New from me and Cbckatie: Beijing ignored a personal attempt by Prime Minister Justin Trudeau earlier this year to arrange a conversation with Chinese Premier Li Keqiang cbc.ca/news/politics/… #cdnpoli #cdnfp

Cracking yarn here from Philip Ling and Cbckatie which kinda confirms what we already suspected (but it's another thing to get the actual receipts)

New from me & Cat Tunney: "The noise of a ruined friendship between China and Canada will eventually become history," Lu Shaye said this week. The same envoy who last month said relations hit "rock bottom" cbc.ca/news/politics/… #cdnpoli #cdnfp #mengwanzhou #g20

Enjoyed every minute! (Whoops, sorry for keeping you past bedtime CBCOttawaMorning)

To understand a party's election strategy, just follow the leader | CBC News cbc.ca/news/politics/…

80 years ago this year King George VI officially unveiled the National War Memorial in Ottawa, originally built to mark Canada's sacrifice in the First World War. #CanadaRemembers

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From me & Rosemary Barton: Canada's response to the coronavirus outbreak is winning unusual praise in China – in news reports in state-run media, messages posted by Chinese citizens online, even official Chinese government statements cbc.ca/news/politics/… #cdnpoli #cdnfp

Expected today • Industry Canada will "refocus" to fight COVID-19 • A push for industries to retool to make medical products • Help existing manufacturers on a supply chain resistant to disruption From me, Rosemary Barton Vassy Kapelos @CochraneCBC: cbc.ca/news/politics/…

If there’s one chart to illustrate today’s staggering unemployment # in Canada: March’s 1M+ jobs lost was the largest drop in a single month going all the way back to 1976 when StatsCan records began. Previous record: 124,800 jobs lost in 2009. cbc.ca/news/business/… #cdnpoli

I can attest: it is a pretty cool job. It really is one of the best TV producing gigs in the business, and it’s been a total privilege and honour of doing it. Feel free to DM me if you have questions.

Oh, and yes, I guess I have some personal news to share: