Baldrey's Beat: Liberals make a clean sweep in BC byelections
Summary
Keith Baldry joins the show to analyze Mark Carney’s Liberals sweeping three federal by-elections, signaling a major blow to Pierre Poilievre’s Conservatives. The discussion shifts to BC politics, where Conservative MLA Aliya Warbus quits, fueling speculation of a party split and a new political group led by Peter Millar. They also cover the upcoming Abbotsford by-election featuring Carolyn Bennett and the escalating Canada-US trade tensions, including potential retaliatory tariffs and energy disputes.
Topics discussed
Intro: Keith Baldry returns from Ireland trip
Federal by-elections: Liberals sweep, Conservatives lose
Pierre Poilievre's leadership struggles and potential successors
BC Conservative party split and Carolyn Finley's leadership
Abbotsford by-election: NDP vs Conservative candidates
Canada-US trade war and Mark Carney's response
Listener calls on tariffs and Conservative party issues
Economic impacts of cutting off energy exports to US
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