Episode 8.19 - Alberta Liberal Takeover/Makeover Record Set Straight with Leader John Roggeveen!
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April 27, 2026 · 1h 19m · Season 8 · Episode 19
About this episode
Nate Pike interviews Alberta Liberal Leader John Roggeveen to clarify recent allegations regarding a takeover of the party and discusses new referendum rules by the UCP.
Two weeks ago, The Breakdown reported on a text sent out by strategist Stephen Carter that seemed to show he was in the process of orchestrating a takeover of the Alberta Liberals! Since then, Mt. Carter has been on the offense, claiming that we didn't reach out to the Liberals or their leader, that the effort was coordinated between Mr Carter and the Liberal Executive/Leader and a whole lot more! To set the record straight once and for all, we sat down with Alberta Liberal Leader John Roggeveen but we didn't stop at just the takeover question, because Thursday say the UCP issue new rules for referendum that could shut out all political parties from participation except for the UCP and the NDP! If those rules are legal... If you're able to support our legal defense fund to fight back against the $6 Million lawsuit against us by Sam Mraiche, the man who imported Vanch masks and the Turkish Tylenot as well as who hosted MLA's and Ministers in his skybox as he had business with the government... You can do that at www.savethebreakdownab.ca! As always, if you appreciate the kind of content that we're trying to produce here at The Breakdown, please consider signing up as a monthly…
People in this episode
Host: Nate Pike
Guest: John Roggeveen
Topics covered
- Alberta politics
- Liberal Party
- referendum rules
- political strategy
- legal issues
Keywords
- Alberta Liberals
- John Roggeveen
- Stephen Carter
- UCP
- NDP
- referendum
- political takeover
- legal defense fund
Mentioned in this episode
Organizations: Alberta Liberals, UCP, NDP
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