Guests: Frank McKenna, Deputy Chair, TD Securities and Chris Krueger, Managing Director, Washington Research Group - Macro, Trade, Fiscal & Tax Policy Analyst, TD Cowen
Host: Peter Haynes, Managing Director and Head of Index and Market Structure Research, TD Securities
In Episode 69, Frank invites Chris Krueger, Strategist with TD Cowen's Washington Research Group, to join the pod to help navigate the fast-moving developments in Washington including the government work stoppage, Canada-US trade negotiations, and the postmortem of President Trump's recent Whitehouse meeting with Ukraine President Zelensky. Frank describes trade negotiations as slogging along given that the two countries have incredibly inter-twined economies, and a complex trade and security relationship.
Pipelines are back in the news and Frank weighs the pros and cons of a Keystone restart or pipeline to the Northern BC Coast with continued expansion of existing infrastructure. Chris provides our mostly Canadian audience with a 101 on gerrymandering, and its impact on mid-term elections. The two geopolitical experts finish up discussing the merits of a Nobel Peace Prize for Trump and potential end to the war in Ukraine.
| Chapitres: | |
|---|---|
| 1:31 | Slogging Through Canada-US Trade Negotiations |
| 13:39 | Carney's Balancing Act with Canada's Premiers |
| 17:09 | Setting the Record Straight on Tariff Revenues |
| 22:20 | Pipelines Back in the News in Canada |
| 29:07 | Explaining Washington's Work Stoppage |
| 33:53 | Is Stellantis's Brampton Plant Closure the Canary? |
| 38:33 | Gerrymandering Gone Wild |
| 43:41 | Peace Negotiations in Middle East and Ukraine |
This podcast was recorded on October 20, 2025.
Full transcript to come.