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Mike and Nick — Left vs Right

Mike and Nick — Left vs Right

Deal or No Deal? Of the EU, Stelco, Greenland and Mark Carney's Vision

Oct 2, 2026 · 27 min · 12 segments

On this episode of Mike + Nick, Mike and Nick discuss Stephen Harper's remarks about Mark Carney's decision to cease trade negotiations with the USA, Canada's alignment with the EU, Trump's deal with…

On this episode of Mike + Nick, Mike and Nick discuss Stephen Harper's remarks about Mark Carney's decision to cease trade negotiations with the USA, Canada's alignment with the EU, Trump's deal with Denmark re: Greenland, job losses at Stelco and the threat of a Canadian military invasion by the United States.

On this episode of Mike + Nick, Mike and Nick discuss Stephen Harper's remarks about Mark Carney's decision to cease trade negotiations with the USA, Canada's alignment with the EU, Trump's deal with…

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Show signals: Audience≈12k followers

Speakers: Nick IenisHostMikeHost

Top entities: Canada×67 Stephen Harper×14 Pierre Poilievre×8 Mark Carney×14 Greenland×11

Canada, Trade Talks, and the EU1:26 – 7:44

M

MikeHost

1:26

Can I share with you something I read shortly after our last recording of Mike and Nick?

N

1:33

Was it from a fan?

M

MikeHost

1:35

Well, I'm gonna...

M

MikeHost

1:36

For- I wanna know if you're a fan.

M

MikeHost

1:37

Are you a fan of Stephen Harper?

N

1:41

Oh, come on.

M

MikeHost

1:44

Is that a yes?

N

1:45

You res- re- you've resorted to that, being that low?

M

MikeHost

1:48

[laughs] Canada, this is a quote-

N

1:50

[laughs]

M

MikeHost

1:50

... a quote from Prime Minister Stephen Harper.

M

MikeHost

1:52

He said, "Canada had no choice but to walk away from US trade talks." He said that at an investment summit.

M

MikeHost

2:00

So that was right after you were, you know, on Mike and Nick telling me what a, you know, terrible idea it was for Mark Carney to walk away from US trade talks.

M

MikeHost

2:09

But Prime Minister Stephen Harper agrees with Mark Carney.

M

MikeHost

2:13

What are your thoughts on that before we talk about all the things that happened in the past couple of weeks?

N

2:19

What do I think?

M

MikeHost

2:19

Yeah, like, like do you think Stephen Harper is right?

N

2:25

Um, first of all, I don't think, uh, uh, it, I don't...

N

2:34

Okay, he is a conservative.

N

2:35

He was a great prime minister.

N

2:37

That was great.

N

2:39

I still stand by my statement.

N

2:41

I don't know wh- whether it was a good idea to walk away.

N

2:45

Was it?

M

MikeHost

2:46

Well, well according to a former prime minister, he was in office-

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Canada, Trade Talks, and the EU1:26 – 7:44

M

MikeHost

1:26

Can I share with you something I read shortly after our last recording of Mike and Nick?

N

1:33

Was it from a fan?

M

MikeHost

1:35

Well, I'm gonna...

M

MikeHost

1:36

For- I wanna know if you're a fan.

M

MikeHost

1:37

Are you a fan of Stephen Harper?

N

1:41

Oh, come on.

M

MikeHost

1:44

Is that a yes?

N

1:45

You res- re- you've resorted to that, being that low?

M

MikeHost

1:48

[laughs] Canada, this is a quote-

N

1:50

[laughs]

M

MikeHost

1:50

... a quote from Prime Minister Stephen Harper.

M

MikeHost

1:52

He said, "Canada had no choice but to walk away from US trade talks." He said that at an investment summit.

M

MikeHost

2:00

So that was right after you were, you know, on Mike and Nick telling me what a, you know, terrible idea it was for Mark Carney to walk away from US trade talks.

M

MikeHost

2:09

But Prime Minister Stephen Harper agrees with Mark Carney.

M

MikeHost

2:13

What are your thoughts on that before we talk about all the things that happened in the past couple of weeks?

N

2:19

What do I think?

M

MikeHost

2:19

Yeah, like, like do you think Stephen Harper is right?

N

2:25

Um, first of all, I don't think, uh, uh, it, I don't...

N

2:34

Okay, he is a conservative.

N

2:35

He was a great prime minister.

N

2:37

That was great.

N

2:39

I still stand by my statement.

N

2:41

I don't know wh- whether it was a good idea to walk away.

N

2:45

Was it?

M

MikeHost

2:46

Well, well according to a former prime minister, he was in office-

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