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Danielle Smith

1,643 episodes - English - Latest episode: about 3 years ago - ★★★★ - 3 ratings

Danielle Smith's background as former leader of the Wildrose Party makes her ideally suited to deliver this unique show that is much more than just politics.

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Today’s Show: Premier Jason Kenney, pipeline cancellations, Alberta politics, and Danielle says “goodbye”

February 19, 2021 19:40 - 1 hour - 104 MB

Guests: Alberta Premier Jason Kenney, Dan McTeague, President, Canadians for Affordable Energy​, Corey Hogan, Senior Associate VP, Communications, University of Calgary, Host, Strategist Pod, Nathan Cooper, and Speaker of the Alberta Legislative Assembly, MLA for Olds-Didsbury-Three Hills See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Danielle says goodbye

February 19, 2021 19:35 - 21 minutes - 19.3 MB

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Reactions to today's show

February 19, 2021 19:33 - 9 minutes - 9.04 MB

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Alberta legislature kicks off next week

February 19, 2021 18:56 - 8 minutes - 7.56 MB

 Nathan Cooper, Speaker of the Alberta Legislative Assembly, MLA for Olds-Didsbury-Three Hills See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Alberta politics

February 19, 2021 18:37 - 17 minutes - 16.5 MB

Corey Hogan, Senior Associate VP, Communications, University of Calgary, Host, Strategist Pod See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Line 5 shutdown and pipeline cancellations.

February 19, 2021 18:33 - 17 minutes - 15.9 MB

Dan McTeague, President, Canadians for Affordable Energy​ See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Premier Kenney

February 19, 2021 18:27 - 42 minutes - 38.6 MB

Alberta Premier Jason Kenney See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Taking a look at Edmonton’s 2021 mayoral candidates

February 19, 2021 17:13 - 20 minutes - 18.4 MB

John Brennan, Edmonton-based political analyst & commentator See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Today’s Show: Olympic games, Western Stock Growers' Association, Alberta Bioboard, Alberta’ fish population, 900 CHML’s Scott Thompson, and Calgary council

February 18, 2021 20:28 - 1 hour - 106 MB

Guests: Garnett Genuis, MP for Sherwood Park-Fort Saskatchewan, Shadow Minister for International Developments and Human Rights, Bill Newton, Governor, Western Stock Growers' Association, Randy Kerr, VP Corporate Affairs, Alberta Bioboard, Bob Edens, Friends of the Red Deer River, and Marcel LaTouche, president and CEO of The Institute for Public Sector Accountability See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Update on Calgary council

February 18, 2021 19:40 - 22 minutes - 20.2 MB

Marcel LaTouche, president and CEO of The Institute for Public Sector Accountability See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

East Meets West crossover with 900 CHML's Scott Thompson

February 18, 2021 19:09 - 37 minutes - 34.7 MB

Scott Thompson, Host, The Scott Thompson Show, 900 CHML See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Fish population in AB

February 18, 2021 18:45 - 18 minutes - 16.9 MB

Bob Edens, Friends of the Red Deer River  See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Alberta Biobord

February 18, 2021 18:41 - 6 minutes - 5.92 MB

George Clark, President of Alberta Biobord  See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Western Stock Growers' Association- carbon and ecosystems services markets.

February 18, 2021 18:35 - 11 minutes - 10.1 MB

Bill Newton, Governor, Western Stock Growers' Association See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Federal Conservatives don't want Canadian athletes going to China for the Olympic Games.

February 18, 2021 17:15 - 23 minutes - 21.2 MB

Garnett Genuis, MP for Sherwood Park-Fort Saskatchewan, Shadow Minister for International Developments and Human Rights See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Fit Cities Fit Towns Canada.

February 18, 2021 17:08 - 19 minutes - 17.9 MB

Dr. Karen Lee, Associate Professor in the Division of Preventive Medicine, Dept of Medicine at the University of Alberta, and  Author of the book Fit Cities.  She is also Director of the Housing for Health Initiative at UofA that is organizing the conference along with its partners. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Today’s Show: gun buyback program, Fairness Alberta, REPRESENTDAO, N.L. election, and homelessness in Calgary

February 17, 2021 19:56 - 1 hour - 101 MB

Guests: Rod Giltaca, CEO & Executive Director, Canadian Coalition for Firearms Rights, Bill Bewick, Executive Director, Fairness Alberta, Dan Morrison, CEO, REPRESENTDAO, Tim Powers, Vice-Chairman Summa Strategies, and Sandra Clarkson, Executive director for the Calgary Drop-In Centre See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Homelessness in Calgary

February 17, 2021 19:38 - 20 minutes - 19.1 MB

Sandra Clarkson, executive director for the Calgary Drop-In Centre See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Newfoundland and Labrador extends time to vote in provincial election by 16 days

February 17, 2021 18:47 - 17 minutes - 15.7 MB

Tim Powers, Vice-Chairman Summa Strategies See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

REPRESENT Governance

February 17, 2021 18:17 - 16 minutes - 15.4 MB

Dan Morrison, CEO, REPRESENTDAO Lance Morrison, Dan's son and a student at Mount Royal University See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Danielle reacts to news of the day

February 17, 2021 18:11 - 5 minutes - 5.31 MB

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Fairness Alberta: Where is the federal government's spending money coming from?

February 17, 2021 17:45 - 16 minutes - 15.3 MB

Bill Bewick, Executive Director, Fairness Alberta See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Federal government unveils the details of its gun buyback program.

February 17, 2021 17:19 - 21 minutes - 19.9 MB

Rod Giltaca, CEO & Executive Director, Canadian Coalition for Firearms Rights See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Results of pilot project on noisy vehicle enforcement are mixed.

February 17, 2021 17:16 - 19 minutes - 18.3 MB

Councillor Jon Dziadyk, Edmonton City Councillor, Ward 3 See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Today’s Show: power blackouts in Texas, vaccine rollout, lonely brain, Shrove Tuesday, and 2021 Freedom Talk conference

February 16, 2021 20:23 - 1 hour - 102 MB

Guests: Sheldon Fulton, Energy Consultant based in Calgary, John Ivison, Political Columnist for the National Post, Dr. Nathan Spreng, director of the Laboratory of Brain and Cognition at the Montreal Neurological Institute, Irving Hexham, Professor in the Department of Classics and Religion at the University of Calgary, and John Robson is a documentary film-maker, a columnist with the National Post, commentator-at-large for News Talk Radio 580 CFRA in Ottawa See omnystudio.com/listener for ...

2021 Freedom Talk Conference: A Referendum on Equalization

February 16, 2021 19:36 - 21 minutes - 19.4 MB

John Robson is a documentary film-maker, a columnist with the National Post, commentator-at-large for News Talk Radio 580 CFRA in Ottawa See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

What is Shrove Tuesday?

February 16, 2021 18:46 - 18 minutes - 16.9 MB

Irving Hexham, Professor in the Department of Classics and Religion at the University of Calgary. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

New study looks at what a lonely brain looks like

February 16, 2021 18:31 - 21 minutes - 19.3 MB

Dr. Nathan Spreng, director of the Laboratory of Brain and Cognition at the Montreal Neurological Institute See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

John Ivison: Canada's need has never been greater for a Minister of Get It Done

February 16, 2021 17:39 - 15 minutes - 14.1 MB

John Ivison, Political Columnist for the National Post See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Cold weather contributes to rolling power blackouts across Texas

February 16, 2021 17:35 - 22 minutes - 20.8 MB

Sheldon Fulton, Energy Consultant based in Calgary  See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Toronto move to municipal broadband kicks off conversation in Alberta School Boards

February 16, 2021 17:31 - 19 minutes - 18.3 MB

Michael Janz, Edmonton Public School Board Trustee, Ward F See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Today’s Show: Minister Savage, Keystone XL, fertility benefits, federal Conservative cabinet shakeup, and Calgary council

February 12, 2021 22:58 - 1 hour - 103 MB

Guests: Alberta Energy Minister Sonya Savage, Robert McNally is president of Rapidan Energy Group, Dr. Marjorie Dixon, Conceivable Dreams Advisor and Founder of Anova Fertility, Carolynn Dubé, Executive Director at Fertility Matters Canada, Semhar Tekeste, Conservative Strategist, Enterprise Canada, and Adam Toy, 770 CHQR City Hall Reporter See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

This week at Calgary Council

February 12, 2021 22:52 - 21 minutes - 19.3 MB

Guest Adam Toy, 770 CHQR City Hall Reporter See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Federal Conservative cabinet shakeup.

February 12, 2021 18:35 - 17 minutes - 15.9 MB

Semhar Tekeste, Conservative Strategist, Enterprise Canada See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Can you afford a baby? Fertility advocates call on workplaces to update benefit plans

February 12, 2021 18:30 - 20 minutes - 19 MB

Dr. Marjorie Dixon, Conceivable Dreams Advisor and Founder of Anova Fertility Carolynn Dubé, Executive Director at Fertility Matters Canada See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Calls for U.S. President Biden to reverse Keystone XL decision

February 12, 2021 17:57 - 17 minutes - 15.9 MB

Robert McNally is president of Rapidan Energy Group, a Washington DC-based energy consulting firm, a former White House energy advisor to President George W. Bush, and author of "Crude Volatility: The History and the Future of Boom-Bust Oil Prices" See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Alberta reinstates 1976 coal policy

February 12, 2021 17:21 - 21 minutes - 20 MB

Alberta Energy Minister Sonya Savage See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Former Edmonton city councillor launches bid for mayor.

February 12, 2021 16:39 - 19 minutes - 18.1 MB

Kim Krushell, Edmonton mayoral candidate See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Today’s Show: MLA Angela Pitt, Indian farmer protests, Tesla credits, Synthesis school, and small business in Alberta

February 11, 2021 19:45 - 1 hour - 105 MB

Guests: Angela Pitt, MLA for Airdrie-East & the deputy speaker of the house and chair of committees, Jaskaran Singh Sandhu, Director of Administration for the World Sikh Organization of Canada, Shawn Tully is a senior editor-at-large at Fortune, Chrisman Frank, Synthesis CEO and co-founder, and Annie Dormuth, CFIB, Alberta provincial affairs director See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Make Alberta small businesses your valentine this year: CFIB’s latest Small Business Recovery Dashboard shows Alberta small businesses continue to struggle during the pandemic

February 11, 2021 19:35 - 21 minutes - 19.8 MB

Annie Dormuth, CFIB, Alberta provincial affairs director See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Synthesis: Teaching complex problem-solving and decision-making skills for kids 7 to 14 through online team games

February 11, 2021 18:51 - 16 minutes - 15.2 MB

Chrisman Frank, Synthesis CEO and co-founder See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

"Tesla’s biggest profit center is dangerously close to running out of power"

February 11, 2021 18:23 - 21 minutes - 19.9 MB

Shawn Tully is a senior editor-at-large at Fortune See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

What's happening with the Indian farmers protests?

February 11, 2021 18:17 - 13 minutes - 12.1 MB

Jaskaran Singh Sandhu, Director of Administration for the World Sikh Organization of Canada See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Two UCP MLA's join a national coalition against lockdowns

February 11, 2021 18:13 - 25 minutes - 23.1 MB

Angela Pitt, MLA for Airdrie-East & the deputy speaker of the house and chair of committees See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

February 11 is International Day of Women and Girls in Science.

February 11, 2021 17:26 - 18 minutes - 17.4 MB

Dr. Cecile Siewe, Director General at CanmetEnergy-Devon, Natural Resources Canada See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Today’s Show: carbon credit program ending, being a millennial, reducing opioid use, the importance of sleep, and Alberta budget

February 10, 2021 19:44 - 1 hour - 103 MB

Guests: Jacquie Fenske, Interim Leader, Alberta Party, Christian Bourque, Executive Vice-President and Senior Partner, Leger, Philippe Lucas, Graduate Researcher at the University of Victoria and VP Global Patient Research and Access at Tilray, Rick Tiedemann, Chief Abundance Officer, Calm Water Consulting, and Franco Terrazzano, Alberta Director, Canadian Taxpayers Federation See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Taxpayers expect a plan to balance the budget without tax hikes

February 10, 2021 19:32 - 21 minutes - 20 MB

Franco Terrazzano, Alberta Director, Canadian Taxpayers Federation See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Sleep... The Ultimate High Performance Drug

February 10, 2021 18:42 - 17 minutes - 16.5 MB

Rick Tiedemann, Chief Abundance Officer, Calm Water Consulting See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

New Canadian Study Reveals Medical Cannabis Can Play a Role in Reducing Opioid Use

February 10, 2021 18:07 - 21 minutes - 19.6 MB

Philippe Lucas, Graduate Researcher at the University of Victoria and VP Global Patient Research and Access at Tilray See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Leger Poll on millennials

February 10, 2021 18:01 - 18 minutes - 17.3 MB

Christian Bourque, Executive Vice-President and Senior Partner, Leger See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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