After Poilievre called the RCMP “despicable,” reports are circulating that there’s an uprising in the Conservative party. But is there really “blood in the water,” or is it a media construction? 

Plus, an anonymous source paints a rosy portrait of Carney’s trip to Egypt, and who will replace Xi Jinping? 

Host: Jesse Brown

Credits: James Nicholson (Producer), Jules Bugiel (Associate producer and Fact Checking) Caleb Thompson (Audio Editor and Technical Producer), max collins (Director of Audio), Jesse Brown (Editor)

Guest: Jan Wong

Further reading: 

• I’m a former senior aide to Stephen Harper. Pierre Poilievre is dismantling the principled, trustworthy Conservative Party we tried to build – Toronto Star 
• When a Harper Conservative goes after Pierre Poilievre, you know there’s blood in the water – Toronto Star 
• Is Pierre Poilievre okay? – The Globe and Mail
• John Ivison: Poilievre replays his old, conspiratorial hits as his leadership review nears – National Post
• Poilievre says RCMP comments were directed at former commissioner – CTV News
• In China, a Forbidden Question Looms: Who Leads After Xi? – The New York Times
• Masterfully manipulated media willingly succumb to the PMO’s seduction – The Rewrite [Substack]     

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