Mike Wixson hosts a roundtable with Paul Micucci and Jim Lang breaking down the world tour on “Can Force One,” what (if anything) Canada brought home, and what it all means heading into the Nov 4 budget.

We cover: The new CC-330 “Can Force One” and why the optics matter

A country-by-country look at the PM’s trips — press releases vs. real deals (Indonesia, UK/EU, Ukraine, Mexico, Asia)

Big spends abroad (Ukraine support, AUS radar, UK R&D) vs. lack of reciprocal wins for Canada

Trade reality: still ~70% tied to the U.S., and how the Reagan/tariff ad drama complicates it Mining and resources without the pipelines/roads to ship them (risk vs. reality)

What Australia and South Korea did differently (long-horizon industrial strategy)

Internal roadblocks: interprovincial barriers, cost of lumber, stalled projects Why this might be the most consequential Canadian budget in years—and whether it triggers an election

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• (00:00:00) - Prime Minister's Day
• (00:00:23) - Prime Minister Trudeau's travel style
• (00:04:50) - Prime Minister Trudeau on His Foreign Trips
• (00:09:00) - Trump on his Ukraine trip
• (00:10:04) - What's Mark Carney's Plan?
• (00:14:13) - Mark Carney on the China trade deal
• (00:16:27) - President Trump on his China Meeting
• (00:22:17) - Canada-Australia trade deal
• (00:25:26) - Carney on softwood lumber
• (00:30:19) - Canada's approach to mining
• (00:36:05) - Trump on China Meeting and the Government Shutdown
• (00:40:00) - Should the Border Be Closed?
• (00:44:57) - Why Don't We Build Any Infrastructure?
• (00:47:32) - Canada's pro-immigration stance
• (00:50:09) - Canada's Place in the World