India, followed by stops in Australia and Japan as Ottawa looks to…

  38. Cross-borders and floor crossers | Scott Aitchison

    · 23 min

    A new POLITICO/Public First poll finds what one pollster calls “a sort of unrequited hatred” shaping the Canada-U.S. relationship, with Canadians increasingly skeptical of Washington even as Americans maintain a warmer…

  39. 200 seconds with Canada's No. 1 sports fan | Adam van Koeverden

    · 26 min

    Secretary of State for Sport Adam van Koeverden joins Playbook Canada from the Winter Olympics in Milano Cortina, where he’s watching Team Canada compete and looking ahead to a potential Canada–U.S. hockey showdown.…

  40. Liberals flex, Conservatives reflect | Rachel Curran

    · 23 min

    It’s been referred to as “Harperpalooza” in Ottawa this week: a prolonged celebration of the 20th anniversary of Prime Minister Stephen Harper’s first election victory. Conservatives celebrated past glories at reunions…

  41. Election vibe check | Steven MacKinnon

    · 23 min

    Election vibes are back on Parliament Hill as Prime Minister Mark Carney rides a post-Davos bump and Conservative Party Leader Pierre Poilievre prepares for a critical leadership review. Government House Leader Steven…

  42. Carney’s global test | Philippe J. Fournier

    · 27 min

    At Davos, Mark Carney laid out Canada’s place in a volatile world. Playbook Canada examines the political moment at home and what comes next as MPs head back to the Hill. Then, forecaster Philippe J. Fournier, founder…

  43. Carney looks east, Trump looks north | Paul Wells

    · 23 min

    As Mark Carney heads to China and Donald Trump talks tough about Greenland, Canada’s place in a shifting world order feels constantly fragile. Veteran columnist Paul Wells and POLITICO’s China and Indo-Pacific affairs…

  44. Pipelines 'north, south, east and west' | Danielle Smith

    · 26 min

    Another floor-crosser brings Mark Carney within one vote of a majority, leaving Pierre Poilievre scrambling for a defense as questions mount about his grip on the Conservative caucus. Alberta Premier Danielle Smith…

  45. Trump’s man in Ottawa takes questions | Pete Hoekstra

    · 22 min

    Parliament may be heading into winter break, but a wave of ambassadorial openings in Washington, London and Brussels could upend the fragile political math for Prime Minister Mark Carney’s minority government. Nick and…

  46. Marc Miller tests Carney’s rules | R.J. Simpson

    · 22 min

    Mark Carney battles pipeline fallout and adds a new and potentially disruptive face to his Cabinet: Canadian Identity and Culture Minister Marc Miller. Then, Northwest Territories Premier R.J. Simpson joins the…

  47. Will Ottawa and Alberta call a truce? | Ryan Jespersen

    · 25 min

    Prime Minister Mark Carney and Alberta Premier Danielle Smith have come up with an energy deal that could reshape the relationship between Alberta and Ottawa. Playbook’s Nick Taylor-Vaisey and Mickey Djuric break down…

  48. Carney abroad, Trump on the back foot | Jamil Jivani

    · 23 min

    As Mark Carney takes his tenth trip to enlist “reliable partners” in the trade war and to ease Canada’s reliance on the United States, Donald Trump is feeling the burn from political setbacks across the border.…

  49. Carney’s hinge moment | Elizabeth May

    · 20 min

    Prime Minister Mark Carney enters a make-or-break confidence vote on Monday still short of support, all while projecting confidence and bypassing the U.N. COP climate summit. On this episode of the Playbook Canada…

  50. Budget, betrayal and bird flu | François-Philippe Champagne

    · 20 min

    Ottawa is abuzz after Conservative MP Chris d'Entremont crossed the floor Tuesday — and suddenly an outright majority for Prime Minister Mark Carney looks within reach. On this week's show, hosts Nick Taylor-Vaisey and…

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