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April 17, 2026 - DRIPA confidence climbdown, BC Conservative snap elxn controversy and gas pricing | Political Capital

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Political Capital with Rob Shaw
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Apr 17, 2026
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Summary

Premier David Eby backs down on a confidence vote over DRIPA legislation. The BC Conservatives, however, get stuck fighting over what would happen to their leadership race if there was an early vote. And, gas prices and government fuel taxation roars back into the spotlight with the war in Iran. Plus in audio podcast extras, our panel picks their poitical plays of the week. Host Rob Shaw is joined by Jeff Ferrier, Jillian Oliver and Angelo Isidorou. Brought to you by Uber Canada.