About this episode

The episode discusses various political issues in Canada, including a scandal over Canadian flags and the role of MPs in serving their constituents.

Be it resolved that the Minister of Podcasts, Stephen Carter, together with the Chair of Oral Questions, Zain Velji, do hereby call this sitting of The Ministry of Podcasts to order, notwithstanding an abandoned first recording, an unexplained middle finger, and Zain Velji arriving without sufficient battery life or advance knowledge of his own schedule. Be it further resolved that the House shall receive testimony from the duly elected Member of Parliament for Calgary Confederation on matters including but not limited to: The rapidly escalating scandal over who may receive a Canadian flag, how many flags constitute a reasonable request, and whether declining an order for one hundred of them amounts to a betrayal of the country, The strange campaign to keep Alberta in Canada, the patchwork of parties, MPs and third-party advertisers attempting to fill the space where an actual referendum campaign ought to be, The daily reality of serving as a constituency MP, parliamentary secretary and the closest government representative to roughly two million people while navigating what an MP can promise, influence and actually deliver, And the Calgary Stampede as a ten-day exercise in…

People in this episode

Hosts: Stephen Carter, Zain Velji

Guest: Member of Parliament for Calgary Confederation

Topics covered

• Canadian politics
• political scandals
• constituency MP responsibilities
• Canadian unity
• Calgary Stampede
• referendum campaigns

Keywords

• Canadian flags
• political endurance
• Alberta
• referendum
• Calgary Stampede
• constituency MP
• political scandal

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Liberal MPs

Places: Calgary, Canada

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