Danielle Smith
1,643 episodes - English - Latest episode: over 3 years ago - ★★★★ - 3 ratingsDanielle 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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Episodes
Calgary city councillor wants to clarify police budget discussions
November 10, 2020 19:39 - 11 minutes - 10.4 MBGuest: Shane Keating, Calgary City Councillor, Ward 12 See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Alberta eliminates fees for addiction recovery programs
November 10, 2020 18:43 - 10 minutes - 9.97 MBGuest: Kim Turgeon, Executive Director, Aventa See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Marking Remembrance Day during COVID-19
November 10, 2020 18:17 - 11 minutes - 10.3 MBGuest: John Mahon, President, AB-NWT Command Legion See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
2020 marks the 75th anniversary of the end of World War II
November 10, 2020 18:09 - 25 minutes - 23.7 MBGuest: Dr. David Bercuson, Professor of History, Director Emeritus of the Centre for Military, Security, and Strategic Studies, University of Calgary See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
COVID-19 vaccine showing positive results
November 10, 2020 17:05 - 17 minutes - 16.3 MBGuest: Dr. Craig Jenne, Associate Professor, Dept. Microbiology, Immunology and Infectious Diseases, Cummings School of Medicine, University of Calgary See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Federal Compassionate Care Bill gets second reading
November 10, 2020 16:39 - 18 minutes - 16.6 MBMatt Jeneroux, Conservative MP, Edmonton-Riverbend See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Today's Show: The U.S. election and Alberta, Ontario's COVID-19 restrictions, Alberta's Bill 47, Alberta separatism, Canada & drug decriminalization, signs of recovery for Chinook Centre
November 09, 2020 19:51 - 1 hour - 60.3 MBGuests: Dr. Jared Wesley, Lead Researcher, Common Ground, Political Science Professor, University of Alberta. Brian Lilley, Political columnist for the Toronto Sun Minister of Labour and Immigration Jason Copping Drew Barnes, UCP MLA, Cypress-Medicine Hat Professor Andrew Hathaway from the University of Guelph’s Department of Sociology and Anthropology Paige O'Neill, General Manager of CF Chinook Centre See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
CF Chinook Centre - Signs of recovery and holiday shopping
November 09, 2020 19:42 - 12 minutes - 11.6 MBGuest: Paige O'Neill, General Manager of CF Chinook Centre See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Could Canada Follow Oregon in Drug Decriminalization?
November 09, 2020 18:40 - 12 minutes - 11.2 MBGuest: Professor Andrew Hathaway from the University of Guelph’s Department of Sociology and Anthropology See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Alberta NDP ask the UCP to condemn Western separatism
November 09, 2020 18:19 - 8 minutes - 7.85 MBGuest: Drew Barnes, UCP MLA, Cypress-Medicine Hat See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Bill 47 - Legislation to improve benefits for the families of fallen first responders, restore balance to Alberta’s labour laws and improve safety for Alberta workers
November 09, 2020 18:14 - 9 minutes - 9.08 MBGuest: Minister of Labour and Immigration Jason Copping See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Ontario’s COVID-19 restrictions and their effectiveness
November 09, 2020 18:05 - 16 minutes - 15.2 MBGuest: Brian Lilley, Political columnist for the Toronto Sun See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
What the U.S. election results can tell us about where Alberta politics are going.
November 09, 2020 17:10 - 9 minutes - 8.56 MBDr. Jared Wesley, Lead Researcher, Common Ground, Political Science Professor, University of Alberta. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Joe Biden is the president-elect of the United States
November 09, 2020 16:40 - 17 minutes - 16.1 MBDr. Donald Abelson, Director, Brian Mulroney Institute of Government, Steven K. Hudson Chair in Canada-US relations & Professor, Department of Political Science, St. Francis Xavier University See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Introducing... 13 Hours: Inside the Nova Scotia Massacre
November 09, 2020 07:00 - 11 minutes - 10.2 MBThe deadliest shooting spree in Canada’s modern history left us with far more questions than answers. Join Sarah Ritchie, a reporter for Global News in Halifax, as she tries to unravel how something like this could happen there. Sarah will take you through every hour, as it unfolded and together you’ll try and piece together what happened, what could or should’ve been done to prevent it and what we can learn to make sure a tragedy of this magnitude never happens again. 13 Hours: Inside the...
Today’s Show: AB Leg update, child abuse during the pandemic, weed vs. alcohol, U.S. election, and Calgary’s tough recovery
November 06, 2020 20:21 - 1 hour - 102 MBGuests: Tom Vernon, Provincial affairs reporter, Global Edmonton, Kimberly Clark, Director of Investigative Partnerships and Supports, Zebra Child Protection Centre, Sgt. Manuel Illner, Sergeant, Edmonton Police Services Child Protection Unit, Dan Malleck. Health Sciences Professor at Brock University, and author of When Good Drugs Go Bad: Opium, Medicine, and the Origins of Canada’s Drug Laws, Kimberly Johnson, Chapter Chair, Democrats Abroad Edmonton, Mark Feigenbaum. Cross-border tax lawye...
Calgary's facing a tough recovery
November 06, 2020 20:01 - 17 minutes - 16 MBGuest Writer Dave Robertson grew up in Edmonton and came back to Alberta in 2001 when he took a job at a digital agency in Calgary See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
FRIDAY ROUNDTABLE: U.S. election
November 06, 2020 18:41 - 19 minutes - 17.4 MBGuests Kimberly Johnson, Chapter Chair, Democrats Abroad Edmonton and Mark Feigenbaum. Cross-border tax lawyer and chair of Republican Overseas Canada See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Study suggests that as more people use weed, there’s a reduction in alcohol use
November 06, 2020 18:19 - 19 minutes - 18.1 MBGuest Dan Malleck. Health Sciences Professor at Brock University, and author of When Good Drugs Go Bad: Opium, Medicine, and the Origins of Canada’s Drug Laws See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Rise in reports of child abuse during pandemic
November 06, 2020 18:18 - 17 minutes - 16.5 MBGuests Kimberly Clark, Director of Investigative Partnerships and Supports, Zebra Child Protection Centre and Sgt. Manuel Illner, Sergeant, Edmonton Police Services Child Protection Unit See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
What happened this week at the AB Legislature
November 06, 2020 17:29 - 20 minutes - 18.4 MBGuest Tom Vernon, Provincial affairs reporter, Global Edmonton See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
How will Canadian business be affected by whoever gets into the White House?
November 06, 2020 17:00 - 19 minutes - 17.4 MBDr. Rafat Alam, Associate Professor, Economics, MacEwan University See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Calgary Council to consider reallocating $20 million of CPS funding
November 05, 2020 19:48 - 19 minutes - 18.1 MBGuest Sean Chu, Ward 4 councillor for Calgary See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Is Alberta reaching a tipping point with COVID-19?
November 05, 2020 19:17 - 17 minutes - 16.1 MBGuest Dr. Lynora Saxinger, Infectious Disease Doctor, Associate Professor, Faculty of Medicine and Dentistry, University of Alberta See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Canadian military wants to establish a new organization that some are saying will use “propaganda” to influence Canadians
November 05, 2020 18:22 - 20 minutes - 19 MBGuest Dr. Ann Fitz-Gerald, Director of the Balsillie School of International Affairs and a Professor in Wilfrid Laurier University’s Political Science Department See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
UCP bill opens door for road and bridge tolls on new projects
November 05, 2020 17:50 - 18 minutes - 17 MBGuests Ric McIver, Alberta's Minister of Transportation and Rod Loyola, NDP Opposition Critic for Transportation, MLA for Edmonton-Ellerslie See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Are there vote irregularities in this U.S. election?
November 05, 2020 17:03 - 21 minutes - 20.1 MBGuest Dr. Joshua Dyck, Associate Professor, Political Science, University of Massachusetts, Lowell, Director, Centre for Public Opinion, University of Massachusetts, Lowell See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
The Trump campaign has filed lawsuits in three states to stop vote counting. Can he do that?
November 05, 2020 16:41 - 19 minutes - 17.9 MBDr. Paul Hamilton, Associate Professor, Political Science, Brock University See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Today’s Show: Presidential election, women suffering during pandemic, first HIV self-test, and residential speed limits
November 04, 2020 19:58 - 1 hour - 95.5 MBGuests: Farah Nasser, Anchor, Global Toronto, covering the election from Washington D.C., Dr. Ryan Hurl, Assistant Professor, Political Science, University of Toronto, Dr. Veronica Guadagni, Postdoctoral Fellow, Labratory of Human Cerebrovascular Physiology, Cumming School of Medicine, University of Calgary, Dr. Sean Rourke, Scientist, MAP Centre for Urban Health Solutions at St. Michael’s Hospital, and Ward 11 Calgary Councillor Jeromy Farkas See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy informa...
Council votes to delay decision on lowering residential speed limits to 2021, opens door to plebiscite
November 04, 2020 19:37 - 18 minutes - 17.4 MBGuest Ward 11 Calgary Councillor Jeromy Farkas See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Canada approves first HIV self-test
November 04, 2020 19:13 - 17 minutes - 16.1 MBGuest Dr. Sean Rourke, Scientist, MAP Centre for Urban Health Solutions at St. Michael’s Hospital See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Women suffered from anxiety and depression more during the first few months of the pandemic
November 04, 2020 18:47 - 18 minutes - 17.3 MBGuest Dr. Veronica Guadagni, Postdoctoral Fellow, Labratory of Human Cerebrovascular Physiology, Cumming School of Medicine, University of Calgary See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
The 2020 U.S. presidential race is too close to call
November 04, 2020 18:31 - 13 minutes - 12.1 MBDr. Ryan Hurl, Assistant Professor, Political Science, University of Toronto See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Recapping what happened during the U.S. presidential election
November 04, 2020 18:30 - 19 minutes - 17.8 MBGuest Farah Nasser, Anchor, Global Toronto, covering the election from Washington D.C. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Edmonton city council to hear from public on proposed changes to speed limits
November 04, 2020 17:49 - 17 minutes - 16.1 MBAndrew Knack, Edmonton City Councillor, Ward 2 See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Today’s Show: NDP condemn separatism, U.S. election, Alberta Petrochemicals Incentive Program, carbon tax, and ending double pensions
November 03, 2020 19:59 - 1 hour - 106 MBGuests: Rachel Notley, Leader, Alberta NDP, MLA Edmonton-Strathcona, Dr. Rob Goodman, Associate Professor, Department of Politics & Public Administration, Ryerson University, Dale Nally, Associate Minister of Natural Gas and Electricity, Ken Boessenkool, McConnel Professor of Practice at Max Bell School of Public Policy at McGill, and Colin Craig, President of SecondStreet.org See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Ending double pensions in Calgary
November 03, 2020 19:42 - 21 minutes - 19.8 MBGuest Colin Craig, President of SecondStreet.org See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Why we need to embrace a carbon tax
November 03, 2020 18:46 - 19 minutes - 17.8 MBGuest Ken Boessenkool, McConnel Professor of Practice at Max Bell School of Public Policy at McGill See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Alberta launches Alberta Petrochemicals Incentive Program
November 03, 2020 18:22 - 19 minutes - 18 MBGuest Dale Nally, Associate Minister of Natural Gas and Electricity See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
What you need to know about the U.S. election system
November 03, 2020 17:42 - 18 minutes - 16.8 MBGuest Dr. Rob Goodman, Associate Professor, Department of Politics & Public Administration, Ryerson University See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Alberta NDP asking the UCP to condemn separatism
November 03, 2020 17:24 - 21 minutes - 19.3 MBGuest Rachel Notley, Leader, Alberta NDP, MLA Edmonton-Strathcona See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
City of Edmonton exploring integrated dispatch system
November 03, 2020 16:43 - 19 minutes - 17.9 MBTim Cartmell, Edmonton City Councillor, Ward 9 See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Today’s Show: Quebec City stabbings, boil-water advisories, U.S. election, no-fault auto insurance, and Calgary police budget
November 02, 2020 19:54 - 1 hour - 103 MBGuests: Raquel Fletcher, Quebec City National Assembly Reporter, Global Montreal, Robert Houle, Researcher & research fellow at Yellowhead Institute, Dennis McConaghy, ex-TransCanada Executive VP, Keith McLaughlin, Spokesperson, Fair Alberta, Celyeste Power, Vice-President, Western, Insurance Bureau of Canada, and Jyoti Gondek, Calgary Ward 3 Councillor See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Calgary council motion seeks to cut $20M from Calgary police budget
November 02, 2020 19:47 - 17 minutes - 16.2 MBGuest Jyoti Gondek, Calgary Ward 3 Councillor See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Report advises Alberta government to switch to private no-fault automobile insurance
November 02, 2020 19:19 - 19 minutes - 17.5 MBGuests Keith McLaughlin, Spokesperson, Fair Alberta and Celyeste Power, Vice-President, Western, Insurance Bureau of Canada See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
What implications would Trump or Biden’s platforms have on our oil and gas industry?
November 02, 2020 18:03 - 21 minutes - 19.4 MBGuest Dennis McConaghy, ex-TransCanada Executive VP See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
PM Trudeau won't commit to ending boil-water advisories on First Nations by 2021
November 02, 2020 18:01 - 18 minutes - 16.8 MBGuest Robert Houle, Researcher & research fellow at Yellowhead Institute See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
2 dead, 5 injured in Quebec City stabbings
November 02, 2020 17:59 - 20 minutes - 18.6 MBGuest Raquel Fletcher, Quebec City National Assembly Reporter, Global Montreal See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Researcher finds drugs to prevent or control Type 2 diabetes in obese individuals
November 02, 2020 16:42 - 19 minutes - 17.5 MBDr. John Ussher, Associate Professor, Faculty of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences, University of Alberta See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Pope Francis endorses same-sex civil unions
October 30, 2020 17:47 - 15 minutes - 14.6 MBGuest Tim Callaway, long-time Calgary-area pastor See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.