ERSKINE-SMITH: “Pierre Poilievre’s asked, ‘Are you gonna reflect on your leadership?’ And he says, ‘Absolutely not,’ as the political tire fire continues around him.”

ERSKINE-SMITH: "I think yesterday was a pretty transparent attempt to deflect from [Poilievre's] own leadership troubles."

Nate Erskine-Smith on Poilievre quoting his critique of federal budget: “I was laughing a little bit, because I would have thought the opposition leader was capable of articulating his own concerns and wouldn’t be quoting a Liberal MP who overall supports the budget.”

POILIEVRE: “Some people say, ‘Well, David Eby is going to oppose a pipeline from Alberta to the Pacific.’ And my answer to that is: who cares? He has no power to block an interprovincial pipeline—it is a federal responsibility.” (far cry from carney’s pitch for cooperative federalism...)

POILIEVRE: "We've got to get rid of the industrial carbon tax to lower costs of energy because energy is the lifeblood of an economy and low-cost energy is the solution to defeating all poverty."

Poilievre's forced smile is a sight to behold

Poilievre is breaking out all his greatest hits: "The irony is that we should be the most affordable country anywhere on earth... Why should it be dirt cheap? Because we have the most dirt."

Poilievre says "horrific encampments of homeless people" are taking over once-tranquil communities

POILIEVRE "You work hard, you earn it, and you get it. That's how life goes." (it's. that. easy. 🤡)

Q: How do you intend to bring everyone to the same table to keep Canada's energy vision united? CARNEY: We need to talk to each other, we need to understand each other's perspectives, we need to see where we can cooperate and build things, we need to acknowledge where we can't and not move forward.

Q: How do you square pushing ahead with projects in terms of reconciliation when there's so many [First] Nations that oppose them? CARNEY: Referring to the Major Projects Office does not mean the project is approved...those decisions are taken by many parties including very much First Nations.

Q: How has being on [the MPO] list helped those projects move along? CARNEY: Part of it is moving in parallel as opposed to moving sequentially...too often historically you'd have a provincial approval process and then the federal approval process would start.

Carney on what Ottawa seeks in Grand Bargain with Alberta: "We're looking for a major investment that puts Alberta, the industry, the country in a position for the energy future. And the future of energy...is low risk, low cost and low carbon."

Carney on the status of Danielle Smith's 'Grand Bargain': "Those discussions are going well. I'm personally encouraged by the progress that we're making. There's a few more issues that we're working on ironing out."

Carney on fast-tracking projects and Indigenous opposition: "We consult with all parties, and we make things possible. We don't dictate where projects are going to go in the end. Parties decide."

CARNEY: "The budget makes major investments to advance Critical Minerals projects...In this context, we're referring to the Major Projects Office, Nickels Crawford Project in ON, the Nouveau Monde Graphite in QC, and the Sisson Mine in NB."

CARNEY: "The second strategy is to develop new trade and economic corridors that help us diversify our markets and build our independence. And this is the potential of the Northwest Critical Conservation Corridor that we are also referring today to the Major Projects Office."

CARNEY: "Today, we're referring the Iqaluit Nukkiksautiit Project to the major project office. This is a breakthrough for Arctic sovereignty and sustainability. It will be a 100% Inuit owned hydro energy project."

CARNEY: "Clean electrification is the only path to building a sustainable, prosperous economy."

CARNEY: "Back in September, in Edmonton, we referred projects that represent more than $60 billion in investment. And today, we're going to announce some projects that will double that impact."

CARNEY: "The reason for this meeting is to announce the second group, the second tranche, of major projects that will be referred to what's known as the Major Projects Office."

Canada Infrastructure Bank confirms our report that they are loaning money towards the North Coast Transmission Line. Carney's press conference on major projects is in about half an hour

"My estimation of value in securities is not now, and has not been for some time, in sync with the markets."

📰 Today's top stories: ▷ Poilievre brushes off leadership criticism ▷ Carney to unveil major project referrals later today ▷ Ottawa begins search for new PBO open.substack.com/pub/canadano...

Carney: "We are entering an era of 'variable geometry' characterised by dynamic, overlapping, pragmatic coalitions, built around shared interests, and occasionally shared values, rather than shared institutions." www.economist.com/the-world-ah...

Pierre Poilievre dodges question about Conservative caucus being run like a "frat house" and goes after CBC in tense exchange

Poilievre resurrects absurd campaign talking point about Canadians foraging for food: "That is the trajectory that the Liberals have us on."

Poilievre, clearly triggered by questions about his leadership, quotes a recent video from Liberal MP Nate Erskine-Smith criticizing his own party’s budget, saying, “I’m looking forward to seeing the wall-to-wall coverage on CTV of all of the costly turmoil in the Liberal budget.”

Another reporter asks Poilievre if recent defections say anything about his leadership. He responds by reading more statements from Chris d'Entremont.

Asked about Chris d'Entremont's comments on his leadership, Pierre Poilievre responds by reading past statements from d'Entremont criticizing Mark Carney and the Liberals.

Pierre Poilievre lays out his rival economic vision for Canada. (because trick-down economics worked so well the last time...)

At his first news conference since two MPs announced their departure, Pierre Poilievre brought out not one, but two MPs to say nice things about his leadership.

Brand new Poilievre slogan just dropped: The Costly Carney Credit Card Budget™️

POILIEVRE: “No one thought anyone could spend more money than Justin Trudeau—but Mark Carney said, ‘Hold my beer.’”

POILIEVRE: “CBC was trying to comfort us just yesterday with a news story saying, ‘Hey, good news—you can get more affordable food if you go to the special shopping mart where they sell you food that’s past the best-before date.' So now you can buy rotten food, and you’ll be able to afford it.”

POILIEVRE: "My folks were able to save up enough to get me registered for hockey, around twelve or thirteen years old—little too late to make the NHL, so i had to settle for politics."

LILLEY: Wuddabout the Liberals

Have you caught Jamil Jivani's latest venture? I write about his campus crusade to save Canada's men through a white supremacist dog and pony show. Jamil Jivani: the Conservatives' Great White Saviour noraloreto.substack.com/p/jamil-jiva...

📰 Today's top stories: ▷ CBC scoops latest round of major projects ▷ Conservative whip accuses Liberals of fuelling harassment against Tory MPs ▷ Canadians cool on Poilievre and budget: new polls open.substack.com/pub/canadano...

According to Jenni Byrne, “there’s no such thing as a blind trust” because … [checks notes] … Scott Bessent said so.

📰 Today's top stories: ▷ Preserving the voices of Canada’s last WWII veterans ▷ Ottawa to open new consulate in Greenland ▷ Carney readies next wave of nation-building projects open.substack.com/pub/canadano...

Prime Minister Mark Carney greets veterans and attendees at today's Remembrance Day ceremony in Ottawa.

Prime Minister Mark Carney places a wreath during the Remembrance Day ceremony at the National War Memorial in Ottawa.

Trumpeter plays The Last Post at Remembrance Day ceremony in Ottawa.

O Canada, with members of the Central Band of the Canadian Armed Forces and the Ottawa Children's Choir.

Prime Minister Mark Carney arrives at Remembrance Day ceremony in Ottawa.

CBC's David Cochrane details the wildly different accounts of Chris d'Entremont's meeting with Andrew Scheer and Chris Warkentin.

Prime Minister Carney says the next round of major projects will be announced on Thursday.

Prime Minister Carney trolls Dominic LeBlanc: "It is a great pleasure to be here with three great colleagues. Well two great colleagues. And Dominic."