Bruce Fanjoy - The Liberal Who Took Pierre's Riding

Pierre Poilievre is packing his bags to rural Alberta, after losing his seat to Bruce Fanjoy. How the hell did Fanjoy do it? We asked him. Plus, pollster David Coletto breaks down things you may have missed in the election results. Host: Sam Konnert Credits: Aviva Lessard (Senior Producer), Sam Konnert (Host/Producer), Noor Azrieh (Producer), Caleb Thompson (Audio Editor and Technical Producer), Max Collins (Director of Audio) Jesse Brown (Editor), Tony Wang (Artwork) Guests: Background reading: How a political rookie wore out two pairs of shoes to unseat Pierre Poilievre | Globe and Mail Re-elected Alberta MP steps down, allowing Pierre Poilievre to step up | CBC Carleton was Poilievre's riding to lose. When he did, it came as a shock to many | CBC The Think Tank: Only Boomers are really concerned about Trump this election | The Hub Sponsors: Visit fizz.ca to learn more about Fizz and its long list of added-value features. Activate a first plan using the referral code CAN25 to get 25$ off and 10GB of free data. Article is offering our listeners $50 off your first purchase of $100 or more. To claim, visit article.com/backbench and the discount will be automatically applied at checkout. If you value this podcast, Support us ! You’ll get premium access to all our shows ad free, including early releases and bonus content. You’ll also get our exclusive newsletter, discounts on merch, tickets to our live and virtual events, and more than anything, you’ll be a part of the solution to Canada’s journalism crisis, you’ll be keeping our work free and accessible to everybody. You can listen ad-free on Amazon Music—included with Prime. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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This episode is 34:20 long.

This episode was published on May 6, 2025.

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