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Trump talks with Carney as Poilievre's fellow Conservatives call out his campaign

No such thing as a slow news day in an election campaign!

On the fifth day of the election campaign, my news cycle gave to me: five golden—

No, wait. It gave me a phone call between the prime minister and U.S. President Donald Trump.

I’d prefer the rings, thanks.

If it’s any consolation, Canada saw something after that phone call we haven’t seen in a while: a relatively calm Trump, who called our current leader a “prime minister” instead of a governor.

Meanwhile, Poilievre is dealing with some gossipy, prominent Conservative strategists who are starting to speak to media about what they see as the doomed current direction of the campaign.

But honestly, my favourite thing that happened today was this:

Stick around to the end of the breakdown to see the full context, as a fun little treat.

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