THE PIPELINE: Carney’s debt-backed wealth fund

About this episode

The episode discusses Mark Carney's $25-billion sovereign wealth fund and various political issues including an arrest and leadership race in British Columbia.

Derek Fildebrandt, Nigel Hannaford, Cory Morgan, Dave Naylor and Alex Zoltan take on Mark Carney’s $25-billion sovereign wealth fund. They also discuss Frances Widdowson’s arrest at the University of Lethbridge, and the BC Conservative leadership race as candidates face questions over land acknowledgements, DRIPA and the future of the party.

People in this episode

Host: Derek Fildebrandt

Guests: Nigel Hannaford, Cory Morgan, Dave Naylor, Alex Zoltan

Topics covered

• sovereign wealth fund
• politics
• leadership race
• arrest
• land acknowledgements
• DRIPA

Keywords

• Carney
• sovereign wealth fund
• Frances Widdowson
• University of Lethbridge
• BC Conservative
• leadership race
• land acknowledgements
• DRIPA

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: University of Lethbridge, BC Conservative

Places: British Columbia

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