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MBP Intelligence Briefing
MBP Intelligence
6 episodes
1 day ago

The MBP Intelligence Briefing delivers exclusive, insider insight into the policies, decisions, and dynamics shaping Canada’s political and economic landscape.


Hosted by Ben Woodfinden, Director of MBP Intelligence and Senior Advisor at Meredith Boessenkool & Phillips, the series features weekly conversations with MBP partners Ken Boessenkool, Tyler Meredith, and Shannon Phillips, along with a monthly guest bringing fresh perspective from business, media, or public policy.


Listeners can expect a mix of roundtable discussions unpacking the week’s biggest developments and in-depth interviews exploring emerging ideas and long-term trends. From fiscal outlooks and trade strategy to the forces influencing governance, regulation, and public life, each episode delivers context and clarity rooted in real experience inside government, policy, and politics.

This is your exclusive MBP Intelligence Briefing, context, clarity, and strategy for Canada’s evolving political economy.


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The MBP Intelligence Briefing delivers exclusive, insider insight into the policies, decisions, and dynamics shaping Canada’s political and economic landscape.


Hosted by Ben Woodfinden, Director of MBP Intelligence and Senior Advisor at Meredith Boessenkool & Phillips, the series features weekly conversations with MBP partners Ken Boessenkool, Tyler Meredith, and Shannon Phillips, along with a monthly guest bringing fresh perspective from business, media, or public policy.


Listeners can expect a mix of roundtable discussions unpacking the week’s biggest developments and in-depth interviews exploring emerging ideas and long-term trends. From fiscal outlooks and trade strategy to the forces influencing governance, regulation, and public life, each episode delivers context and clarity rooted in real experience inside government, policy, and politics.

This is your exclusive MBP Intelligence Briefing, context, clarity, and strategy for Canada’s evolving political economy.


Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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Business,
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MBP Ep 5: MBP Intelligence Roundtable - National Projects, Trade Wars, and Labour Power
MBP Intelligence Briefing
52 minutes 29 seconds
1 week ago
MBP Ep 5: MBP Intelligence Roundtable - National Projects, Trade Wars, and Labour Power

In this episode, Ben Woodfinden, Tyler Meredith and Shannon Phillips discuss:

  • Projects of national interest and how new polling reveals what Canadians really think about building faster while maintaining environmental and Indigenous safeguards
  • Why Bill C-5 could reshape how Canada approves major infrastructure projects
  • The shifting dynamics between Carney’s government, Conservative premiers, and public expectations around trade-offs, consultation, and speed
  • Trump’s latest trade war escalation, what it means for Canada, the provinces, and global leverage
  • Section 107 and the Notwithstanding Clause: how back-to-work powers are reshaping Canada’s labour relations landscape
  • “Around the Horn” the key political, economic, and social developments to watch across Canada

Key Takeaways


On National Projects and Public Opinion

  • PHILLIPS: Canadians want it all; environmental safeguards, Indigenous consultation, and faster approvals. “They want all of the things. That is a distinctly Canadian approach.”
  • MEREDITH: The public is open to conditions, unionized labour, Indigenous participation, environmental offsets, not to bypassing them.
  • WOODFINDEN: “If something extraordinary continues long enough, it becomes ordinary.” Carney’s mandate to move fast risks fading if delivery lags.
  • PHILLIPS: “Politics are not fixed.” The ‘don’t know’ responses in polling reveal opportunity, or danger, for both sides of the national projects debate.

On C-5 and Industrial Strategy

  • 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.
  • PHILLIPS: The bill could accelerate transmission lines, renewable energy projects, and AI infrastructure, “That’s where you’ll get Canadians at 70% support.”
  • WOODFINDEN: Conservatives and Liberals may share short-term goals but differ fundamentally on regulatory reform, “A branding and messaging divide.”

On the U.S. Trade War and Federal–Provincial Tensions

  • MEREDITH: Canada’s leverage works when used strategically, not bombastically, “Pain may need to be felt on the U.S. side first.”
  • PHILLIPS: “No deal is better than a bad deal.” A strong, united Canada is better positioned to face Trump’s negotiating style.
  • 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.”

On Labour Relations and Section 107

  • PHILLIPS: Alberta’s pre-emptive use of the Notwithstanding Clause to end the teachers’ strike “opens a five-alarm fire” for labour rights across Canada.
  • WOODFINDEN: Conservatives’ outreach to labour complicates future debates, “The dynamic in Parliament has changed more than people realize.”
  • PHILLIPS: Expect deeper divides between approaches to public- and private-sector unions in conservative politics.


MBP Intelligence Roundtable is produced by Metamorphosis Media Group for Meredith, Boessenkool & Phillips (MBP) Intelligence.

Learn more or join the MBP membership for exclusive access to policy briefings and private roundtables at mbpintelligence.com.


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Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

MBP Intelligence Briefing

The MBP Intelligence Briefing delivers exclusive, insider insight into the policies, decisions, and dynamics shaping Canada’s political and economic landscape.


Hosted by Ben Woodfinden, Director of MBP Intelligence and Senior Advisor at Meredith Boessenkool & Phillips, the series features weekly conversations with MBP partners Ken Boessenkool, Tyler Meredith, and Shannon Phillips, along with a monthly guest bringing fresh perspective from business, media, or public policy.


Listeners can expect a mix of roundtable discussions unpacking the week’s biggest developments and in-depth interviews exploring emerging ideas and long-term trends. From fiscal outlooks and trade strategy to the forces influencing governance, regulation, and public life, each episode delivers context and clarity rooted in real experience inside government, policy, and politics.

This is your exclusive MBP Intelligence Briefing, context, clarity, and strategy for Canada’s evolving political economy.


Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.