November 5, 2025
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#1258 Mark Carney Wants an Election (and Eurovision)
Carney’s much-anticipated budget is finally here. Will it trigger an election? 
Noor Azrieh
Host/Producer
Sam Konnert
Producer/Host
James Nicholson
Producer
max collins
Director of Audio
Jesse Brown
Host & Publisher

Rachael Segal joins Noor Azrieh to unpack the “Christmas election” hysteria around the budget. Then, Sam Konnert reports on where the media, the CBC, and Eurovision fit into Carney’s plans.  

 

Host: Noor Azrieh

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: Rachael Segal, Sam Konnert

Additional music by Audio Network

 

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