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

An episode of [Playbook Canada](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1848760192), 4 Jun 2026, 24 min.

Audio: https://traffic.megaphone.fm/POLL5844212181.mp3

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. The Liberals move to reverse a rule forcing US streaming giants to fund Canadian content, one day after Dominic LeBlanc met Trump's trade rep in Washington. Plus a look inside the Senate before a tsunami of June bills rolls in. And a 200-second interview with Liberal operative and legendary Hill tour guide Kevin Bosch.

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