Episode
Trump’s man in Ottawa takes questions | Pete Hoekstra
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- Playbook Canada
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- Dec 11, 2025
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- 1339
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Summary
Parliament may be heading into winter break, but a wave of ambassadorial openings in Washington, London and Brussels could upend the fragile political math for Prime Minister Mark Carney’s minority government. Nick and Mickey also track Steven Guilbeault’s decision to break with Liberal policy — while sticking around as a Liberal MP; the Conservatives’ recent momentum; and interview U.S. Ambassador Pete Hoekstra. Nick Taylor-Vaisey is POLITICO’s Ottawa bureau chief and co-author of POLITICO’s Canada Playbook newsletter Mickey Djuric is a reporter and co-author of POLITICO’s Canada Playbook newsletter Alex Keeney is Playbook Canada's executive producer Steve Bone composed the music used in Playbook Canada.