‘Ready to beg now’: More Liberal ministers change their tune on Trump

A new pipeline deal to move Albertan oil south to the United States has quietly outpaced the federal government's own coastal pipeline plan, and it didn't need a carbon capture commitment to get fast tracked. Jim and Iain unpack the regulatory gap between the two pipeline routes now on the table, then turn to a striking shift in tone from Canada's trade minister at this week's US Canada summit in Toronto. Today's show covers: ► US ambassador Pete Hoekstra confirms regulatory reform has accelerated permitting for a pipeline carrying Albertan oil south to the US ► The southbound pipeline is not subject to the carbon capture conditions attached to the proposed route to B.C.'s northwest coast ► Why pipeline operators may favour the southbound route given fewer regulatory and legal hurdles ► Dominic LeBlanc's remarks at the US Canada summit in Toronto mark a dramatic shift in tone toward the United States ► LeBlanc frames Trump's tariffs as the president simply keeping his campaign promises ► LeBlanc says bilateral deals between Canada, the US and Mexico are likely alongside any trilateral framework ► Carney's recent comment that a strong Canada can help make America great draws renewed scrutiny ► How years of antagonistic rhetoric toward the US shaped the political conditions the Liberal government now finds itself navigating ► What this shift in posture signals about the state of CUSMA negotiations ahead of the July 1 deadline If the southbound pipeline gets built first because it faces fewer regulatory barriers, what does that say about the government's own coastal pipeline commitments? Let us know what you think in the comments. The Really Big Show: the thinking Canadian's daily briefing, independent and informed 🔴 Live every weekday at 9AM PST 📍 Independent. Unapologetic. Canadian. 👉 Support the show: https://thereallybigshow.ca Subscribe | Share | Comment — help us grow independent Canadian media. #canadiannews #canadapolitics #canada #nowmedia #thereallybigshow #pipeline #petehoekstra #dominicleblanc #cusma #albertaoil