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    The Backbench
    #37 A Jason Kenney-Sized Hole
    Alberta Premier Jason Kenney was one of the heavyweights of Canada’s Conservative movement. We discuss his resignation and what it might tell us about conservatism today. Plus, Canada was left out of a major Indo-Pacific trade deal. Are we losing our place on the world stage?
    Kevin Sexton
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    Tristan Capacchione
    Audio Editor & Technical Producer
    Kieran Oudshoorn
    Managing Editor, Podcasts

    Alberta Premier Jason Kenney was one of the heavyweights of Canada’s Conservative movement. We discuss his resignation and what it might tell us about conservatism today. Plus, Canada was left out of a major Indo-Pacific trade deal. Are we losing our place on the world stage?

    Panelists: Catherine Griwkowksy, Murad Hemmadi, Stuart Thomson,

    Sponsors: Oxio, Ground News, Skipper Otto

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