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# Can Carney Land a Deal?
- URL: https://www.craftpolitics.fm/episodes/can-carney-land-a-deal/
- Published: 2025-10-14T18:00:00.000Z
- Updated: 2026-09-08T01:20:17.000Z
- Author: Joseph Lavoie
- Tags: Holly Mumby-Croft, #scan, #episode, #ai-5

Joseph is back, Andrew has a cold, Holly has green tea — and the Craft Politics crew takes on three major stories reshaping the political map: peace in Gaza, Canada’s economic pivot, and Britain’s inflation problem.

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### **What’s Inside:**

**20 Hostages Freed — Can Trump Deliver Peace in Gaza?**

- All living hostages have been returned after 738 days in captivity
- Trump takes centre stage in the peace process — with the kind of leverage few global leaders can summon
- Holly, Andrew, and Joseph debate whether this moment is a turning point or a temporary pause in a brutal conflict

> “Let’s not underestimate what Trump has already achieved in returning the hostages. That’s a phenomenal and important win.”

 **Canada’s Climate Pivot & the India Reset**

- Ottawa hints at a climate competitiveness strategy focused on **jobs over targets**
- Carney’s Liberals soften the climate line, downplay emissions caps, and seek Alberta buy-in
- At the same time, Canada and India agree to reset diplomatic relations after a two-year rupture

> “You can feel the contrast with the Trudeau era. There’s a shift toward pragmatism—jobs, trade, and economic security.”

**Britain’s Inflation Warning: Highest in the G7 (Again)**

- IMF says UK inflation will outpace every other G7 country through 2026
- Food, hospitality, and taxes are driving the pressure
- Kemi’s Tories pitch tax relief and spending restraint — but will anyone buy it?

> “You’re paying more tax but getting worse services. That’s why inflation feels higher than it is.”

 **Lipstick on a Gerbil: Melanie Joly Spins the Stalled Trump Talks**

Canada’s Industry Minister tries to explain what the second visit to the White House has produced — and comes up short.

> “One and a half coats. Solid performance, but there’s only so many times you can say we’re still talking.”

00:00 Welcome and banter — Cold remedies and green tea  
00:49 Community feedback — Self-serving tossers and capitalism defenders  
07:04 Issue Scan — Hamas releases 20 living hostages  
13:30 Trump's unpredictability as diplomatic leverage  
16:54 Carney's climate pivot — Downplaying emissions targets  
18:12 Canada-India reset — New roadmap after two years of rupture  
19:24 The economics versus politics of climate retreat  
26:32 UK inflation crisis — Highest in G7 for 2025 and 2026  
32:15 Kemi Badenoch's tax cut message — Tories find their footing  
33:49 The 70s vibes — Strikes, stagnation, and compounding pain  
36:15 Lipstick on a Gerbil — Melanie Joly on the Carney-Trump meeting  
42:24 Wrap and preview — Dan Robertson interview coming later this week