Cross-borders and floor crossers | Scott Aitchison

A new POLITICO/Public First poll finds what one pollster calls “a sort of unrequited hatred” shaping the Canada-U.S. relationship, with Canadians increasingly skeptical of Washington even as Americans maintain a warmer view of their northern neighbor. Meanwhile in Ottawa, another Conservative floor crosser shifts the balance in the House and revives fresh election speculation around Mark Carney’s minority government. Plus, Conservative MP Scott Aitchison joins from Milan to talk Olympic gold, housing lessons from Italy and the temperature on Parliament Hill.

Nick Taylor-Vaisey (x.com/TaylorVaisey) is POLITICO’s Ottawa bureau chief and co-author of POLITICO’s Canada Playbook newsletter

Mickey Djuric (x.com/MickeyDjuric) is a reporter and co-author of POLITICO’s Canada Playbook newsletter

⁠Alex Keeney⁠ (x.com/keendawg?ref_src=twsrc%5Egoogle%7Ctwcamp…) is Playbook Canada's executive producer

⁠Steve Bone⁠ (stevebone.com) composed the music used in Playbook Canada.