I am not a conspiracy person. I deal in facts, incentives, and outcomes. But every now and then, the timing of events becomes so convenient that ignoring it would be irresponsible.

Yesterday, I spoke with two people about the escalating battle between President Donald Trump and Prime Minister Mark Carney. This morning, I had the same conversation with someone else. Three different people. Three different backgrounds. Each asked me the same question, unprompted: do you think this is on purpose?

President Donald Trump.

Klein opened the latest episode of Inside Politics by calling Prime Minister Mark Carney’s address to the World Economic Forum “the speech heard round the world” — then immediately questioned whether the applause it generated abroad should worry Canadians at home.

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