MLA Leonard Krog announces a run for Mayor of Nanaimo but will only resign his seat if he wins. Maxime Bernier gets kicked out of Andrew Scheer’s shadow cabinet for continuing to question supply management. And Ian speaks with the Out of Left Field crew about why the NDP can’t seem to win elections (listen to the full discussion here).

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Links

Segment 1: Leonard Krog

* Follow Jesse Woodward @iconoco

* Check out ep 79 for more on Nanaimo politics

Segment 2: Bern(ier)ing the sacred cows

at 11m51s

* Bernier removed from Conservative front bench

* Read his supply management chapter

* More analysis on Bernier

Segment 3: Why can’t the NDP win?

at 20m26s

* Listen to the entire conversation

* Subscribe to Out of Left Field on Apple Podcasts or RSS

* Follow @realOOLF

Quick takes

at 52m05s

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