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Mickey Djuric

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Poilievre needs to make inroads with Trump. Is it too late? Why Poilievre has few friends in and around the White House.

Poilievre needs to make inroads with Trump. Is it too late? Why Poilievre has few friends in and around the White House.

In the fall of 2024, Pierre Poilievre, the leader of Canada’s Conservative Party, held a commanding lead in the polls and looked set to be the next prime minister. After Donald Trump’s election that November, allies of Poilievre advised him to visit Washington and show he could engage with Trump. Poilievre refused, insisting that cost-of-living politics mattered more. It was...

  • 2026-03-12
  • — Politico
Jamil Jivani’s POTUS pop-in

Jamil Jivani’s POTUS pop-in

With the fate of the U.S.-Mexico-Canada Agreement on the line, Conservative MP JAMIL JIVANI is positioning himself as a key cross-border interlocutor. Jivani even scored a White House tour that culminated in a Trump run-in. Not bad.

  • 2026-02-13
  • — Politico
How a flock of Canadian ostriches became a favorite MAHA cause

How a flock of Canadian ostriches became a favorite MAHA cause

It all started with an avian flu outbreak last winter on a small British Columbia ostrich farm. The beleaguered flock’s brush with disaster has now spiraled into a national standoff over science and personal freedoms. And it’s one that extends beyond Canada, as top Trump administration health officials have become personally involved.

  • 2025-11-06
  • — Politico
Conservative MP says he’s considering joining Canada’s Liberal government

Conservative MP says he’s considering joining Canada’s Liberal government

A Conservative MP in Canada’s Parliament is considering joining the country’s Liberal Party, moving Prime Minister Mark Carney one step closer to securing a majority government and reflecting a concerted push on the part of Liberals to ensure Carney and their legislative agenda are safe until 2029. Nova Scotia MP Chris d’Entremont told POLITICO on Tuesday he is thinking about...

  • 2025-11-04
  • — Politico
Conservatives: Caucus vs. base - Some members of the Conservative caucus are privately trying to distance themselves from Poilievre's criticism of the RCMP

Conservatives: Caucus vs. base - Some members of the Conservative caucus are privately trying to distance themselves from Poilievre's criticism of the RCMP

Some members of the Conservative caucus are privately trying to distance themselves from PIERRE POILIEVRE’s criticism of the RCMP, exposing a rift in the party as the House returns from Thanksgiving break. Playbook spoke with several Conservative MPs over the weekend, who suggested caucus is not aligned with their leader’s remarks, a rare sign of disagreement within the party’s typically...

  • 2025-10-20
  • — Politico
Inside Carney’s ‘chaotic’ Egypt trip

Inside Carney’s ‘chaotic’ Egypt trip

BEHIND THE SCENES — They scrambled to get there on time, after the last-minute invite to DONALD TRUMP’s Gaza peace summit in Egypt over the weekend. But the president kept them waiting.

  • 2025-10-15
  • — Politico
Can young men save conservatism? One Canadian MP is betting on it.

Can young men save conservatism? One Canadian MP is betting on it.

Jamil Jivani explains why he thinks grief over Charlie Kirk could move young, Canadian men to engage with politics. Just days before the killing of Charlie Kirk, a Conservative lawmaker in Ottawa established “Restore the North,” a national initiative focused on getting young Canadian men engaged in politics.

  • 2025-09-18
  • — Politico
Wheels up for Berlin

Wheels up for Berlin

Prime Minister MARK CARNEY is headed to Germany next week. Our colleagues in Berlin learned today in a government briefing that Chancellor FRIEDRICH MERZ will welcome Carney on Tuesday morning. The pair will talk about a variety of bilateral foreign and economic issues, including tariffs and the war in Ukraine.

  • 2025-08-22
  • — Politico
Poilievre’s back, but 5 more fights could define his future

Poilievre’s back, but 5 more fights could define his future

Canada’s Conservative leader has a second shot at becoming prime minister, but there are roadblocks in his way. With a win in rural Alberta, Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre is returning to the House of Commons — the next step on his mission to become Canada’s next prime minister. Poilievre didn’t just lose a chance to form government in April’s federal...

  • 2025-08-19
  • — Politico
Jenni Byrne Won’t Return as Conservative Campaign Manager for Next Election

Jenni Byrne Won’t Return as Conservative Campaign Manager for Next Election

Conservatives will have a new campaign manager whenever the country next goes to the polls. JENNI BYRNE told the “The Beyond a Ballot” podcast that she won’t reprise her role — and will focus instead on her consulting business. Byrne, a top adviser to Conservative Leader PIERRE POILIEVRE since he sought the job, told podcast host RACHAEL SEGAL that she...

  • 2025-08-08
  • — Politico
Trump keeps Canada guessing as trade deadline looms - Inside the unfolding drama

Trump keeps Canada guessing as trade deadline looms - Inside the unfolding drama

President Donald Trump is keeping Canada guessing — again. With days until another tariff hike threatens to kick in on Canadian goods, negotiations between Canada and the U.S. have stalled after months of phone calls and on-again, off-again talks in Washington.

  • 2025-07-28
  • — Politico
Carney’s open door

Carney’s open door

It’s no secret that MARK CARNEY is more dialed into C-suites than his predecessor in the Prime Minister’s Office — and far keener to sit down with energy companies that sense momentum at the highest levels of government. As Carney moves to act boldly on ready-made “nation-building” projects, corporate honchos want in — and are scoring face time.

  • 2025-07-16
  • — Politico
Liberal MPs revisit the Reform Act - powers that could boot Mark Carney from office - should he ever lose their confidence.

Liberal MPs revisit the Reform Act - powers that could boot Mark Carney from office - should he ever lose their confidence.

AT THE MERCY OF — Parliament hasn’t even started yet, but some Liberal MPs are already seeking powers that could boot MARK CARNEY from office — should he ever lose their confidence. Ahead of Sunday’s national caucus meeting, MPs are quietly debating whether to adopt the Reform Act — a move that would give them the ability to remove Carney...

  • 2025-05-20
  • — Politico
JD Vance’s Canadian pal tells him: Please don’t visit

JD Vance’s Canadian pal tells him: Please don’t visit

JD Vance’s close friend from Canada is taking back his open invite for the vice president to visit. Conservative MP Jamil Jivani, who became close with Vance at Yale Law School 15 years ago, said it would not be “constructive” for the VP to visit his Toronto-area district right now given the Trump administration’s provocations toward Canada.

  • 2025-05-01
  • — Politico
Trudeau disappeared during Canada’s election — and his party was thrilled

Trudeau disappeared during Canada’s election — and his party was thrilled

Justin Trudeau held the spotlight in Canada for almost a decade, then he pretty much just disappeared. That the former prime minister was nowhere to be found during the campaign leading to Election Day was a quiet relief to Liberal Party candidates on the trail.

  • 2025-04-28
  • — Politico
Canada is not going to be the 51st state, former envoy says

Canada is not going to be the 51st state, former envoy says

U.S. President Donald Trump insists he’s serious about making Canada the 51st state. But the former envoy who had to fix Washington’s relationship with Ottawa after Trump 1.0 argues it’s an empty threat. “The United States has no authority to annex Canada and to make it a state if Canada is not interested in engaging in those conversations,” David Cohen...

  • 2025-02-11
  • — Politico
​​Justin Trudeau’s not the only Canadian pushing for a UK trade deal

​​Justin Trudeau’s not the only Canadian pushing for a UK trade deal

Pierre Poilievre — frontrunner to be the next Canadian PM — is also on board with push to reboot stalled talks amid Trump’s trade war.

  • 2025-02-10
  • — Politico
Meet the Trump whisperer trying to save Canada’s economy

Meet the Trump whisperer trying to save Canada’s economy

With less than two months left as prime minister, his party sagging in the polls, and former colleagues vying to replace him as Liberal leader, Justin Trudeau has turned to a loyal childhood friend to handle Ottawa’s most urgent problem: a threatened trade war with Donald Trump that could sink the economy.

  • 2025-01-31
  • — Politico
Sorry, not sorry: Liberals urge Trudeau to go

Sorry, not sorry: Liberals urge Trudeau to go

Canada’s Liberals are done with Justin Trudeau and there will be no more “please” or “thank-you’s” as they work to hustle him out the door. The federal party lacks a mechanism to oust its leaders, so lawmakers are trying a range of tactics with Trudeau. Discontented backbenchers had hoped he’d notice the polls and take them personally. When that didn’t...

  • 2024-12-24
  • — Politico
Rep. Turner upbraids Trudeau for ‘arrogance’ on defense spending

Rep. Turner upbraids Trudeau for ‘arrogance’ on defense spending

The head of the U.S. delegation headed to the NATO Parliamentary Assembly says Prime Minister Justin Trudeau’s “arrogance” on defense spending threatens the future of the alliance. The Assembly is gathering in Montreal, and Rep. Mike Turner is certain to call out Canada.

  • 2024-11-22
  • — Politico
Conservative MP Jamil Jivani spotted in D.C. catching up over lunch with VP-elect JD Vance

Conservative MP Jamil Jivani spotted in D.C. catching up over lunch with VP-elect JD Vance

Conservative MP JAMIL JIVANI spotted in D.C. catching up over lunch Wednesday with law school pal and Vice President-elect JD VANCE in the Senate dining room

  • 2024-11-14
  • — Politico
Canada’s answer to Trump 2.0 worries? Everything’s fine.

Canada’s answer to Trump 2.0 worries? Everything’s fine.

Trudeau and his top ministers insist they’re ready for the next White House. When Donald Trump returns to the White House, Canada will stare down the possibility of a 20 percent tariff, an influx of asylum seekers and no end of hassle over its lackluster defense spending. Justin Trudeau’s response in the days since Trump’s emphatic victory: Everything is fine...

  • 2024-11-11
  • — Politico
Jagmeet Singh could decide when Canadians go to the polls. He’s in no rush.

Jagmeet Singh could decide when Canadians go to the polls. He’s in no rush.

The leader of Canada’s progressive party has the power to topple Justin Trudeau’s minority government. But Jagmeet Singh told POLITICO in an interview that Canada is not ready for an election. Before Canadians head to the polls, the leader of the New Democratic Party says Ottawa must take action to safeguard its elections from bad actors.

  • 2024-10-31
  • — Politico
Inside the slow, super polite revolt against Justin Trudeau

Inside the slow, super polite revolt against Justin Trudeau

Justin Trudeau is staring down a caucus revolt, although the lawmakers behind it have tried to keep things quiet so as not to embarrass the prime minister. Since Parliament returned this fall, a group of Liberal members of parliament has been organizing in closed rooms not far from the prime minister’s office, plotting how they might persuade him to go...

  • 2024-10-18
  • — Politico
NDP used stock images from Russia, Israel after decrying Tories' foreign content use

NDP used stock images from Russia, Israel after decrying Tories' foreign content use

OTTAWA -- The New Democrats included stock images from Russia and Israel in a recent high-profile video, weeks after the party criticized the Conservatives for using non-Canadian images in their content.

  • 2024-09-06
  • — Canadian Press
NDP used stock images from Russia, Israel after decrying Tories' foreign content use

NDP used stock images from Russia, Israel after decrying Tories' foreign content use

The New Democrats included stock images from Russia and Israel in a recent high-profile video, weeks after the party criticized the Conservatives for using non-Canadian images in their content. NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh announced in a video message Wednesday he was ending a supply and confidence deal with the Liberal government, while accusing Conservative policies of hurting Canadians, including retirees...

  • 2024-09-06
  • — Canadian Press
NDP used stock images from Russia, Israel after decrying Tories' foreign content use

NDP used stock images from Russia, Israel after decrying Tories' foreign content use

OTTAWA -- The New Democrats included stock images from Russia and Israel in a recent high-profile video, weeks after the party criticized the Conservatives for using non-Canadian images in their content.

  • 2024-09-06
  • — Canadian Press
In dueling TV ads, NDP and Conservatives try to define Poilievre to union voters

In dueling TV ads, NDP and Conservatives try to define Poilievre to union voters

New Democrats and Conservatives have both launched television ads that attempt to define Tory Leader Pierre Poilievre to union voters, a group politicians see as having increased power in the next federal election. The commercial the New Democrats launched across the country last week featured union leaders describing Poilievre as a career politician who "has never been a worker and...

  • 2024-09-02
  • — Canadian Press
In dueling TV ads, NDP and Conservatives try to define Poilievre to union voters

In dueling TV ads, NDP and Conservatives try to define Poilievre to union voters

OTTAWA -- New Democrats and Conservatives have both launched television ads that attempt to define Tory Leader Pierre Poilievre to union voters, a group politicians see as having increased power in the next federal election.

  • 2024-09-02
  • — Canadian Press
Study finds no evidence Tories were behind bot campaign that posted about Poilievre

Study finds no evidence Tories were behind bot campaign that posted about Poilievre

There is no evidence that indicates the federal Conservatives were behind a bot network on social media that praised a Pierre Poilievre rally, a new study has found. The Canadian Digital Media Research Network launched an investigation after hundreds of X accounts posted about the Conservative leader's July rally in Kirkland Lake, Ont., all using the same language with phrases...

  • 2024-08-28
  • — Canadian Press
Study finds no evidence Tories were behind bot campaign that posted about Poilievre

Study finds no evidence Tories were behind bot campaign that posted about Poilievre

OTTAWA -- There is no evidence that indicates the federal Conservatives were behind a bot network on social media that praised a Pierre Poilievre rally, a new study has found.

  • 2024-08-28
  • — Canadian Press
Canada lists old NYC residence for $13M, surpassing cost of new luxury condo

Canada lists old NYC residence for $13M, surpassing cost of new luxury condo

Canada is selling its former Manhattan residence, which used to house its consulate general in New York. The 12 room, five-bedroom apartment located on Park Avenue was listed Thursday at over $13 million, which is expected to exceed the purchase of its new $9 million Manhattan condo located on Billionaires' Row.

  • 2024-08-15
  • — Canadian Press
Canada lists old NYC residence for $13M, surpassing cost of new luxury condo

Canada lists old NYC residence for $13M, surpassing cost of new luxury condo

OTTAWA -- Canada is selling its former Manhattan residence, which used to house its consulate general in New York. The 12 room, five-bedroom apartment located on Park Avenue was listed Thursday at over $13 million, which is expected to exceed the purchase of its new $9 million Manhattan condo located on Billionaires' Row.

  • 2024-08-15
  • — Canadian Press
CBC paid more than $18 million in bonuses in 2024 after eliminating hundreds of jobs

CBC paid more than $18 million in bonuses in 2024 after eliminating hundreds of jobs

OTTAWA -- The Canadian Broadcasting Corp. paid $18.4 million in bonuses this year after hundreds of jobs at the public broadcaster were eliminated.

  • 2024-08-12
  • — Canadian Press
Conservative candidate's union endorses NDP candidate in Winnipeg byelection

Conservative candidate's union endorses NDP candidate in Winnipeg byelection

OTTAWA -- More than a dozen labour leaders are endorsing the NDP candidate in an upcoming federal byelection in Winnipeg Thursday, including the business manager of the Conservative candidate's own union.

  • 2024-08-01
  • — Canadian Press
Labour Minister Seamus O'Regan steps down from cabinet, successor to be named Friday

Labour Minister Seamus O'Regan steps down from cabinet, successor to be named Friday

OTTAWA -- Labour Minister Seamus O'Regan is stepping down from cabinet and will not be seeking re-election in the next federal contest, he announced on Thursday.

  • 2024-07-18
  • — Canadian Press
Labour Minister Seamus O'Regan leaving cabinet, Trudeau confirms

Labour Minister Seamus O'Regan leaving cabinet, Trudeau confirms

OTTAWA -- Labour Minister Seamus O'Regan is stepping down from cabinet and will not be seeking re-election in the next federal contest, the Prime Minister's Office confirmed Thursday.

  • 2024-07-18
  • — Canadian Press
Group in charge of Google's $100M for news outlets lays out its governance model

Group in charge of Google's $100M for news outlets lays out its governance model

OTTAWA -- The group Google asked to distribute $100 million to news outlets in Canada has publicly released its governance model, which it says focuses on sustainability, equity and innovation within the industry.

  • 2024-07-17
  • — Canadian Press
CBC/Radio-Canada board approves bonuses for 2023-24, but will review performance pay

CBC/Radio-Canada board approves bonuses for 2023-24, but will review performance pay

OTTAWA -- The board of directors for CBC and Radio-Canada has approved bonuses for some staff for work they did in the most recent fiscal year, despite members of Parliament saying it would be inappropriate to do so after hundreds of jobs were eliminated.

  • 2024-07-15
  • — Canadian Press
Trudeau focused on governing, fighting right-wing populism following byelection loss

Trudeau focused on governing, fighting right-wing populism following byelection loss

OTTAWA -- Prime Minister Justin Trudeau has been taking calls from different members of his Liberal caucus following the party's historic byelection loss in a Toronto riding last week, but the prime minister said his focus remains on governing.

  • 2024-07-03
  • — Canadian Press
Trudeau won't commit to national caucus meeting, says he's having calls with MPs

Trudeau won't commit to national caucus meeting, says he's having calls with MPs

MONTREAL -- Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said he's been taking calls from different members of his Liberal caucus following the party's historic byelection loss in a downtown Toronto riding last week, but his focus remains on governing.

  • 2024-07-03
  • — Canadian Press
Liberal MPs suggests party needed stronger ground game in Toronto--St. Paul's vote

Liberal MPs suggests party needed stronger ground game in Toronto--St. Paul's vote

OTTAWA -- The federal Liberals needed a stronger ground campaign in their fortress riding of Toronto--St. Paul, including more time to campaign before the vote, suggested several members of the party.

  • 2024-07-02
  • — Canadian Press

NDP's Ashton pays back some money from Christmas trip initially billed to taxpayers

OTTAWA -- A New Democrat member of Parliament has paid back a portion of the thousands of dollars she spent on a Christmastime trip for herself and her family that was paid for with public money.

  • 2024-06-29
  • — Canadian Press
Ottawa keeps spending on influencers. Liberals say it's about stemming disinformation

Ottawa keeps spending on influencers. Liberals say it's about stemming disinformation

Her kids are not reading the newspapers on her kitchen counter. Instead, they're looking at their phones to find information. That's the example that Treasury Board President Anita Anand brings up when she's asked about the federal government's efforts to get its message out via payments to social-media influencers. She says it worries her that actors who seek to spread...

  • 2024-06-25
  • — Canadian Press
Ottawa keeps spending on influencers. Liberals say it's about stemming disinformation

Ottawa keeps spending on influencers. Liberals say it's about stemming disinformation

OTTAWA -- Her kids are not reading the newspapers on her kitchen counter. Instead, they're looking at their phones to find information.

  • 2024-06-25
  • — Canadian Press
Head of NATO singles out Trudeau as friend and staunch defender of Ukraine

Head of NATO singles out Trudeau as friend and staunch defender of Ukraine

OTTAWA -- Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and NATO Secretary-General Jens Stoltenberg met for a private dinner at Rideau Cottage on Wednesday, capping off nine years as colleagues -- and friends.

  • 2024-06-21
  • — Canadian Press
Blair promises Canada will meet NATO target as secretary-general visits Ottawa

Blair promises Canada will meet NATO target as secretary-general visits Ottawa

Canada continues to miss its NATO defence spending target, but Defence Minister Bill Blair promises the goal will eventually be reached, as Russia's war in Ukraine raises a threat of expanded conflict in Europe. Numbers NATO released this week show Canada is expected to spend 1.37 per cent of its gross domestic product on defence this year, falling short of...

  • 2024-06-19
  • — Canadian Press
Blair promises Canada will meet NATO target as secretary-general visits Ottawa

Blair promises Canada will meet NATO target as secretary-general visits Ottawa

OTTAWA -- Canada continues to miss its NATO defence spending target, but Defence Minister Bill Blair promises the goal will eventually be reached, as Russia's war in Ukraine raises a threat of expanded conflict in Europe.

  • 2024-06-19
  • — Canadian Press
Canadian media a target for foreign interference: national security committee chair

Canadian media a target for foreign interference: national security committee chair

OTTAWA -- Foreign actors are trying to interfere with the Canadian media, and journalists and their bosses need to be aware of it, the chairman of Parliament's national security committee warned on Wednesday.

  • 2024-06-12
  • — Canadian Press
Oilers fever reaches Parliament Hill as MPs put aside team colours for NHL playoffs

Oilers fever reaches Parliament Hill as MPs put aside team colours for NHL playoffs

OTTAWA -- They're not all on the same political team, but members of Parliament have caught the same fever.

  • 2024-06-10
  • — Canadian Press
They're not all on the same political team, but Oilers fever has brought MPs together

They're not all on the same political team, but Oilers fever has brought MPs together

OTTAWA -- They're not all on the same political team, but members of Parliament have caught the same fever.

  • 2024-06-10
  • — Canadian Press
Federal NDP want a price cap on grocery store staples; Liberals say it won't work

Federal NDP want a price cap on grocery store staples; Liberals say it won't work

OTTAWA -- The federal New Democrats want a price cap on grocery store staples if the Liberal government can't convince grocers to bring down the prices themselves.

  • 2024-06-04
  • — Canadian Press
House Speaker survives latest attempt by Tories to force resignation

House Speaker survives latest attempt by Tories to force resignation

House of Commons Speaker Greg Fergus has survived a vote put forward by the Conservatives to remove him from his position. The effort to oust Fergus failed by a vote of 142-168 after the NDP sided with the Liberals, with both accusing the Conservatives of undermining democracy and its independent institutions. This is the third time in less than eight...

  • 2024-05-29
  • — Canadian Press
House Speaker survives latest attempt by Tories to force resignation

House Speaker survives latest attempt by Tories to force resignation

OTTAWA -- House of Commons Speaker Greg Fergus has survived a vote put forward by the Conservatives to remove him from his position.

  • 2024-05-28
  • — Canadian Press
NDP convention a chance for ‘new direction,’ but grassroots could take up old debates

NDP convention a chance for ‘new direction,’ but grassroots could take up old debates

New Democrats are gathering for a three-day convention to focus on how to convince voters looking for change they are a better choice than Conservatives, despite having helped to keep the minority Liberal government in power. "We see a Liberal government that is out of gas, out of steam and no ideas," said Brad Lavigne, who was national director of...

  • 2023-10-13
  • — Canadian Press