Noted at POLITICO Trivia Night at the Met: Speaker of the HoC + Parliament in LEGO by Kate Dalgleish politi.co/3rRuYS1 Details in Ottawa Playbook via Nick Taylor-Vaisey + Zi-Ann Lum + Kyle Duggan #cdnpoli

Press conferences and media scrums are usually boring affairs in which politicians rattle off talking points to journalists. Pierre Poilievre's apple video was the opposite of that. I tell you how in this morning's @PoliticoOttawa Playbook! #cdnpoli politico.com/newsletters/ot…

"They stand, they sit, they rest, they knit, they read, they eat, they feed, they tweet" — Nick Taylor-Vaisey on MPs in the House #cdnpoli politi.co/4aoYnEH via POLITICO

The Politico Canada Playbook is back for 2024. Two highlights: → We're launching a trivia cup! Sign-up details are here. → We have a mega-calendar of must-watch events and must-note anniversaries! Save it to your own cal (and tell us what we missed). politico.com/newsletters/ot…

Today in Ottawa Playbook: r/Kitchener FTW. How MP Mike Morrice harnesses Reddit to inform his work in the House. politi.co/47ny137 via Nick Taylor-Vaisey #cdnpoli

Had a conversation with a senior government source who said the Twitter rumours about Lobbying Act amendments coming in the 2024 Budget are false. ...but please fill my DMs with any and all budget rumours. Politico Canada loves to hunt down their accuracy (or lack thereof).

New episode of The Numbers: The latest polls, the budget, the NDP's bluff, a quick word about the Press Gallery Dinner with a shout out to Nick Taylor-Vaisey, listeners' questions and, as usual, The Quiz™️ Listen or watch here → patreon.com/posts/video-co…

We are chuffed to report that POLITICO's Ottawa Playbook has been nominated for best editorial newsletter at the #DPA24 awards! Congrats to Kyle Duggan Maura Forrest Zi-Ann Lum Nick Taylor-Vaisey + Sue Allan 🎉 digitalpublishingawards.ca/2024nominees/

An early look at my upcoming biography of Pierre Poilievre from Nick Taylor-Vaisey at POLITICO. politico.com/newsletters/ot…

Cabinet retreats are some of my favourite mems of govt work. The chance to block the noise, focus on the tasks at hand, open your mind to new perspectives & emerge energized to do the work on behalf of Canadians. Thanks Politico Canada for the chat. Cc: Nick Taylor-Vaisey #cdnpoli

Ottawa Playbook Scoop: Nick Taylor-Vaisey reports Vice-president elect JD Vance recently cracked a joke over dinner at the expense of Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre at a table that included Elon Musk Read Playbook here: politico.com/newsletters/ot…

A very fun thing to be a part of for a second time. An excellent bunch of brains. Plus, you can also play a daily game: "How made is Nick's hotel bed?"

Conservative leader Pierre Poilievre held a packed house in Hamilton in the palm of his hand. What did the Steeltown rally tell us about Poilievre's message to blue collar Canadians? POLITICO's Nick Taylor-Vaisey lays it out on #RealTalkRJ: rtrj.info/032625POLITICO #cdnpoli #Elxn45

I was in Windsor earlier this week to get a sense of the anxiety that's coming to define the Canada-U.S. tariff era. Here's that sketch plus a broader look at the mood of the borderlands: politico.com/news/2025/03/2…

It was a real thrill to join the gang for so many early mornings. My only complaint: it was a bit dry and never made any news.

A weekly highlight amidst the long hours and many, many words filed.

Trump 101: Inside world leaders’ playbook for surviving the Oval Office meeting Trump’s meetings are unpredictable. This is how foreign leaders prepare politico.com/news/2025/06/0… Eli Stokols Robbie Gramer Nick Taylor-Vaisey

🚨Secret’s out. Starting this week, you can hear “Playbook Canada” — not just read it. I’ll be co-hosting alongside Nick Taylor-Vaisey 🎙️ It drops every Thursday morning starting Oct. 30. 🎧 Listen to the trailer + subscribe podcasts.apple.com/ca/podcast/pla…