Pierre Poilievre is packing his bags to rural Alberta, after losing his seat to Bruce Fanjoy. How the hell did Fanjoy do it? We asked him.

Plus, pollster David Coletto breaks down things you may have missed in the election results.

Host: Sam Konnert

Credits: Aviva Lessard (Senior Producer), Sam Konnert (Host/Producer), Noor Azrieh (Producer), Caleb Thompson (Audio Editor and Technical Producer), Max Collins (Director of Audio) Jesse Brown (Editor), Tony Wang (Artwork)

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Background reading:

• How a political rookie wore out two pairs of shoes to unseat Pierre Poilievre | Globe and Mail
• Re-elected Alberta MP steps down, allowing Pierre Poilievre to step up | CBC
• Carleton was Poilievre's riding to lose. When he did, it came as a shock to many | CBC
• The Think Tank: Only Boomers are really concerned about Trump this election | The Hub

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Canada will not bend the knee to Orange Jesus. That’s one reading of our recent federal election. The ballots were barely tallied before headline writers around the world were posing the question:  Will Canada lead the global opposition to Trumpism?

Do we have the muscle for the fight? Are we internally coherent enough to pull it off? Can we stay focused long enough on what Canada is and could be? These and many other questions need answers before we can address the notion of whether or not Canada is fit to lead an international rebel alliance against an increasingly unhinged and aggressive United States.

Stephen Marche, author of The Next Civil War joins us to tackle the idea.

Host: Jesse Brown

Credits: Tristan Capacchione (Audio Editor & Technical Producer), Bruce Thorson (Senior Producer), max collins (Director of Audio), Jesse Brown (Editor and Publisher)

Fact checking by Julian Abraham

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More information:

• The Next Civil War — Simon & Schuster
• Website — Stephen Marche

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The deck is being shuffled in the conservative movement. 

After Poilievre’s bad week, Tim Houston, Doug Ford, and Danielle Smith are making moves.   

Host: Jesse Brown

Credits: James Nicholson (Producer), Caleb Thompson (Audio Editor and Technical Producer), Noor Azrieh (Fact Checking), max collins (Director of Audio), Jesse Brown (Editor)

Guest: Julian Abraham

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Even the losers get lucky sometimes. 

Mark Carney was the big winner, but we dig into the narratives the rest of the field spun in the aftermath of Canada’s pivotal election. 

Host: Jesse Brown

Credits: James Nicholson (Producer), Caleb Thompson (Audio Editor and Technical Producer), Sam Konnert (Fact Checking), max collins (Director of Audio), Jesse Brown (Editor)

Guest: Julian Abraham

Further reading: 

• The NDP is losing official party status after Canada’s election. Here’s what that means
• Liberal Bruce Fanjoy topples Pierre Poilievre in Carleton | CBC News  
• ‘Lawton was kind of taking direction’: Conservative candidate’s Freedom Convoy ties detailed in report - CTV News 
• Trump implies Canadians vote for him on election day, Poilievre tells president to butt out | CBC News 
• News Is Blocked on Meta’s Feeds in Canada. Here’s What Fills the Void. 
• Vote Canadian: A 22 Minutes Election Special [YouTube] 

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Carney wins, Poilievre loses, Jagmeet steps down. What went down? Politico’s Mickey Djuric breaks it down for us, way past bedtime.

Host: Noor Azrieh

Credits: Aviva Lessard (Senior Producer), Sam Konnert (Producer), Noor Azrieh (Host/Producer), Caleb Thompson (Audio Editor and Technical Producer), Max Collins (Director of Audio) Jesse Brown (Editor), Tony Wang (Artwork)

Guests: Mickey Djuric

Background reading:

• Poilievre's Carleton riding had the most advance voting in Canada | CBC
• Liberals projected to win 4th term in remarkable reversal of political fortunes | CBC
• The eight fateful issues that Canada’s next PM must face | Globe and Mail
• Politics Insider: Canada votes in the shadow of tragedy and a trade war | Globe and Mail

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Jesse Brown is an ideological slut. Well, so he says. His past votes have jumped, in no particular order, from the Conservatives to the NDP “....maybe there was a fringe party or Parti Québécois vote in there somewhere, I can’t even remember who I’ve thrown in with over the years — I have no loyalty, I’m politically promiscuous.”

Given that this is supposed to be the most consequential vote of our lifetimes, and with the polls closing in just a few hours, you’d think even the “politically promiscuous” Jesse Brown would have settled on a party by now. Nope.

So on today’s show he’s gathered the best minds, or at least the most available of his colleagues at Canadaland, to argue the merits of each party.

Host: Jesse Brown

Credits: Tristan Capacchione (Audio Editor & Technical Producer), Bruce Thorson (Senior Producer), max collins (Director of Audio), Jesse Brown (Editor and Publisher)

Fact checking by Julian Abraham

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More information:

• Voting information — Elections Canada

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Autopsy of a News Media Meltdown.

More details have emerged about Ezra Levant’s confrontation with the CBC on debate night, as well as new information around his third party advertiser finances. 

Plus, Snopes fact checks Dean Blundell. 

Host: Jesse Brown

Credits: James Nicholson (Producer), Caleb Thompson (Audio Editor and Technical Producer), Sam Konnert (Fact Checking), max collins (Director of Audio), Jesse Brown (Editor)

Guest: Harrison Lowman

Further reading: 

• #1143 Ezra Levant's Debate Night Circus [Podcast] - CANADALAND 
• Sifting the Rubble After Rebel News Worked the Election Debate | The Tyee 
• CBC lied — we’ve got receipts [YouTube] - Rebel News 
• CBC pre-debate broadcast interrupted [Video] - CBC News
• Carney pledges $150M boost to 'underfunded' CBC | CBC News
• Unpacking claims that Canadian PM Mark Carney orchestrated a US Treasurys sell-off | Snopes.com  

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It’s the final election stretch, and the vetting continues. This week we talk conversion therapy, million-dollar pyramid schemes, & the dangers of doorbell cameras

Host: Sam Konnert, Noor Azrieh

Credits: Aviva Lessard (Senior Producer), Sam Konnert (Producer), Caleb Thompson (Audio Editor and Technical Producer), Max Collins (Director of Audio) Jesse Brown (Editor)

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The “adult in the room” tends to be shouty. 

Mark Carney has been portrayed as a measured and methodical counterpoint to Trump throughout his campaign, but earlier reporting reveals a different side of his personality. 

But is it a problem if Carney isn’t as cool-headed as he appears? 

Host: Jesse Brown

Credits: James Nicholson (Producer), Caleb Thompson (Audio Editor and Technical Producer), Sam Konnert (Fact Checking), max collins (Director of Audio), Jesse Brown (Editor)

Guest: Harrison Lowman

Further reading: 

• Sane, Grown-Up, Non-Combustible: Is Mark Carney the Antitrump? - Policy Magazine 
• ‘He was hopeless on monetary policy’: Sir Jacob Rees-Mogg on Mark Carney’s tenure as governor of the Bank of England - The Hub 
• What can Canada expect from its next PM? The Mark Carney I knew | Larry Elliott | The Guardian
• Harrison Lowman: It’s time for Conservatives to grow up and show up at local debates - The Hub 
• https://x.com/6ixbuzztv/status/1914337506239087078 - 6ixBuzz

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While most Canadians are gearing up to head to the polls, some are looking for an escape plan. This week, we’re examining the deep roots of Western alienation, Danielle Smith’s separatist flirtations, and what could erupt if Mark Carney’s Liberals sweep to power. To do that, producer Sam Konnert heads out to Alberta to talk to some voters, and calls up Preston Manning, the man behind the conversation. Later, host Noor Azrieh sits down with Dr. Lisa Young for a serious reality check. 

And the latest on the utter sidelining of Indigenous issues, a polling update, and why you should get your arse out to the polls on April 28th. 

Host: Noor Azrieh

Credits: Aviva Lessard (Senior Producer), Sam Konnert (Producer), Noor Azrieh (Host/Producer), Caleb Thompson (Audio Editor), Max Collins (Director of Audio) Jesse Brown (Editor), Tony Wang (Artwork)

Guests: Preston Manning, Lisa Young

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