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Greetings, you curiouser and curiouser Herle Burly-ites. Cast your minds back, only to mid-September. The Conservative Party of British Columbia is in complete disarray. 13 MLAs either quit caucus or had been expelled by then-Leader, Kerry-Lynne Findlay. Findlay herself, then resigns. Lorne Doerkson is named interim leader. NDP Premier David Eby calls a snap early election to cash in on the chaos. Five weeks later, the Conservatives rose from the smoldering ashes of their party to win a stunning majority.

How on earth did that happen?

David gets the insider story from the woman who ran it all, Conservative campaign director Katy Merrifield. She explains how she went from swearing she’d “rather drink poison” to running the show twelve hours later, and how a full campaign team was built in just three days. They dig into the strategies on both sides, why Trump never became the ballot question, and how Katy survived becoming the story herself. Finally, they discuss what Conservatives across Canada can learn from BC – and one last plea from David for delegated leadership conventions.

Join David with Katy to hear her insider account … from ballerina to campaign boss.

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