{"version":"1.0","type":"rich","provider_name":"Acast","provider_url":"https://acast.com","height":250,"width":700,"html":"<iframe src=\"https://embed.acast.com/$/68f00b3ace402940bcbac06a/69043d47a749a247c27303d0?\" frameBorder=\"0\" width=\"700\" height=\"250\"></iframe>","title":"MBP Ep 5: MBP Intelligence Roundtable - National Projects, Trade Wars, and Labour Power","thumbnail_width":200,"thumbnail_height":200,"thumbnail_url":"https://open-images.acast.com/shows/68f00b3ace402940bcbac06a/1769727596128-606b3385-87b4-4bcc-bd01-362a99d32c39.jpeg?height=200","description":"<p>In this episode, Ben Woodfinden, Tyler Meredith and Shannon Phillips discuss:</p><ul><li>Projects of national interest and how new polling reveals what Canadians really think about building faster while maintaining environmental and Indigenous safeguards</li><li>Why <em>Bill C-5</em> could reshape how Canada approves major infrastructure projects</li><li>The shifting dynamics between Carney’s<em> government</em>, Conservative premiers, and public expectations around trade-offs, consultation, and speed</li><li>Trump’s latest trade war escalation, what it means for Canada, the provinces, and global leverage</li><li>Section 107 and the Notwithstanding Clause: how back-to-work powers are reshaping Canada’s labour relations landscape</li><li>“Around the Horn” the key political, economic, and social developments to watch across Canada</li></ul><p>Key Takeaways</p><p><br></p><h4>On National Projects and Public Opinion</h4><ul><li>PHILLIPS: Canadians want it all; environmental safeguards, Indigenous consultation, and faster approvals. “They want all of the things. That is a distinctly Canadian approach.”</li><li>MEREDITH: The public is open to <em>conditions</em>, unionized labour, Indigenous participation, environmental offsets, not to bypassing them.</li><li>WOODFINDEN: “If something extraordinary continues long enough, it becomes ordinary.” Carney’s mandate to move fast risks fading if delivery lags.</li><li>PHILLIPS: “Politics are not fixed.” The ‘don’t know’ responses in polling reveal opportunity, or danger, for both sides of the national projects debate.</li></ul><h4>On C-5 and Industrial Strategy</h4><ul><li>MEREDITH: C-5 gives Cabinet power to act as “traffic cop” coordinating approvals, Indigenous engagement, and environmental conditions, a new form of transactional nation-building.</li><li>PHILLIPS: The bill could accelerate transmission lines, renewable energy projects, and AI infrastructure, “That’s where you’ll get Canadians at 70% support.”</li><li>WOODFINDEN: Conservatives and Liberals may share short-term goals but differ fundamentally on regulatory reform, “A branding and messaging divide.”</li></ul><h4>On the U.S. Trade War and Federal–Provincial Tensions</h4><ul><li>MEREDITH: Canada’s leverage works when used strategically, not bombastically, “Pain may need to be felt on the U.S. side first.”</li><li>PHILLIPS: “No deal is better than a bad deal.” A strong, united Canada is better positioned to face Trump’s negotiating style.</li><li>MEREDITH: Lack of communication between Ottawa, provinces, and business is fueling anxiety “We cannot manage our own agenda if we do not have a coordinated response.”</li></ul><h4>On Labour Relations and Section 107</h4><ul><li>PHILLIPS: Alberta’s pre-emptive use of the <em>Notwithstanding Clause</em> to end the teachers’ strike “opens a five-alarm fire” for labour rights across Canada.</li><li>WOODFINDEN: Conservatives’ outreach to labour complicates future debates, “The dynamic in Parliament has changed more than people realize.”</li><li>PHILLIPS: Expect deeper divides between approaches to public- and private-sector unions in conservative politics.</li></ul><p><br></p><p>MBP Intelligence Roundtable is produced by <em>Metamorphosis Media Group</em> for <em>Meredith, Boessenkool &amp; Phillips (MBP) Intelligence.</em></p><p>Learn more or join the MBP membership for exclusive access to policy briefings and private roundtables at<a href=\"https://www.mbpintelligence.com\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\"> </a><a href=\"http://mbpintelligence.com\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">mbpintelligence.com</a>.</p><p><br></p><p>YouTube Video Credits: CBC News, CTV News, Global News, 4K Films By Adnan, Videoscape, Pierre Poilievre, balcony et-al, Luis Vega, Shape Properties, GommeBlog, Exploring Stunning Landscapes From Above, Motion Array</p><p><br></p>","author_name":"MBP Intelligence "}