Yesterday, Prime Minister Mark Carney and an unusually delighted (at least, on the outside) Premier Danielle Smith announced their memorandum of understanding to create the "necessary but not sufficient" (according to the PM) conditions for another bitumen pipeline to the west coast.

We look at the deal, the promise, and the fallout.

Road to Milano-Cortina 2026 tidbit:

The Canadian Curling trials in Halifax have their finalists. It will be Rachel Homan vs Christina Black and Brad Jacobs vs Matt Dunstone in a best of three match final to determine which two teams with represent Canada at the 2026 Olympics.

Episode 799 — Friday, November 28, 2025

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