Ep 275: Mildewed and smoldering

Voting for the BC Liberal Leadership race is on now. We'll know by Saturday evening who the new leader of the opposition will be.One of the people vying for that job is political outsider Stan Sipos. We talk to him about why he's seeking the job.And then we look at the federal Conservatives, where the caucus invoked the powers of the Reform Act to remove Erin O'Toole as leader. Will the freedum convoy take over the Conservative movement?LinksVote in the Greatest BC Premier BracketVote in the BC Liberal Leadership RaceStan SiposBid to suspend announcement of party leadership results goes to court | Vancouver SunFalcon bails on CBC interviewMerrifield calls out Falcon, endorses Ross 2nd, Lee 3rdLitwin promises to quit if Falcon wins2021 Fourth Quarter Interim Financial Reports Available | Elections BCO'Toole resigns as Conservative leader, will stay on as MPStatement on interim Leader of the Conservative Party of Canada Potential federal Conservative leadership contenders' phones are already ringing | National Post Peter MacKay: An international court to crack down on corruption | National PostHelp Peter MacKay pay off debt from leadership race, Stephen Harper urges Conservatives | The StarAbacus Data | Pandemic frustration may be running high, but more don't side with the so-called “Freedom Convoy”Stewart Prest: The fault lines in Canadian politics run right through the conservative coalitionThe sun sets on Erin O'Toole as leader of the Conservative Party of Canada