Intro

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It’s week two of the federal election and Pierre Poilievre’s Conservatives are off to a rocky start.

There’s been reporting in most major news outlets about turmoil behind-the-scenes. And high ranking staffers have been openly criticizing his campaign and pushing for a change in direction.

The drama has pretty much eclipsed everything else for the federal Conservatives, so that’s what’s on the agenda for our second episode on the federal election.

We dig into the whole saga and break down everything that’s happened so far.

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To learn more:

“Insiders say Pierre Poilievre called Doug Ford for ‘advice’ — but the premier said he’ll be ‘staying out’ of the election” and “Doug Ford’s internal polling paints grim election prospects for Pierre Poilievre in Ontario” by Robert Benzie in The Toronto Star

“Pressure mounts on Poilievre to refocus Conservative campaign on Donald Trump” by Robert Fife and Stephanie Levitz in The Globe and Mail

“‘The wheels are off’: Senior Conservatives think the Poilievre campaign needs a reset” by Alex Boutilier in Global News

“Conservatives fear 'dysfunctional' campaign and 'civil war' in the party: sources” by Catherine Cullen, Kate McKenna and John Paul Tasker in CBC News

Music:

I dunno by grapes (c) copyright 2008 Licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution (3.0) license. Ft: J Lang, Morusque