Alberta chooses chaos for all Canadians

About this episode

The episode discusses the chaotic political situation in Alberta and its implications for Canada.

In the latest episode of The Line Podcast, Matt Gurney and Jen Gerson devote the first segment to a full catch-up on the increasingly wild situation unfolding in Alberta. Jen is furious, arguing that five million people — and indeed the entire country — are now being dragged through this largely because Danielle Smith is trying to save her political career. She’s equally angry at parts of the political right that, in her view, are repeating the mistakes the left made during the peak of woke p...

People in this episode

Hosts: Matt Gurney, Jen Gerson

Topics covered

• Alberta politics
• political commentary
• Danielle Smith
• Canadian news
• political chaos

Keywords

• Alberta
• Danielle Smith
• politics
• Canada
• news
• commentary

Mentioned in this episode

Places: Alberta

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