How did the media get it so wrong with B.C.'s Conservative leadership race? Does Alberta separation really deserve this much attention? Does Canada's Online News Act accomplish anything? UFC on the White House lawn: is this real life? We get into it all with political and cultural commentator J.J. McCullough (4:30) in our feature interview presented by Mercedes-Benz Edmonton West. 

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