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The Dean Blundell Show: Former Deputy Premier of Alberta Thomas Lukaszuk On Danielle Smith, Authoritarianism, Poilievre's Maga Demise

Poland's Best Export to Canada Knows a few Things About Danielle Smith and the Authoritarian Creep - says Danielle is a MAGA Asset.

Poland’s Best Export o Canada Has a Warning for Canada: “I’ve Seen This Authoritarian Crap Before”

On this week’s pod, I sat down with Thomas, aka Poland’s Best Export to Canada, and let me tell you — the guy doesn’t hold back. His family fled communist Poland in the early '80s, and now he’s watching Danielle Smith, Pierre Poilievre, and the MAGA cosplay in Alberta and Ottawa, and saying: “This feels way too familiar, and not in a good way.”

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This is the episode you send to your uncle who thinks Pierre is just a smart populist and that equalization is a scam. Thomas rips the mask off all of it — from Smith begging Team Trump for help with tariffs (yep, that happened) to the hardcore religious extremists quietly running Alberta through her government (hi, Take Back Alberta).

He breaks down:

  • How Danielle Smith is basically a MAGA asset.

  • Why Pierre Poilievre’s poll numbers are tanking harder than crypto in 2022.

  • How the Conservative Party is run by incels and rage-farmers.

  • Why religious fundamentalists in Alberta are literally killing people with anti-science health policy.

  • And the truth about equalization payments, for anyone who still thinks Alberta is cutting cheques to Quebec.

And yes — we talk about the actual fascist vibes coming out of the UCP/MAGA/MAPLEMAGA. The churchy, regressive, “God over democracy” stuff. Thomas compares it to what his parents ran from — and he doesn’t say that lightly,

He’s funny. He’s furious. And he’s got receipts.

If you’re wondering why Poilievre’s poll numbers are falling off a cliff, or why Alberta feels like a cross between a Trump rally and a prayer circle, this episode is for you.

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