THE PIPELINE: Smith’s leadership gets wobbly

About this episode

The episode discusses the recent B.C. Conservative leadership race and its implications, alongside current events in England and Alberta's political landscape.

Derek Fildebrandt, Nigel Hannaford, Cory Morgan and Dave Naylor, joined by B.C. reporter Alex Zoltan, break down Kerry-Lynne Findlay’s narrow win in the B.C. Conservative leadership race, the fallout from a deadly stabbing in England and what it says about two-tier policing, and Danielle Smith’s increasingly difficult balancing act on Alberta independence.

People in this episode

Hosts: Derek Fildebrandt, Nigel Hannaford, Cory Morgan, Dave Naylor

Guest: Alex Zoltan

Topics covered

• B.C. Conservative leadership race
• two-tier policing
• Alberta independence
• political leadership
• current events

Keywords

• Kerry-Lynne Findlay
• Danielle Smith
• B.C. Conservative
• two-tier policing
• Alberta independence
• political analysis

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Places: B.C., England

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