Mickey Djuric
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Politics + policy reporter at POLITICO 🇨🇦 📍 Ottawa 📧
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Is Carney eyeing Rideau Hall for his official residence? New episode of Playbook Canada is out! 🎧
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“I don’t do ‘diplomatic speak’ very well ... they may disagree with it, but at least they understand where I’m coming from and where the United States of America is coming from.” What Canadians Are Grudgingly Learning From Trump’s Undiplomatic Ambassador 👇
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What Canadians Are Grudgingly Learning From Trump’s Undiplomatic Ambassador
Ambassador Pete Hoekstra has spent a year enraging Canadians. Is a détente now possible?
https://www.politico.com/news/magazine/2026/05/01/pete-hoekstra-trump-ambassador-canada-00898848
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A special edition of Playbook Canada is out. We talk to Finance Minister François-Philippe Champagne about his economic update, having Pierre Poilievre's phone number and working with his hands. 🎧 Listen here, it’s a fun one 👇
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Special Edition: François-Philippe Champagne, beyond 200 seconds on uncertainty and the economy
Podcast Episode · Playbook Canada · April 29 · 13m
https://podcasts.apple.com/ca/podcast/playbook-canada/id1848760192?i=1000764265693
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At a housing announcement in his own riding, the PM did not seem especially pleased to be fielding questions about his trade strategy. Breaking down combative Carney in today’s Canada Playbook👇
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Is YouTube the new Question Period? On Playbook Canada, we break down how Carney & Poilievre are taking their rivalry off the Hill. Plus: 🇨🇦 Quiet trade talks 🚀 Canada’s space ambitions ➕ We sit down with David Herle. 🎧 Tune in:
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Is YouTube the new question period? | David Herle
Podcast Episode · Playbook Canada · April 23 · 25m
https://podcasts.apple.com/ca/podcast/playbook-canada/id1848760192?i=1000763223286
9 days ago
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A big power shift is coming to House committees. Here's what it'll look like 👇
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10 days ago
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Inspired by Jeremy Hansen’s moon mission, Mark Carney’s Liberal government is moving to give Canada the ability to launch rockets into space from its own soil. Canada is hoping to launch rockets into space in the next 2-3 years
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POLITICO Pro: Canada moves to launch its own rockets in push for space sovereignty
“This is about giving ourselves the options and the capability of protecting Canada," Canada's transport minister said.
https://subscriber.politicopro.com/article/2026/04/canada-moves-to-launch-its-own-rockets-in-push-for-space-sovereignty-00884233
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Britain sidelined in talks on Carney-backed defense bank. Carney has lobbied Starmer repeatedly to have Britain join the bank. Germany is also opting not to take part.
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Britain sidelined in talks on Carney-backed defense bank
The U.K. Treasury has expressed little enthusiasm for an initiative to provide lower cost loans to finance the armed forces.
https://www.politico.eu/article/keir-starmer-mark-carney-uk-canada-sidelined-talks-defense-bank/
11 days ago
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Mickey Djuric
Politico
16 days ago
Carney secured a majority in Parliament. Conservatives say voters were betrayed.
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Carney secured a majority in Parliament. Conservatives say voters were betrayed.
The Liberal government clinched a majority Monday after winning three special elections, bolstered by five aisle-crossers.
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15 days ago
Canada’s Conservatives ask Carney: Where’s that US trade deal?
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Canada’s Conservatives ask Carney: Where’s that US trade deal?
Pierre Poilievre targets prime minister on tariffs and economy.
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The Conservative Party is casting doubt on the legitimacy of Mark Carney’s majority government, complaining it was formed through “backroom deals” and not at the ballot box.
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Carney secured a majority in Parliament. Conservatives say voters were betrayed.
The Liberal government clinched a majority Monday after winning three special elections, bolstered by five aisle-crossers.
https://www.politico.com/news/2026/04/17/carney-secured-a-majority-in-parliament-conservatives-say-voters-were-betrayed-00877875
15 days ago
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Prime Minister Mark Carney said he's not considering calling a general election now that he has a majority. So this effectively shuts out Pierre Poilievre from becoming prime minister for another 3 years. Is Carney a "one-and-done" majority-mandate PM? He says "I have no idea."
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And to top it all off, Liberal MPs are still courting Conservative MPs.
www.politico.com/news/2026/04...
19 days ago
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Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre could be shut out from becoming PM for the next 3 years, unless an early election is called or the gov't falls. Ahead of tonight: Conservative MPs largely backed Poilievre as leader + downplayed concerns about their political fortunes.
19 days ago
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With a new majority government, Mark Carney is moving fast to bank an immediate win on cost-of-living measures. ⛽️ Tomorrow the PM is set to announce relief for soaring gas and diesel prices driven by the U.S.-Israel war with Iran, POLITICO is told.
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Mark Carney didn’t win a majority, he built one. Now comes the test. Now that Canada's prime minister has control of Parliament, here's what he's going to do with it 👇
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Carney didn’t win a majority, he built one. Now comes the test.
Now that Canada's prime minister has control of Parliament, here's what he's going to do with it.
https://www.politico.com/news/2026/04/13/carney-didnt-win-a-majority-he-built-one-now-comes-the-test-00870572
19 days ago
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AI Minister Evan Solomon will meet with Anthropic leadership tomorrow over cyber risks posed by Mythos. The LLM can find & exploit weaknesses in all major operating systems & web browsers, putting computers — including those used by Canadian banks & government agencies — at risk
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“Buy Canada” is drawing heat in Washington. USTR flags federal and provincial policies that limit government contracts for U.S. suppliers.
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POLITICO Pro: ‘Buy Canada’ lands on USTR’s trade irritants list
It’s a new topic on a list alongside perennial dairy irritants.
https://subscriber.politicopro.com/article/2026/04/canada-us-trade-ustr-report-00853975
about 1 month ago
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🚨 The Playbook Canada pod is out. We breakdown Canada’s complicated (+ uncomfortable) China strategy 🇨🇳 François-Philippe Champagne in Beijing 🚄 Conservative MPs turn on high-speed rail. Is it the electoral math? 🍊 And
@avilewis.ca
's Ottawa to-do list 🎧👇
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Champagne problem | Sarah Chown
Podcast Episode · Playbook Canada · April 2 · 24m
https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/champagne-problem-sarah-chown/id1848760192?i=1000758816145
about 1 month ago
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The Liberal gov’t’s Online News & Streaming Acts just got flagged as trade barriers by the U.S. Canada-US Trade Minister Dominic LeBlanc recently warned proponents of those laws: “We're managing through some ugly turbulence. Fasten your seat belts.” 👇
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Culture war, eh?
Ontario Premier Doug Ford is in the Lone Star state today.
https://www.politico.com/newsletters/canada-playbook/2026/03/31/culture-war-eh-00851519
about 1 month ago
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Canada-U.S. trade talks are inching along but lacks the momentum seen in Mexico-U.S negotiations Dominic LeBlanc says talks are "productive" But behind closed doors he’s warned stakeholders the Trump team is improvising with no clear timeline or process
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Culture war, eh?
Ontario Premier Doug Ford is in the Lone Star state today.
https://www.politico.com/newsletters/canada-playbook/2026/03/31/culture-war-eh-00851519
about 1 month ago
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The Liberal government has officially repealed its Digital Services Tax, fulfilling a promise Mark Carney made to Donald Trump after the president called off trade talks last summer The DST would have taxed certain U.S. digital companies at 3% — a measure Trump strongly opposed.
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🚨 New Playbook Canada pod Nick Taylor-Vaisey and I break down the energy world’s “Lollapalooza” and how Tim Hodgson & Danielle Smith are pitching all things 🇨🇦 Plus: Heather McPherson joins us from Winnipeg in her final days of campaigning 🎧 Listen:
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Playbook Canada
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 acr...
https://www.politico.com/podcasts/playbook-canada
about 1 month ago
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Is he gonna do it? 👀
www.politico.com/newsletters/...
about 2 months ago
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Last election, Conservative MP Randy Hoback handed Poilievre a 70-page report on how to manage Trump’s trade war after consulting 290 stakeholders Officials say Poilievre never read it; his office denies it. In the report? “Exactly what Carney is talking about."
www.politico.com/news/2026/03...
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Canada’s Conservative leader needs to make inroads with Trump. Is it too late?
Why Pierre Poilievre has few friends in and around the White House.
https://www.politico.com/news/2026/03/12/pierre-poilievre-canada-us-relations-trump-00823920?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=twitter
about 2 months ago
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Pierre Poilievre is heading to the U.S. — but you won’t catch him in Washington, D.C.
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about 2 months ago
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Why hasn’t Pierre Poilievre been to Washington? I spent a month reporting on it👇 I’m told Republicans don’t see him as a “serious” partner. One GOP operative: “They don’t respect him… he’s viewed as someone who’s going to lose, and lose politely.”
www.politico.com/news/2026/03...
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Canada’s Conservative leader needs to make inroads with Trump. Is it too late?
Why Pierre Poilievre has few friends in and around the White House.
https://www.politico.com/news/2026/03/12/pierre-poilievre-canada-us-relations-trump-00823920
about 2 months ago
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Lori Idlout is crossing the floor from the NDP to the Liberals, Interim NDP Leader Don Davies announced tonight. So I guess I’m superstitious now. But is she on the PM’s upcoming trip?! Liberal seat count: 170, 2 away from a majority.
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about 2 months ago
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🚨NEW: TikTok remains banned on federal government devices, despite the Liberal government saying the company no longer poses a national security risk. I'm told: "The existing restrictions on the use of TikTok on government devices remain in place."
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PM going abroad soon The last 2 MPs who floor-crossed (Ma + Jeneroux) did it before Carney was wheels up — and both got seats on his ✈️ to 🇨🇳 + 🇮🇳 Chris D’Entremont didn’t get a trip. As my “Playbook Canada” pod co-host Nick puts it: “Loose lips, sink trips.” Who’s superstitious? 👀
about 2 months ago
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Mark Carney’s Liberal government is backing away from a Trudeau-era plan to force TikTok to close its Canadian offices The company is no longer a national security threat in Ottawa's eyes. The reversal comes amid warming relations between Carney & Xi
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POLITICO Pro: Canada abandons plan to force TikTok offices to close
Industry Minister Mélanie Joly said TikTok passed a national security review and can keep operating in Canada under conditions.
https://subscriber.politicopro.com/article/2026/03/canada-abandons-plan-to-force-tiktok-offices-to-close-00819914
about 2 months ago
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Poilievre pitches a CANZUK alliance to boost leverage with Washington "Now more than ever Canada must be stronger at home to have unbreakable leverage abroad. One way is through free trade with free nations and greater bonds with old friends."
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POLITICO Pro: Canada’s Conservative leader floats CANZUK alliance to boost leverage with Washington
From a Thatcher-branded stage in London, Pierre Poilievre laid out vision for freer trade and easier movement among Canada, the U.K., Australia and New Zealand.
https://subscriber.politicopro.com/article/2026/03/canadas-conservative-leader-floats-canzuk-alliance-to-boost-leverage-with-washington-00809764
2 months ago
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Mickey Djuric
The Big Story
2 months ago
Prime Minister
#Carney
just gained a third floor‑crosser from the
#Conservatives
, bringing the
#Liberals
to 169 seats. We speak with Parliament Hill journalist
@mickeydjuric.bsky.social
about what a majority could mean — and whether more crossers or even an election could follow
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Next week AI Minister Evan Solomon is meeting with Sam Altman, the CEO of OpenAI to talk online safety after the Tumbler Ridge school shooting. Solomon demands “a detailed plan” on how OpenAI will implement its new safety promises👇
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Shooter had second ChatGPT account, OpenAI reveals as it overhauls safety protocols
Tech giant tightens security guidelines after meeting with Mark Carney’s Cabinet.
https://www.politico.com/news/2026/02/26/canada-openai-chatgpt-shooting-00802746?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=twitter
2 months ago
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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.
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Carney poaches Conservative MP, putting a majority within reach
Floor-crossing hands Pierre Poilievre a fresh embarrassment — and raises new questions about his grip on Conservative caucus.
https://www.politico.com/news/2026/02/18/conservative-matt-jeneroux-crosses-floor-join-carney-liberals-00785999
2 months ago
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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? 👇🏻
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3 months ago
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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."
3 months ago
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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.
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Trump threatens to block opening of new Michigan-Canada bridge
The president fumed about the project in a social media post, demanding “Fairness and Respect” from Canada.
https://www.politico.com/news/2026/02/09/trump-threatens-to-block-opening-of-new-michigan-canada-bridge-00772582
3 months ago
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Canada plants a flag in Greenland.
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Canada plants a flag in Greenland
Foreign Affairs Minister Anand insists Nuuk is a long-term Arctic play — with Anchorage up next.
https://www.politico.com/news/2026/02/06/canada-greenland-consulate-opens-flag-00769338
3 months ago
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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 ?
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3 months ago
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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.
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Canada could be the next nation to ban social media for kids
The Liberal government is considering a ban for kids under 14 as it drafts online harm legislation.
https://www.politico.com/news/2026/01/23/canada-teen-social-media-ban-00744939
3 months ago
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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.
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Trump disinvites Canada from Gaza ‘Board of Peace’
The announcement comes after Canada’s Prime Minister asserted his nation’s independence in response to Trump.
https://www.politico.com/news/2026/01/22/trump-disinvites-canada-gaza-board-of-peace-00743279
3 months ago
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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."
3 months ago
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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...
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Court rules TikTok Canada can continue to operate — for now
Federal judge quashes government order that would have shuttered the company’s Canadian business offices.
https://www.politico.com/news/2026/01/21/canada-tiktok-court-ruling-00739237
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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.”
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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.
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Canada’s privacy watchdog investigating Musk’s xAI over sexualized deepfakes
AI Minister Evan Solomon says Canada is not considering banning the app.
https://www.politico.com/news/2026/01/15/canadas-privacy-watchdog-investigating-musks-xai-over-sexualized-deepfakes-00731587
4 months ago
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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.
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POLITICO Pro: Canada’s privacy watchdog investigating Musk’s xAI over sexualized deepfakes
AI Minister Evan Solomon says Canada is not considering banning the app.
https://subscriber.politicopro.com/article/2026/01/canadas-privacy-watchdog-investigating-musks-xai-over-sexualized-deepfakes-00731587
4 months ago
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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
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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
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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.
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