3 h. ago It’s not just Alberta flirting with western separatism now: Full Comment podcast

Torn at for nine years by the divisive Trudeau Liberals, Canadian unity is seriously frayed, with Alberta now preparing for a possible secession referendum. In this episode, Brian Lilley talks with Reform party founder Preston Manning, Alberta Premier Danielle Smith and longtime Liberal pollster Dan Arnold to get a sense of how dire the situation […]

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5 d. ago Letters, May 7: Smith talk just serves to rile up an angry base

Should teachers be paid more? Vote in our daily poll! Lorne Gunter makes it sound like Danielle Smith invented western separatism. Arguably, that concept has been around for 9 decades. A conservative government, in one form or another (Social Credit, Progressive Conservative, UCP, etc.) has been in power for 90 years, except for four years […]

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7 d. ago Poilievre built a new Conservative party. He’ll need to build another: Full Comment podcast

The big election surprise was that the Conservatives can do so well and still lose. Leader Pierre Poilievre created a new Tory coalition, sweeping up working-class NDPers and anti-establishment People’s party voters, as Brian Lilley discusses with Tasha Kheiriddin and Stuart Thomson from Postmedia’s Political Hack newsletter. But Poilievre now needs even more to beat […]

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3 w. ago ‘Tired trope’ of western separation ‘needs to stop,’ B.C. premier says

Talk of the western provinces separating from the rest of Canada is a "tired trope" that needs to stop, British Columbia Premier David Eby says.

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3 w. ago Pierre Poilievre gets personal in exclusive new interview: Full Comment bonus podcast

In a rare, casual interview, Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre talks to Brian Lilley in this special bonus episode about what it’s been like campaigning for an election with his wife and kids, what he thinks about people saying he’s too “angry” and what he does to stay in shape during the race. He also discusses […]

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4 w. ago Mark Carney’s brittle image is cracking: Full Comment podcast

Questions about his support from China and his corporate tax dodging have had Liberal Leader Mark Carney stumbling and snapping at reporters, even suspending his campaign to seek refuge in the image-friendly prime minister’s office. But the bigger question is whether he can avoid fumbling his front-runner status in the last two weeks of the […]

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