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1 day ago | 
politico.com | Mickey Djuric |Mike Blanchfield
Dominic LeBlanc will be his go-to minister on all things Trump. The Canada-U.S. trade minister accompanied former Prime Minister Justin Trudeau to Mar-a-Lago last year and most recently showed up on the Oval Office couch during Carney’s White House visit. LeBlanc and Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick are texting buddies. They’ve shared frequent phone calls around tariff deadlines and often speak more than once a day.
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1 day ago | 
yahoo.com | Mickey Djuric |Mike Blanchfield
OTTAWA — Prime Minister Mark Carney unveiled a crisis-era Cabinet on Tuesday to confront Donald Trump’s trade war, steady a weakening economy and reset the high-stakes Canada-U.S. relationship.
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3 days ago | 
politico.com | Mike Blanchfield |Nick Taylor-Vaisey |Sue Allan
| Subscribe here | | Follow Politico CanadaA NEW ERA FOR PLAYBOOK — Big news from POLITICO’s flagship morning newsletter in Washington: Today we launch The Playbook Podcast, hosted by Playbook Author and Managing Editor JACK BLANCHARD and newly named Playbook Chief Correspondent DASHA BURNS.
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6 days ago | 
politico.com | Nick Taylor-Vaisey |Mike Blanchfield
| Subscribe here | | Follow Politico CanadaThanks for reading Canada Playbook. Let’s get into it. In today’s edition:→ The countdown is on to Canada Day. → A word with ROBERT TINLINE, the U.K.'s man in Ottawa. → Why DONALD TRUMP thinks tariffs are actually good for next year’s World Cup. "We will remove federal barriers to internal trade by July 1st to help unleash the full potential of Canada," Prime Minister Mark Carney said at his first press conference after the election.
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1 week ago | 
politico.com | Mike Blanchfield |Nick Taylor-Vaisey |Mickey Djuric
| Subscribe here | | Follow Politico CanadaThanks for reading Canada Playbook. Let’s get into it. → Notes from Germany on Canada vs. Trump. → Advice for MARK CARNEY from Alberta’s business lobby. → ANDREW SCHEER on the next Conservative chapter. → Countdown to party time at the Met. Spread the word. "The history of Canada and the U.S. is we’re stronger when we work together," Prime Minister Mark Carney told President Donald Trump in the Oval Office this week.
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1 week ago | 
politico.com | Nick Taylor-Vaisey |Mike Blanchfield
| Subscribe here | | Follow Politico CanadaThanks for reading Canada Playbook. In today's edition:→ Deciphering the Trump-Carney show. → How Ontario cleared the way for the PM’s White House debut. → Plus, a body language expert reads the room. “The history of Canada and the U.S. is: We’re stronger when we work together and there’s many opportunities to work together," Prime Minister Mark Carney said Tuesday during his meeting with President Donald Trump.
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1 week ago | 
politico.com | Megan Messerly |Eli Stokols |Mike Blanchfield
“It’s really just to check a box,” said a third, who, like the other two, was granted anonymity to discuss internal planning. Carney will be treated to the typical “working visit” agenda, like the one deployed in April for El Salvador President Nayib Bukele — whose human rights record left him marginalized by the prior U.S. administration — as well as recent visits by Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni and Norwegian Prime Minister Jonas Gahr Støre.
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1 week ago | 
flipboard.com | Megan Messerly |Eli Stokols |Mike Blanchfield
Carney needs to deliver 'Big Bang' tax reform to get the country back in blackIf all you have is a hammer, everything starts to look like a nail. That’s never been truer than in the realm of Canadian tax policy, especially under …
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1 week ago | 
yahoo.com | Megan Messerly |Eli Stokols |Mike Blanchfield
Canada has long been one of America’s closest allies and biggest trading partners. Yet President Donald Trump is planning to greet its new prime minister Tuesday with little more than a metaphorical shrug. “Just another world leader coming to visit. One of many,” said one White House official about the one-on-one with Mark Carney. “No bells and whistles for the new guy,” another White House official said.
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1 week ago | 
politico.com | Nick Taylor-Vaisey |Mike Blanchfield
| Subscribe here | | Follow Politico CanadaThanks for reading Ottawa Playbook. Let’s get into it. → Wheels up for Washington. → How much new will be in the new org chart. → What’s in store for the Red Chamber? Download our mobile app to save stories, get updates on Canada politics and the U.S.-Canada trade war, and more. In iOS or Android .
