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Early 2026 take: Between Carney's Davos speech and Heated Rivalry, Canadian soft power is at historic highs.

BREAKING - The Liberals just got another floor crosser from the Conservatives, with Markham–Unionville MP Michael Ma joining the government caucus. Statement below via the LPC #cdnpoli

Congrats to @JacquieLaRocque for building this amazing firm. On my 5th anniversary at @CompassRoseGr, I wrote about how there was nowhere else I could see myself after my journalism career. It still stands today: bit.ly/4rzhxQv #cdnpoli #uncommoncommongood #119Forever

Such a fun evening! Thanks Marlo Glass for the invitation and for letting me hang out with @TheHillTimes crew, like the good ol' days! So great to reconnect with friends old and new at the Press Gallery Dinner. So many laughs and great conversations. #cdnpoli

#Budget2025 was made for Bay Street, not Main Street. The latest Means & Ways newsletter is out now, packed with news and analysis from the week that was. Highlighted stories: ⮕ Carney bets on investors. Is it a sure thing? - A debrief of our post-budget analysis webinar ⮕ @NACOCanada CEO Claudio Rojas: A Canadian innovation pipeline is there for the building ⮕ 10 things to know about Budget 2025, by John Stackhouse ⮕ New @KenPolk11 op-ed ~ The 21st century so far: One damned thing after another ⮕ Tiff Macklem: @bankofcanada has no economic magic wand ⮕ @MarkJCarney nation-building budget misses the point on Canada’s #affordability crisis, writes @leswhittington Read more: mailchi.mp/meansandways/a… Don't forget to sign up to get the newsletter directly in your inbox!

Prime Minister Mark Carney’s first budget “should help reset Canada’s economic course with a necessary pivot from consumption to capacity,” says Rebekah Young, Scotiabank Vice President, Head of Inclusion and Resilience Economics. The budget Finance Minister @FP_Champagne tabled was a “credible strategy for a weaker, supply-constrained economy — but delivery is everything and execution risks loom large,” she said. Read more, including reaction from Derek Holt, @CdnChamberofCom President Candace Laing, Matthew Holmes, Kim G C Moody, Randall Bartlett. ⮕ meansandways.ca/news-articles/… #cdnpoli #cdnecon #WhereBusinessMeetsPolitics

LIVE: Chris d’Entremont comments on his decision to join the Liberal caucus ➡️ow.ly/qpRq50Xn688 EN DIRECT : Chris d’Entremont explique sa décision de rejoindre le groupe parlementaire libéral ➡️ow.ly/uBw850Xn687 #cdnpoli | #polcan

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@FP_Champagne "We will double the pace of housing construction over the next decade while creating a new industry using Canadian technology, Canadian workers, and Canadian lumber."

"With this plan, in five years, we will see one trillion dollars in total investments in this country," @FP_Champagne says.

Finance Minister @FP_Champagne delivering #Budget2025 now. Deficit is forecasted to be $65.4 billion. #cdnpoli #cdnecon

Happy #Budget2025 day! #cdnpoli

The government will table its first budget tomorrow. Join Means & Ways for an exclusive post-budget webinar that cuts through the headlines to uncover what the numbers really mean for business, Canadians and the broader economy. Join us online Nov. 6 from 8-9 a.m. Register today: streamyard.com/watch/3HwwvMWd… #cdnpoli #cdnecon #WhereBusinessMeetsPolitics #Budget2025

Prime Minister Mark Carney’s first budget will take a long-term view of the economy, says Scotiabank’s Rebekah Young, who doesn’t believe the opposition parties will defeat the government. Young said the budget’s success will hinge on Canada’s ability to shift from short-term consumption toward sustainable growth. “Canada’s model of ever-rising current consumption is unsustainable, especially under a new global regime increasingly dictated by U.S. policy,” she said. “Simply priming near-term demand without fixing structural issues would leave Canada looking more like its low-growth European peers,” she said. “On the other hand, across-the-board austerity would weaken the country now and leave it less prepared for whatever is coming.” Read more: meansandways.ca/news-articles/… #cdnpoli #cdnecon #WhereBusinessMeetsPolitics #Budget2025

The latest newsletter is out now! It's a meaty one, featuring the following stories: ⮕ A high bar and higher stakes for Carney’s first budget ⮕ AI & The Economy Series: ‘Mass theft’ of copyrighted songs by AI companies poses economic risks: music executives ⮕ AI & The Economy Series: Clara Silcoff writes about a rural lens being needed on Canada's AI ambitions ⮕ ‘Canada’s #productivity performance has deteriorated’: Deloitte’s Dawn Desjardins ⮕ Ottawa has to stop dancing to Trump’s forestry tune, says Hon. Lisa Raitt at the Forest Products Association of Canada policy conference ⮕ Canada ‘has to lose in this conflict,’ The Atlantic's @davidfrum says, urges Canada to avoid retaliatory tariffs against U.S. ⮕ For @PierrePoilievre annoying polite opinion is the point: @KenPolk11 Read more: mailchi.mp/meansandways/f… #cdnpoli #cdnecon #WhereBusinessMeetsPolitics

@meansandways_ca is hosting a #Budget2025 analysis webinar on Nov. 6! Register now to hear from these very smart people! ➤ streamyard.com/watch/3HwwvMWd… #cdnpoli #cdnecon

Canada is making a bold bet on artificial intelligence to jumpstart its stalled #productivity — pouring billions into a new national strategy it says could be as transformative as railroads or the printing press. With studies projecting multi-billion-dollar payoffs, the stakes for Canada’s economic future have never been higher, writes @bea_vdc. Every dollar companies invest in generative AI returns $3.70, according to a 2024 International Data Corporation study commissioned by Microsoft. Widespread AI adoption could raise Canada’s real #GDP by between 5 & 8% over the next decade, equivalent to annual productivity growth of 0.3 to 0.7%, Deloitte estimates. How do we seize the moment? Canada’s AI strategy must account for the nuances of different industries and investment stages, a process that requires detailed, often overlooked work, said Mark Schaan, Deputy Minister to AI Minister @EvanLSolomon. “It’s highly, highly unsexy work, but it’s actually super important across all of the verticals of an AI adoption or AI strategy for a country,” Schaan said during a Canada 2020 panel. Read the first in the AI & The Economy series and comment below with your ideas on how AI can help solve Canada's productivity issues: meansandways.ca/news-articles/… #cdnpoli #cdnecon #WhereBusinessMeetsPolitics