Conservatives continue to bleed seats to Mark Carney’s Liberals, who are another step closer to forming a majority. Edmonton MP Matt Jeneroux, who is from one of Canada’s most reliably Conservative regions, has crossed the floor to the Liberals.

Fresh off a visit to the White House, Conservative MP Jamil Jivani is positioning himself as a key player in Canada–U.S. relations “This is the beginning of something…not a one-off” In our interview, I asked: does he have bigger political ambitions? 👇🏻 www.politico.com/newsletters/...

Doug Ford is brushing off Poilievre's 87% approval rating at the Conservative Party convention. “You don't win elections at conventions. You win elections across the country. So let's see what happens if the prime minister decides to call an election."

President Donald Trump threatened to block a new bridge connecting the U.S. and Canada, citing the country’s perceived hostility toward the U.S. and its relations with China. www.politico.com/news/2026/02...

Canada plants a flag in Greenland.

Conservative MP Michael Chong has called for an end to hybrid Parliament, arguing Canada is an outlier among Western democracies in maintaining hybrid sittings. Is it time to bring back MPs to the "office" full-time ? www.politico.com/newsletters/...

Canadian Culture Minister Marc Miller isn’t ruling out a ban on social media for kids under 14. But he says any ban on social media “would have to be paired” with regulations on online content, particularly material targeted at children.

President Donald Trump revoked Canada’s invitation to participate in his “Board of Peace” initiative, in the latest blow to the increasingly frosty relations between the North American neighbors.

Prime Minister Mark Carney will address Canadians at 1 p.m. tomorrow from Quebec City "on the choices on which Canada was built and the shared values that make us Canada strong."

Scoop: A federal court has overturned a Liberal government order to shut down TikTok Canada's business operations. And has ordered Industry Minister Mélanie Joly to take another look at the app that more than 14 million Canadians use. www.politico.com/news/2026/01...

Liberal MP Julie Dzerowicz says she’s leaving X, after non consensual, sexualized deepfakes appeared on the social media site “Creating sexualized images of real people without their consent is a form of violence. When platforms enable this at scale, silence is complicity.”

Canada is the latest jurisdiction to join the global backlash over sexualized deepfakes found X. Canada’s privacy watchdog has launched an investigation into Elon Musk’s xAI, but the country isn't looking at banning the app.

Canada is the latest jurisdiction to join the global backlash over sexualized deepfakes found X. Canada’s privacy watchdog has launched an investigation into Elon Musk’s xAI, but the country isn't looking at banning the app.

The Alberta separatism movement is making serious efforts to align with Donald Trump’s administration - They’ve sent 3 delegations to Washington, D.C. - want a $500B loan from the US government - seek connections with Wall Street + the US Treasury www.politico.com/newsletters/...

Chrystia Freeland is resigning her seat as MP on Friday She will take on a volunteer position advising Ukraine President Volodymyr Zelenskyy on economic matters Freeland says she consulted with the ethics commissioner & followed his advice before taking the role

Canada says it would send troops to Ukraine if a peace deal with Russia is reached. Carney backs security plans adopted today by the “Coalition of the Willing”. He says Canada has the military bench strength to send troops to Ukraine as part of a multinational security force.

Prime Minister Mark Carney said today that Canada supports the joint statement on Greenland. “The future of Greenland is for Greenland and Denmark to determine,” a readout from Carney’s office said. He affirmed Canada’s support during his meeting with Denmark’s PM in Paris.

Premier Danielle Smith is on the latest Playbook Canada pod We talk about how many guns she owns , why Donald Trump is a better neighbour than David Eby. And what’s more Albertan: clam in your beer or Nickleback on the radio 🎧 podcasts.apple.com/ca/podcast/p...

Today marks one year since this changed everything 👇🏻 ‘A dumpster fire, wrapped up in a cluster’: Inside the chaos of Justin Trudeau’s Ottawa

Today is the 1 year anniversary of Chrystia Freeland quitting Cabinet, cementing Trudeau’s fate. This time last year everyone thought Poilievre would become PM. Now Carney is eating his caucus Where were you when the Freeland news dropped? www.politico.com/newsletters/...

Pierre Poilievre has lost 3 caucus members in ~ 5 weeks: - 2 to defection to the Liberal side - 1 to a resignation as a lawmaker (after talking to the PM about floor crossing) He could lose a 4th if Aaron Gunn decides to run for B.C. Conservative leader

We got US Ambassador to Canada Pete Hoekstra on the Playbook Canada pod. We talk Trump & which Canadian needs to pick up the phone to get trade talks going again Hint: It's not who you think! 🤣 🎧 t.co/VpqkikbSBF or subscribe on Apple/Spotify

United States Trade Representative Jamieson Greer calls Kirsten Hillman “a class act.” www.politico.com/news/2025/12...

Hillman’s departure comes after eight years in Washington, as the Carney government navigates President Donald Trump’s abrupt cancellation of bilateral trade talks in October and prepares for next year’s review of USMCA. www.politico.com/news/2025/12...

The Liberal government wants to criminalize the sharing of non-consensual sexual deepfakes But the bill stops short of creating a system that would let people targeted by sexual deepfakes to ask online platforms to remove them — as seen in the US subscriber.politicopro.com/newsletter/2...

The VP of FIFA - who is close to PM Mark Carney - thinks the president of FIFA is courting Trump too much. The rift grew as Trump reignited tensions with Ottawa over Ford's anti-tariff ad. Today won't be awkward at all. www.politico.com/news/2025/12...

This week's episode of the Playbook Canada podcast is out! We talk: — Mark Miller tests Carney’s rules — Pipeline/MOU fallout — And 200-seconds with NWT Premier R.J. Simpson 🎧 or subscribe on Apple/Spotify. Or listen below: www.politico.com/news/2025/12...

As Canada weighs an age-verification law to protect kids online, Google and Meta are waging a public battle that could reshape how Canadians use the internet or access certain apps.

Tech titans clash over online safety in Canada. As Ottawa weighs age-verification rules, Google and Meta are fighting over who should be held responsible.

Franklin the Turtle publisher slams Hegseth for ‘violent’ boat strike post “Beloved Canadian icon” says it wants no part of the Trump team's war on drug traffickers.

Marc Miller has been appointed Identity Minister. He'll oversee online harms legislation, tech regulation + official languages. He most recently chaired the Justice Committee. I've been told online harms will more to do with crimes than regulations.

Mark Carney is expected to appoint a new Identity Minister at 3 pm. Before walking out of Cabinet, Guilbeault had been leading the charge on drafting an online harms bill, a long-promised piece of legislation that was under fire for prolonged delays. www.politico.com/news/2025/11...

Nearly two decades ago, during his first speech abroad as PM, Stephen Harper pitched Canada as an “energy superpower.” Today, Carney is reviving the Conservative slogan — to drive a Liberal agenda and thaw Ottawa’s icy ties with Alberta. 👇🏻 www.politico.com/newsletters/...

On this week's episode of the Playbook Canada podcast: — The blooming alliance between Mark Carney and Danielle Smith. — Poilievre's new campaign manager. — And 200-seconds with @ryanjespersen.bsky.social 🎧 pod.link/1848760192 or subscribe on Apple/Spotify www.politico.com/news/2025/11...

Conservative MP Jamil Jivani was on the latest episode of our “Playbook Canada” podcast. We talk about what he learned from gangster rap, surviving cancer, DEI — and the toughest person he knows. 🎧 www.politico.com/news/2025/11... or on Apple/Spotify

Meta presses Ottawa for app-store age verification in Canada subscriber.politicopro.com/article/2025...

Trump quietly holds off on Canada tariff increase www.politico.com/news/2025/11...

Did you know Jamil Jivani and JD Vance are on the same fantasy football league — and they’re No. 1! Listen to our 200-second interview with Jivani below and find out what their league is called. And subscribe to “Playbook Canada” for more fun news. open.spotify.com/episode/76DI...

On this week's episode of "Playbook Canada" podcast: — Mark Carney works the global circuit. — Donald Trump takes a political hit. And 200-seconds with Conservative MP Jamil Jivani. We talk DEI, surviving cancer, and Bud Light. podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/c...

A big chunk of the Conservative caucus showed up last night to rally behind Jamil Jivani, who used the spotlight to blast federal DEI policies. He says Liberal policies create new forms of discrimination, where people are evaluated on race, gender or identity — instead of merit.

MPs vote on the budget at 6:45 pm, a confidence test with the potential of triggering a Yuletide campaign. The last time a budget vote triggered an election was in 1979. And Liberals are feeling confident. Here are six ways the vote can play out 👇🏻 www.politico.com/newsletters/...

Elizabeth May stopped by for a 200-second interview on the latest episode of the “Playbook Canada” pod. We talk about the Greens’ leverage right now, and what Canada loses when the PM skips global climate talks. 🎧Listen to the full episode: pod.link/1848760192

The Liberal government says TikTok is a national security threat + banned it on govt devices + ordered its 🇨🇦 offices closed Liberal MPs: posting TikToks anyway CSIS warns China can use TikTok to spy on us, but Ottawa won’t say how MPs use it safely www.politico.com/newsletters/...

In today’s Canada Playbook: → Dominic LeBlanc isn’t waiting by the phone for Trump. → A guide to floor-crossing for MPs. → TikTok warnings aside, Liberal MPs are posting anyway. www.politico.com/newsletters/...

The latest episode of Playbook Canada podcast is out! We discuss why PM Mark Carney is so darn cocky And we have Elizabeth May for our 200-second interview. Can you guess which celebrity had her starstruck? 🎧Listen pod.link/1848760192 www.politico.com/news/2025/11...

In today’s Canada Playbook newsletter: — For the first time in months: shuffle speculation (but not Cabinet). — Mark Carney's objectives ahead of his first call with Donald Trump. — Catherine McKenna checks in on the state of Canadian climate policy. www.politico.com/newsletters/...

Chris d’Entremont and his office have faced death threats and harassment, police say, following his floor-crossing to the Liberals. "This activity has been reported to the RCMP, and there is an open, ongoing investigation,” Nova Scotia RCMP say.

How a flock of Canadian ostriches became a favorite “Make America Healthy Again” cause👇🏻 The politics behind the ostriches: As in the US, the movement against established public health practices has become an important political constituency to be wooed.

The timing of this book couldn’t be more perfect. Thanks @alexmarland.bsky.social !

After four years of spinning its wheels, the Liberal government is backing away from an all-in-one online harms bill. And abandoning an approach taken by our international partners like the UK, EU and Australia. www.politico.com/newsletters/...