Playbook Canada

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 of 338Canada, joins the show to give his predictions, including whether there will be an election in 2026. 

Nick Taylor-Vaisey is POLITICO’s Ottawa bureau chief and co-author of POLITICO’s Canada Playbook newsletter 

Mickey Djuric is a reporter and co-author of POLITICO’s Canada Playbook newsletter 

⁠Alex Keeney⁠ is Playbook Canada's executive producer 

⁠Steve Bone⁠ composed the music used in Playbook Canada.

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 correspondent Phelim Kine join Playbook Canada to unpack what’s at stake — and how closely Washington and Beijing are watching. 

Nick Taylor-Vaisey is POLITICO’s Ottawa bureau chief and co-author of POLITICO’s Canada Playbook newsletter 

Phelim Kine is POLITICO’s China and Indo-Pacific affairs correspondent

⁠Alex Keeney⁠ is Playbook Canada's executive producer 

⁠Steve Bone⁠ composed the music used in Playbook Canada.

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 joins the Playbook Canada podcast to talk pipelines “north, south, east and west” and her relationship with Carney and the broader Conservative moment. Plus, Mickey shares details from a rare interview with Kevin Brosseau, Carney’s fentanyl czar, on what Trump gets right about fentanyl and how Ottawa is responding. 

 

Nick Taylor-Vaisey is POLITICO’s Ottawa bureau chief and co-author of POLITICO’s Canada Playbook newsletter 

Mickey Djuric is a reporter and co-author of POLITICO’s Canada Playbook newsletter 

⁠Alex Keeney⁠ is Playbook Canada's executive producer 

⁠Steve Bone⁠ composed the music used in Playbook Canada.

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 Mickey also track Steven Guilbeault’s decision to break with Liberal policy — while sticking around as a Liberal MP; the Conservatives’ recent momentum; and interview U.S. Ambassador Pete Hoekstra. 

Nick Taylor-Vaisey is POLITICO’s Ottawa bureau chief and co-author of POLITICO’s Canada Playbook newsletter 

Mickey Djuric is a reporter and co-author of POLITICO’s Canada Playbook newsletter 

⁠Alex Keeney⁠ is Playbook Canada's executive producer 

⁠Steve Bone⁠ composed the music used in Playbook Canada.

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 Playbook Canada podcast.

Nick Taylor-Vaisey is POLITICO’s Ottawa bureau chief and co-author of POLITICO’s Canada Playbook newsletter 

Mickey Djuric is a reporter and co-author of POLITICO’s Canada Playbook newsletter 

⁠Alex Keeney⁠ is Playbook Canada's executive producer 

⁠Steve Bone⁠ composed the music used in Playbook Canada.