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Donald Trump is trying to claim that the new $6.4-billion bridge built between Windsor and Detroit - fully funded by Canada - should belong in part to the US. This is not just about a bridge, it's a commentary on the decline in US-Canada relations. Trump's bizarre Truth Social post also tries to delegitimize Canada as a vassal state of China and a threat to the United States. Trump is trying to destabilize Canada and all signs suggest he will attempt to use the leverage of CUSMA to impose all kinds of conditions on us as we enter into new trade negotiations. Andrew believes he is overstating his leverage and destroying the American trade position such that every traditional US trade partner is looking elsewhere to make deals. In the second half of the show Rudyard and Andrew turn to Canadian domestic politics and rumours that Mark Carney will call a spring election to shore up a majority government. Why would the Liberals want an election sooner than later? And can Carney get his majority without forcing Canadians to head to the polls?
Previous episodes
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887 - Munk Dialogue with Andrew Coyne: Trump demands half ownership of the Gordie Howe Bridge and will Carney call a spring election? Tue, 10 Feb 2026
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886 - Friday Focus: Trump needs to make a decision on Iran and AI has come for the laptop class Fri, 06 Feb 2026
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885 - Alberta's separatist movement gets support from Washington and Canada needs a new security agenda Tue, 03 Feb 2026
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884 - Friday Focus: US warships move into the Middle East and does Canada need to pick a trade lane? Fri, 30 Jan 2026
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883 - Munk Dialogue with Andrew Coyne: Trump wants to de-escalate ICE crackdown and Canada is at the centre of a geopolitical crisis Thu, 29 Jan 2026
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882 - Friday Focus: Trump's Davos TACO, Carney's vision for Canada, and an AI deepfake blurs the lines of reality Fri, 23 Jan 2026
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881 - Munk Dialogue with Andrew Coyne: Trump faces off with NATO allies over Greenland Tue, 20 Jan 2026
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880 - Friday Focus: Canada enters a 'new world order' and Trump threatens to invoke the Insurrection Act Fri, 16 Jan 2026
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879 - Munk Dialogue with Andrew Coyne: Jerome Powell stands up to Trump and why the West is reluctant to intervene in Iran Tue, 13 Jan 2026
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878 - Friday Focus: Mass demonstrations in Iran and Trump sets his sights on Greenland and Latin America Fri, 09 Jan 2026
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876 - Munk Dialogue with Andrew Coyne: Trump's hard power doctrine alienates allies and sets a destabilizing precedent Tue, 06 Jan 2026
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875 - Friday Focus Emergency Episode: Trump's military operation in Venezuela replaces the dictator but not the dictatorship Sun, 04 Jan 2026
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874 - Friday Focus: Putin derails peace talks and Iranian protesters take to the streets Fri, 02 Jan 2026
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873 - Friday Focus: the people and events that changed the world in 2025 Fri, 26 Dec 2025
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872 - Friday Focus: Trump defies all norms and a civil war on the right takes centre stage Fri, 19 Dec 2025
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871 - Friday Focus: Why America's new national security strategy has Ottawa on edge Fri, 12 Dec 2025
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870 - Munk Debate on the Two-State Solution: Opening Statements Mon, 08 Dec 2025
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869 - Friday Focus: protesters fail to disrupt the Munk Debate on the Two-State Solution and Putin threatens Europe with war Fri, 05 Dec 2025
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868 - Friday Focus: Back to a Russia-Ukraine stalemate and Mark Carney gets a standing ovation in Alberta Fri, 28 Nov 2025
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867 - Munk Dialogue with Andrew Coyne: Ottawa and Alberta agree to energy deal and why two-tier care is not the solution to Canada's healthcare problems Tue, 25 Nov 2025
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866 - Friday Focus: leaked peace plan for ending the war in Ukraine demands major concessions from Zelensky Fri, 21 Nov 2025
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865 - The MAGA coalition is coming apart and Mark Carney's government underwhelms voters Wed, 19 Nov 2025
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864 - Friday Focus: The Canadian military's shocking plan to train civil servants and will new Epstein revelations affect Trump's hold over the Republican Party? Fri, 14 Nov 2025
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863 - Friday Focus: Important lessons from Mamdani's victory and a U.S. government shutdown holds the public hostage Fri, 07 Nov 2025
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862 - An uninspiring budget and Carney's government inches closer to a majority Thu, 06 Nov 2025
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861 - Friday Focus: Munk Debate on the Two-State Solution and China's chokehold on the U.S. Fri, 31 Oct 2025
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860 - Trump's trade tantrum and will Mark Carney's first federal budget meet the moment? Tue, 28 Oct 2025
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859 - Friday Focus: Trump cancels trade talks with Canada and targets Russia with sanctions Fri, 24 Oct 2025
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858 - Putin's hold over Trump and Pierre Poilievre makes a stunning accusation Tue, 21 Oct 2025
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857 - Friday Focus: Hamas's public executions and Zelensky presses Trump for Tomahawk missiles Fri, 17 Oct 2025
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856 - Trump's Middle East diplomacy and why Canada should re-evaluate its auto sector subsidies Thu, 16 Oct 2025
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855 - Friday Focus: Trump's Gaza deal, the details that could derail it, and the Middle East's new power players Fri, 10 Oct 2025
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854 - Trump sends in the National Guard (again) and Mark Carney goes to Washington Tue, 07 Oct 2025
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853 - Friday Focus: Trump gives Hamas an ultimatum and how "AI slop" is working against productivity Fri, 03 Oct 2025
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852 - Trump's military speech ramblings should concern every Canadian Thu, 02 Oct 2025
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851 - Friday Focus: Trump's warning to European countries, and what Canada should learn from their mistakes Fri, 26 Sep 2025
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850 - Carney's Palestinian statehood recognition comes without conditions and the powerful companies benefiting from Trump's authoritarianism Wed, 24 Sep 2025
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849 - Friday Focus: ABC capitulates to Trump and what to expect in Canada's upcoming federal budget Fri, 19 Sep 2025
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848 - Friday Focus: Charlie Kirk's assassination points to a democracy in trouble and a debate about Israel's strike in Qatar Fri, 12 Sep 2025
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847 - Trump is stuck in a dangerous spiral feedback loop and Rudyard and Andrew debate Canada's Temporary Foreign Worker program Wed, 10 Sep 2025
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846 - Friday Focus: China's great power performance and Mark Carney's bad budget messaging Fri, 05 Sep 2025
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845 - A public display of friendship between China, Russia, and India is a searing indictment of Trump's foreign policy Wed, 03 Sep 2025
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844 - Friday Focus: Trump takes aim at the CDC and Putin is undeterred Fri, 29 Aug 2025
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843 - Munk Dialogue with Andrew Coyne: the US slides towards dictatorship and Carney clings to Canada's peacemaking past Tue, 26 Aug 2025
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842 - Friday Focus: Trump is a foreign policy wrecking ball, and Carney goes from elbows up to elbows down Fri, 22 Aug 2025
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841 - Munk Dialogue with Andrew Coyne: a phony peace deal for Ukraine could put all of Europe at risk Tue, 19 Aug 2025
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840 - Friday Focus: China's tax on Canadian canola and TIFF abandons the principles of free speech Fri, 15 Aug 2025
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839 - Friday Focus: Bibi's Gaza plan prioritizes his political survival over his country's interests and Putin dreams of a new Russian Empire Fri, 08 Aug 2025
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838 - Munk Dialogue with Andrew Coyne: America's checks and balances are failing to restrain Donald Trump Wed, 06 Aug 2025
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837 - Friday Focus: A late night tariff announcement and Canada's plan to recognize a Palestinian state Fri, 01 Aug 2025