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Mickey Djuric
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Politics + policy reporter at POLITICO 🇨🇦
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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.

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November 25, 2025 at 1:27 PM
Meta presses Ottawa for app-store age verification in Canada

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POLITICO Pro: Meta Canada presses for app-store age checks
Social media platform says when it comes to protecting children online, lawmakers are focused on the wrong tech giants.
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November 25, 2025 at 1:17 PM
Trump quietly holds off on Canada tariff increase

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Trump quietly holds off on Canada tariff increase
The president announced in late October he was increasing duties on Canadian goods in response to Ontario's anti-tariff TV ad.
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November 24, 2025 at 12:19 PM
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.

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Carney abroad, Trump on the back foot | Jamil Jivani
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November 21, 2025 at 6:46 PM
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.

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Carney abroad, Trump on the back foot | Jamil Jivani
Podcast Episode · Playbook Canada · 11/20/2025 · 23m
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November 20, 2025 at 4:06 PM
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.
November 19, 2025 at 3:26 PM
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 👇🏻

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November 17, 2025 at 4:46 PM
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
November 16, 2025 at 10:25 PM
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

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November 14, 2025 at 6:50 PM
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.

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Canada Playbook
A daily look inside Canadian politics and power.
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November 14, 2025 at 2:41 PM
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

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Mark Carney’s hinge moment
Some prime ministers would be nervous facing their first budget vote. But Carney is projecting confidence and planning international travel.
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November 13, 2025 at 11:17 PM
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.

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Canada Playbook
For the first time in months: shuffle speculation.
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November 12, 2025 at 1:11 PM
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.
A defection, a resignation and a budget fight: Inside Carney’s pivotal week
Canada’s prime minister comes closer to a majority government just as he faces a test of his leadership — and so does Pierre Poilievre.
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November 8, 2025 at 7:43 PM
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.
How a flock of Canadian ostriches became a favorite MAHA cause
The birds are an unlikely example of how public health fights have shifted political dynamics in ways the U.S. is influencing and reckoning with.
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November 8, 2025 at 5:22 PM
The timing of this book couldn’t be more perfect.

Thanks @alexmarland.bsky.social !
November 8, 2025 at 1:08 AM
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.

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November 7, 2025 at 4:25 PM
Finance Minister François-Philippe Champagne joined the Playbook Canada podcast for a 200-second interview

We talk about his favorite rapper ... what he has in common with Donald Trump ... and if Mark Carney is mad at him for a mistake in the budget.

🎧 Listen below 👇
November 6, 2025 at 9:23 PM
The Liberal government faces 2 confidence votes in the next 27 hours — tied to Conservative and Bloc Québécois amendments to the federal budget.

Today's vote: 5:45 p.m.

Tomorrow's vote: 1:45 p.m.
November 6, 2025 at 7:48 PM
🎧The second episode of the Playbook Canada podcast is out!

🎙️ We talk: Budget, betrayal and bird flu

And a 200-second interview with Finance Minister François-Philippe Champagne who tells us about his favorite rapper.

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Budget, betrayal and bird flu
Finance Minister François-Philippe Champagne joins the Playbook Canada podcast after unveiling the budget and witnessing a critical Conservative defection.
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November 6, 2025 at 4:09 PM
🚨NEW: The ostriches at Universal Ostrich Farms will be killed, after the Supreme Court of Canada declined the farm's appeal.

The culling order stands.

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How a flock of Canadian ostriches became a favorite MAHA cause
The birds are an unlikely example of how public health fights have shifted political dynamics in ways the U.S. is influencing and reckoning with.
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November 6, 2025 at 2:57 PM
Yesterday was quite the scene on Parliament Hill — and it was on a take your children to work day!

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November 6, 2025 at 1:55 PM
How a flock of Canadian ostriches became a favorite MAHA cause

The birds are an unlikely example of how public health fights have shifted political dynamics in ways the U.S. is influencing and reckoning with.

www.politico.com/news/2025/11...
How a flock of Canadian ostriches became a favorite MAHA cause
The birds are an unlikely example of how public health fights have shifted political dynamics in ways the U.S. is influencing and reckoning with.
www.politico.com
November 6, 2025 at 1:44 PM
Prime Minister Mark Carney doesn’t rule out more floor-crossing talks
Carney doesn’t rule out more floor-crossing talks
The Canadian prime minister’s path to control of the House runs through disaffected Conservatives.
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November 5, 2025 at 5:00 PM
Chris d'Entremont has walked into his first Liberal caucus meeting alongside Prime Minister Mark Carney.

He was greeted with a standing ovation, hugs and chants of “Chris! Chris! Chris!”
November 5, 2025 at 3:44 PM
Government whip Mark Gerretsen: “The reality is, what we’re seeing in the Conservative political party is that that progressive movement is dead. Chris d’Entremont is a progressive conservative and he’s looking for a new home.”
Conservative MP joins Canada’s Liberal government, moving Carney closer to majority government
The stunning twist brings the prime minister one step closer to a secure hold on the office until 2029.
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November 5, 2025 at 4:32 AM