Trump and Carney's diplomatic dance

The Playbook Podcast

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🗓️ 31 October 2025

⏱️ 19 minutes

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President Donald Trump and Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney have been off touring Asia, seeking to firm up partnerships and open up trade with countries across the region. While Trump has already returned home, Carney is wrapping up his sojourn soon. White House reporter Megan Messerly and Ottawa Bureau Chief — and host of the new Playbook Canada podcast — Nick Taylor-Vaisey walk through what each leader is expecting to come from their trip, plus the interesting way Canada is feeling the effect from the shutdown.

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0:31.5	Today on the playbook podcast, Trump is back in town.
0:36.4	But he's not the only world leader who just spent some time in Asia.
0:40.4	And we're less than 24 hours from that crucial November 1st shutdown milestone.
0:47.5	Hello, I'm Megan Musserly. And I'm Nick Taylor-Gazy. It's Friday, October 31st. Happy Halloween, Megan.
0:54.8	Happy Halloween. It's a joyful time here in Washington. How is it where you are in Ottawa? It's cold. I hate to talk about the weather and be a stereotypical Canadian, but I wore my winter coat today, and I'm not happy about it. I'm still getting used to it. I'm so ready for winter, but it is a little bit more rough up there. So as you can hear,
1:11.9	our dear friend and podcast host, Adam, was out in the pouring rain yesterday in New Jersey,
1:17.7	ahead of election day on Tuesday. He was doing some incredibly important reporting for you all
1:23.2	that you can read in today's playbook. But unfortunately, he got caught up in bad weather
1:28.5	and could not make it to record the podcast. So as you can hear, we have a new face or voice
1:34.0	on the playbook podcast with us this morning. Joining us from up north is Nick Taylor Macy,
1:38.4	Politica's Ottawa Bureau Chief. So great to have you here, Nick. Thank you for having me.
1:42.6	Ottawa Bureau Chief and also Toronto Blue J's
1:44.3	mega fan. Oh, yes. How could we forget? So now, Nick, you all just launched the Playbook Canada
1:51.6	podcast this week. And I am already a fan. All of our listeners should definitely check out.
1:57.1	But there was this line you had in there that really stuck out to me, this idea that there's this
2:01.3	teacher-is-away energy in Ottawa. And I just thought that was so apt for how I was feeling this
2:06.8	week in Washington. And that's, of course, because the man I cover, Donald Trump and the man
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