West of Centre

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The Alberta NDP is gaining political advantage as the UCP fights a giant political dumpster fire. Rachel Notley’s poll numbers are on the rise while Jason Kenney’s are tanking. The premier is fighting a caucus rebellion spurred on by his pandemic response. Meanwhile, Notley is a headline speaker following Jagmeet Singh at this weekend’s federal NDP convention - an interesting lineup given their past disagreements. Kathleen Petty looks at the many political fires burning with her guest, Brian Topp, Notley’s former chief of staff, and this week’s panel - University of Alberta political scientist Jared Wesley, conservative strategist Erika Barootes of Enterprise Canada, and National Observer columnist, Max Fawcett.
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