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.

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.

Carney secured a majority in Parliament. Conservatives say voters were betrayed.

Canada’s Conservatives ask Carney: Where’s that US trade deal?

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.

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.

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."

And to top it all off, Liberal MPs are still courting Conservative MPs.

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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.

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.

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.

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 👇

Evan Solomon: “Our number one goal is to protect Canadians, Canadian data and our institutions. So, we’re very aware of it."

As of now, Anthropic says the LLM is too dangerous to release

Solomon is following Mythos closely alongside Finance Minster François-Philippe Champagne.

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

POLITICO Pro: ‘Buy Canada’ lands on USTR’s trade irritants list It’s a new topic on a list alongside perennial dairy irritants.

“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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Champagne problem | Sarah Chown Podcast Episode · Playbook Canada · April 2 · 24m

PLUS: We got a fun 200-second interview with the woman who runs one of Ottawa’s most important political hangouts, The Met, where it's not unusual to spot the PM or a Cabinet minister sipping on their favorite drink

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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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Culture war, eh? Ontario Premier Doug Ford is in the Lone Star state today.

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.” 👇

Culture war, eh? Ontario Premier Doug Ford is in the Lone Star state today.

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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Trump says he’s ‘terminating’ all trade discussions with Canada The president blamed the move on Canada’s Digital Services Tax, which goes into effect on Saturday, and said he’d announce new tariffs.

At that time, Trump also threatened to impose new tariffs on the country, but that didn't happen.

The DST repeal was tucked into the Liberals' budget implementation act which became law this evening.

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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.

🚨 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

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Is he gonna do it? 👀

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After Poilievre lost the election, Hoback was removed from his Canada-U.S. trade critic role and replaced with Conservative MP Shelby Kramp-Neuman, a close Poilievre ally.

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.

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."

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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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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.

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.”

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Playbook Canada reported a few weeks ago that Lori Idlout was likely to cross next after her Nunavut riding got a significant investment from the Liberal government.

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.

🚨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."

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? 👀

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’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.

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."