About this episode

Political analysts discuss the implications of recent defections on Pierre Poilievre's leadership of the Conservative Party.

Vassy Kapelos is joined by Canada's Transportation Minister, Steven MacKinnon, Conservative MP Shuvaloy Majumdar, political strategists Scott Reid, Kathleen Monk, and James Moore, former ambassador Derek Burney, and founder of Nanos Research Nik Nanos.

People in this episode

Host: Vassy Kapelos

Guests: Steven MacKinnon, Shuvaloy Majumdar, Scott Reid, Kathleen Monk, James Moore, Derek Burney, Nik Nanos

Topics covered

• Conservative leadership
• political analysis
• defections
• Pierre Poilievre
• Canadian politics
• transportation policy

Keywords

• political analysts
• defections
• Conservative Party
• Pierre Poilievre
• Canada
• transportation
• leadership

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Organizations: CTV News, Nanos Research

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