Budget, Betrayal, and Bird Flu

Finance Minister François-Philippe Champagne joined the Playbook Canada podcast after presenting the budget and witnessing a major defection from the Conservative Party.

"I like the term 'hyper-ownership,'" Finance Minister François-Philippe Champagne told Politico in this week's episode of Playbook Canada.

But will Prime Minister Mark Carney's government be able to capitalize on this crucial moment in Parliament House, where his first budget was presented and Conservative MP Chris d'Entremont's joining the Liberal caucus in the House of Commons caused a stir?

On this week's show, hosts Nick Taylor-Vaisey and Mickey Juric will analyze the latest news in and around Ottawa, including Carney's efforts to add more MPs and potentially gain a majority; the next chapter in British Columbia's ostrich saga; and an exclusive 200-second interview with Minister Champagne.

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