Morning Brief: Carney’s Alberta Warning

About this episode

Steve Paikin and Caryn Ceolin discuss Mark Carney’s warning against Alberta separatism and related political tensions.

Steve Paikin and Caryn Ceolin discuss Mark Carney’s sharp warning against Alberta separatism, comparisons to Brexit, rising tensions with Danielle Smith and, of course, late-night reactions to the Montreal Canadiens overtime loss. This is your Morning Brief for Tuesday, May 26th.

People in this episode

Host: Steve Paikin

Guest: Caryn Ceolin

Topics covered

• Alberta separatism
• Brexit comparisons
• political tensions
• Montreal Canadiens
• sports reactions

Keywords

• Alberta
• Mark Carney
• Brexit
• Danielle Smith
• Montreal Canadiens
• overtime loss
• politics

Mentioned in this episode

Places: Alberta, Brexit, Montreal

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