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			<title>Ep. 6: Canada Made Me a Separatist</title>
			<itunes:title>Ep. 6: Canada Made Me a Separatist</itunes:title>
			<pubDate>Wed, 10 Jun 2026 20:14:53 GMT</pubDate>
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			<title>Ep. 5: Why the Answer Is Always Further Right</title>
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			<pubDate>Thu, 04 Jun 2026 20:14:52 GMT</pubDate>
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			<description><![CDATA[Conservatives unpack the B.C. Conservative leadership race, the supposedly inevitable downfall of David Eby’s NDP, and why political experience apparently means knowing exactly how far right a party can move before anyone starts calling it extremism.<hr><p style='color:grey; font-size:0.75em;'> Hosted on Acast. See <a style='color:grey;' target='_blank' rel='noopener noreferrer' href='https://acast.com/privacy'>acast.com/privacy</a> for more information.</p>]]></description>
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			<title>Ep. 4: The Question Nobody Can Ignore</title>
			<itunes:title>Ep. 4: The Question Nobody Can Ignore</itunes:title>
			<pubDate>Wed, 27 May 2026 20:11:50 GMT</pubDate>
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			<description><![CDATA[Conservatives break down the separatist question nobody was allowed to ignore, the court rulings that interrupted the plan, and why it's mean to call Danielle Smith a separatist - even after she bent over backwards to appease separatists and force the issue onto the ballot despite being handed every possible offramp.<hr><p style='color:grey; font-size:0.75em;'> Hosted on Acast. See <a style='color:grey;' target='_blank' rel='noopener noreferrer' href='https://acast.com/privacy'>acast.com/privacy</a> for more information.</p>]]></description>
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			<title>Ep. 3: Why Reality TV Should Run Canada</title>
			<itunes:title>Ep. 3: Why Reality TV Should Run Canada</itunes:title>
			<pubDate>Thu, 21 May 2026 20:05:53 GMT</pubDate>
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			<title>Ep. 2: Why Indigenous Rights Don’t Matter</title>
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			<pubDate>Thu, 14 May 2026 19:57:45 GMT</pubDate>
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			<title>Ep. 1: Why My Pride in Canada Is Conditional</title>
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			<pubDate>Thu, 07 May 2026 19:46:55 GMT</pubDate>
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