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Andre Gagne joins me again for an update on what’s been going on in Canada with the Christian Right and what this means for the Canadian election.We talk about the West Coast Christian Accord, Conservative Party of Canada leader Andrew Scheer
Jason Kenney’s new … Kenney should be a relief for a lot of people but why would he be trying to placate people who didn’t vote for him? Navigator has been talking with focus groups and for some reason, they are expecting Campaign Kenney. Shoc
This weekend saw some surprises, like the numbers from advanced polling, and also some late signs of pleas for support from UCP in Calgary who are now trying to earn back the voters with progressive leanings that they successfully purged from t
“Stuff” keeps coming up about the UCP candidates and there’s news on the leadership vote as well. But what we really want to talk about is the economy.People are beginning to question Jason Kenney’s strategy for getting the pipeline approved.
Scandal and … more scandal. Press Progress released some insight to the investigation into the leadership vote scandal after speaking with some individuals who have been interviewed by police in recent weeks.Jason Nixon is apparently in some h
We talk about social issues and the economy and how I think those go hand in hand when looking at our future investment climate.Jason Kenney made a bold announcement about bringing back oil and gas jobs with a policy platform that is misaligne
Today’s episode covers the economy and social issues. After listening to the excerpt from Mark Smith’s 2013 sermon, I have come to the conclusion that our economic climate may not be getting any better in the immediate or even intermediate futu
This is the half hour version of the morning kick start with part of an interview I had with Emma May. Emma was working in Jim Prentice’s office from September 2014 until the May election and had a great view of what was going on, and coming, f
We’re going to start a daily podcast during the final two weeks of the election as it’s impossible to keep on top of what’s going on with only one per week. I worked out a few kinks today so that will help me have tomorrow’s ready in the early
My guests today, Troy Wason, former Executive Director of the Progressive Conservative Association of Alberta, and Vitor Marciano, former Senior Advisor to Danielle Smith and Brian Jean in the Wildrose Party, come together to talk about 2015 to
This episode I get to ask Trevor Tombe, an economist from the University of Calgary, to help me make sense of taxes in the face of political messaging. What is the point of the carbon tax? Should Alberta flirt with a PST as a means to reduce st
Stephen Carter joins me again to talk about Alberta politics. This episode was supposed to be edited down but I enjoyed listening to it as much as I enjoyed recording it. I have other issues as well.Should the NDP be campaigning? Is Jody Wilso
What happened between the unite the right movement and those who were left behind? Richard Starke, the last PC MLA joins me to talk about his experience as the lone Progressive Conservative defender. Subscribers help keep us writing, f
Maybe you’ve heard of John Carpay and his Justice Centre for Constitutional Freedoms. Perhaps you’ve followed the Parents for Choice in Education group or their joint effort in challenging the constitutionality of Bill 24, the Act to Strengthen
I wanted to do a year in review but guests like Stephen Carter have so much history with which to provide context that it’s difficult to keep on track. My condolences to Zain Velji who managed to successfully herd that cat for almost a year
“How did we get here?” is a question often asked and I wanted to put that to Minister Jansen. I wanted to know when she became interested in politics and how she came to make certain decisions like who to support, why did she run and what the
Bill 206, the Societies (Preventing the Promotion of Hate) Amendment Act went through its second reading in the Alberta Legislature yesterday and was unanimously supported. In today’s episode, I talk with Irfan Chaudry who started an initiativ
The Alberta curriculum has been used as a political football and many thought it was for no good reason other than to score some points. I sat down with Dr. Lindsay Gibson, an Assistant Professor at the University of Alberta, who was part of t
This is the first episode of a new series that will be added to as guests come up or the topic is especially relevant. Today my guest is Luke Fevin who started APUPIL (Albertan Parents for Unbiased, Inclusive Learning) about 7 years ago. Luke
Mark Taylor is back again to discuss populism, which was a popular topic for the week. Stephen Harper sat with Ben Shapiro on Sunday to talk about his conservatism which he believes is a form of populist conservatism. In what turned out to be
After John Carpay’s speech this weekend to a few hundred Rebel Media fans, I had to find out more about conservatism. Luckily, I know someone who has been a conservative in a number of political parties. Mark Taylor, Executive Director of the
Eric Bowling, a journalist for the local Westlock paper joins me to discuss the incredulous Macleans cover depicting the head-in-the-sand conservative politicians who have banded together to fight the cost of pollution.“If charismatic leadersh
Joining me today is Kerry Cundal, a lawyer and former Case Manager for the Minister of Immigration and Robert Falconer, a policy researcher and former settlement coordinator with Calgary Catholic Immigration Society. We look at what the differ
Mike Hanlon, former Alberta Liberal Party candidate, teacher, police officer, and current conflict resolution specialist joined me to talk about what he feels is missing in politics today.Find us on Twitter: @HanlonMike @Mitchell_AB
Ken Chapman is back and we talked about the UCP, the Alberta Party leader and the NDP. Just another week in Alberta Politics…Find us on Twitter: @KenChapman46 @Mitchell_AB
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