Mike Blanchfield
@mblanchfield
Journalist. POLITICO Canada. Award Winning Co-Author of “The Two Michaels”, Author of “Swingback.”
So proud of forward thinking work of @ppforumca colleagues on learning lessons from #COVID19 theglobeandmail.com/opinion/articl… and thanks to @picardonhealth for noticing #cdnpoli
Canada’s electric vehicle mandate is under fire from Washington — and if it falls, one of the biggest losers could be Elon Musk. Latest from me for @politico politico.com/news/2025/07/1…
Marc Garneau was a breath of fresh air to cover. Smart, decent, unnecessarily humble. And that time he elegantly called out Iranian B.S. after the IRGC killed a plane load of people, mostly Canadians, on #PS752 globalnews.ca/news/7048984/c…
Latest from me for @politico Finance Minister François-Philippe Champagne is signaling a bold shift in Canadian defense spending — one where the military is a national priority. #cdnpoli #nato “We need to rebuild our armed forces politico.com/news/2025/05/2…
My sit down interview with Donald Trump’s Amb to Canada Pete Hoekstra. 35 candid minutes at his embassy. “It’s outrageous that you banned American products…” #cdnpoli #Tariffs #Trump politico.com/news/magazine/…
NEW: Today's WH meeting is high stakes for Canadian PM Mark Carney. Donald Trump is greeting the visit with little more than a metaphorical shrug. “Just another world leader coming to visit,” one WH official told me. w/ @EliStokols @mblanchfield politico.com/news/2025/05/0…
Trump to Carney - I’m just not that into you: latest from me @meganmesserly @EliStokols for @politico #cdnpoli politico.com/news/2025/05/0…
In your Election Day Ottawa Playbook: → How do you stand up to Trump, anyway? → Closing arguments. → Doug Ford on the advice he gave to Pierre Poilievre. → @338Canada on all the ways today could go. politi.co/4jRFJcc via @MickeyDjuric @TaylorVaisey + @nahaltoosi
Some interesting polling on the Trump factor in the the Canadian election by my @politico colleagues
How toxic is Trump in Canada? Well, this toxic ... Read our team-up with @focaldataHQ on the 🇨🇦 election and the Trump effect👇 politico.com/news/2025/04/2…
Bank of Canada governor: Trump’s tariffs creating once-in-a-century economic shock politi.co/4ilhm5M via @mblanchfield
Lighthizer behind closed doors in Ottawa. My @politico scoop #Cndpoli #TrumpTariffs politico.com/news/2025/04/1…
Trudeau on Trump threats: "We've been here before." politi.co/40HQozu via @mblanchfield + @tradereporter
Latest from me @politico Trudeau tweet back to Trump: "not a snowball's chance in hell" of Canada becoming 51st State politico.com/news/2025/01/0…
The fall of another world leader politi.co/3DH2wYp via @mblanchfield
Latest from me— Trudeau in winter: why the Canadian PM joined the growing list of exiting world leaders politico.com/newsletters/po…
From me in 2008 about “rednecks” aiming for Obama. Neat and tidy then. Not so, now #cdnpoli nationalpost.com/news/plot-to-k…
Rock on Ambassador Yamanouchi. Best version of my country’s anthem I’ve heard in ages. Arigato!
Happy Canada Day! Bonne Fête du Canada!🍁🇨🇦 Enjoy this great rendition of ‘O Canada’ by Ambassador Yamanouchi on the guitar!🎸 Profitez de cette superbe interprétation de l’Ô Canada avec l’ambassadeur Yamanouchi à la guitare !🎸
#Budget2024 was a document imbued with incrementalism and status quo at a time when Canada badly needs some clarity and certainty on energy policy, writes PPF’s Director of Energy Policy @mblanchfield. But there was one important exception that represents a major step forward:…
Latest from me. A big moment for Indigenous economic reconciliation in #Budget2024 ppforum.ca/policy-speakin… #cdnpoli
Echoing loudly what @fenhampson and I found in our exhaustively researched book regarding @MichaelKovrig. Not a spy.
Happy Canada Day! Bonne Fête du Canada!🍁🇨🇦 Enjoy this great rendition of ‘O Canada’ by Ambassador Yamanouchi on the guitar!🎸 Profitez de cette superbe interprétation de l’Ô Canada avec l’ambassadeur Yamanouchi à la guitare !🎸