Sean Speer and Rudyard Griffiths discuss Prime Minister Mark Carney's appointment of Janice Charette as Canada's chief CUSMA negotiator with the Trump administration. They examine Charette's extensive Ottawa credentials and debate whether her traditional bureaucratic background is an asset or liability when facing off against a MAGA White House. They then explore Carney's broader pattern of appointing Trudeau-era establishment figures, and whether this technocratic, Ottawa-centric approach creates vulnerabilities in an era of populist politics.

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CREDITS:

Amal Attar-Guzman - Producer

Elia Gross - Editor

Sean Speer and Rudyard Griffiths - Hosts

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