Thomas Lukaszuk // BC’s “Stunning” Election Call
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Thomas Lukaszuk // BC’s “Stunning” Election Call

B2Upper-intermediateSeptember 25, 20261 hr 22 min
  • Interview
  • Politics
  • About Canada

Guest host Rob Breakenridge cues up conversation about the political stories shaping Western Canada as they come to a head in late October. THIS EPISODE IS PRESENTED BY HANSEN DISTILLERY. IT'S PUMPKIN SPICE CREAM LIQUEUR IS BACK! LEARN MORE: https://hansendistillery.com/ MBEW: https://www.mercedes-benz-edmontonwest.ca/ GET YOUR "PROUDLY ALBERTAN. FIERCELY CANADIAN." HOODIES BEFORE THEY SELL OUT (AGAIN): https://ryanjespersen.com/merch Former Alberta Deputy Premier Thomas Lukaszuk joins Rob to chat about Forever Candian becoming a thrid party advertsiser ahjead of the Oct. 19 referendum, the separatist support shift, and...

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They don't have a clear strategy. The Separatism movement is subdivided into several sub-movements. The sound still clearly insists on joining United States, someone to send a message, someone to set up a brand new Republic of Alberta. So it's very difficult to make a cohesive plan agenda out of what it is that they're doing. Plus, many of their leaders have personal and

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professional problems of their own, but they are clearly focused on taking Premier Smith out. I approach Separatist everywhere I stop Rob with my bus and often there are counter protests with Separatist. I cross the street and I shake their hand and we actually have often a good conversation. They are more angry with Danielle Smith than our pro-federalist side is and so things have shifted.

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This is a relay project. Real talk starts right now. Here's guest host Rob Breakingrich. Well, good day friends. Happy Friday. Welcome inside the historic Mercer warehouse in downtown Edmonton. I'm not actually there on location from down the road in Calgary. Johnny Hicks is there though, and we are here today. Ryan Jespersson is off for the weekend. He'll be

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