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
Reactions to Conservative leadership results
August 24, 2020 17:51 - 23 minutes - 21.1 MBSee omnystudio.com/policies/listener for privacy information.
Erin O'Toole wins the Conservative leadership race
August 24, 2020 17:37 - 42 minutes - 39.2 MBGuest Tim Powers, Vice-Chairman Summa Strategies See omnystudio.com/policies/listener for privacy information.
Canadians are selling their US vacation properties
August 21, 2020 18:06 - 21 minutes - 20.2 MBGuest Steven Flynn, a partner with Andersen Tax. Steven has spent his career in tax and works with individuals and businesses assisting them with their US and Canadian cross border tax needs. With offices in Calgary and Vancouver, Andersen focuses solely on US and Canadian cross border tax strategies and solutions. See omnystudio.com/policies/listener for privacy information.
Empowering parents to educate from home
August 21, 2020 17:33 - 17 minutes - 15.6 MBGuests Carli Baum: Mother of 3 children, graduated student of conventional school, home education and university environments, web designer, digital marketer & mindful motherhood writer and educator, and Avaline Bruinsma: college and high school teacher of 35 years with extensive educational experience in all grade levels in varied in-school and remote learning formats. Mother of 4 adult children, of which Carli is one See omnystudio.com/policies/listener for privacy information.
How to Reduce the Financial Pain of Separation & Divorce
August 21, 2020 17:30 - 23 minutes - 22 MBGuest Vanessa Farkas-Brahmakshatriya, Legal Programming Coordinator for the Canadian Centre for Men and Families, Calgary See omnystudio.com/policies/listener for privacy information.
Using natural resources to secure Canada's economic future
August 21, 2020 16:44 - 18 minutes - 16.8 MBGuest Stewart Muir, Executive Director of Resource Works See omnystudio.com/policies/listener for privacy information.
New $37-billion plan unveiled for workers affected by the pandemic
August 21, 2020 16:43 - 22 minutes - 21 MBGuest Annie Dormuth, Director of Provincial Affairs, Alberta, CFIB See omnystudio.com/policies/listener for privacy information.
Today’s Show: CPC convention, COVID-19 database, Onyx Industrial Inc, oil and gas, and green electricity
August 20, 2020 19:12 - 1 hour - 105 MBGuests: MP Michael Barrett, Conservative Shadow Minister for Ethics, Abby Deshman, Criminal Justice Program Director, Canadian Civil Liberties Association, Steph Marques, Senior Vice President of Onyx Industrial Inc, Mark Milke, Executive Director of Research at The Canadian Energy Centre, and Robert Bryce, author of six books, including most recently, A Question of Power: Electricity and the Wealth of Nations. He is also the executive producer of a new documentary, Juice: How Electricity Exp...
“Juice: How Electricity Explains the World”
August 20, 2020 18:30 - 22 minutes - 20.7 MBGuest Robert Bryce, author of six books, including most recently, A Question of Power: Electricity and the Wealth of Nations. He is also the executive producer of a new documentary, Juice: How Electricity Explains the World. See omnystudio.com/policies/listener for privacy information.
"Alberta’s oil and gas industry paid more than $12 billion to workers from other provinces between 2002 and 2016"
August 20, 2020 17:41 - 11 minutes - 10.8 MBGuest Mark Milke, Executive Director of Research at The Canadian Energy Centre See omnystudio.com/policies/listener for privacy information.
Onyx Industrial Inc. slandered online by COVID-19 conspiracy theory
August 20, 2020 17:18 - 22 minutes - 20.2 MBGuest Steph Marques, Senior Vice President of Onyx Industrial Inc See omnystudio.com/policies/listener for privacy information.
Ontario ends police access to COVID-19 database
August 20, 2020 16:54 - 19 minutes - 17.8 MBGuest Abby Deshman, Criminal Justice Program Director, Canadian Civil Liberties Association See omnystudio.com/policies/listener for privacy information.
Conservative Shadow Minister for Ethics on the WE Charity document dump
August 20, 2020 16:38 - 23 minutes - 21.5 MBGuest MP Michael Barrett, Conservative Shadow Minister for Ethics See omnystudio.com/policies/listener for privacy information.
Today’s Show: WE Charity document dump, Diane Francis, orphan wells, the climate crisis, and navigating financial pressures
August 19, 2020 18:40 - 1 hour - 107 MBGuests: Brian Lilley, Political columnist for the Toronto Sun, Diane Francis, National Post Editor at Large and Senior Fellow Atlantic Council in Washington DC, Keith Hirsche, leading innovator in the oil and gas industry and originator of the RenuWell concept, Tony Heller, scientist, engineer, wildlife photographer and lifelong environmentalist, and John Smallwood president of Smallwood Wealth Management and author of It’s Your Wealth – Keep It: The Definitive Guide To Growing, Protecting, E...
How Can You Navigate and Overcome Financial Pressures Right Now?
August 19, 2020 18:05 - 22 minutes - 20.2 MBGuest John Smallwood president of Smallwood Wealth Management and author of It’s Your Wealth – Keep It: The Definitive Guide To Growing, Protecting, Enjoying, And Passing On Your Wealth See omnystudio.com/policies/listener for privacy information.
Politics of the climate crisis
August 19, 2020 17:35 - 17 minutes - 16.1 MBGuest Tony Heller, scientist, engineer, wildlife photographer and lifelong environmentalist See omnystudio.com/policies/listener for privacy information.
Transforming orphan oil wells with solar energy
August 19, 2020 17:06 - 22 minutes - 20.8 MBGuest Keith Hirsche, leading innovator in the oil and gas industry and originator of the RenuWell concept See omnystudio.com/policies/listener for privacy information.
"New Tory leader will be the beginning of the end for Justin Trudeau"
August 19, 2020 17:04 - 18 minutes - 16.9 MBGuest Diane Francis, National Post Editor at Large and Senior Fellow Atlantic Council in Washington DC See omnystudio.com/policies/listener for privacy information.
Findings from the WE Charity document dump
August 19, 2020 16:15 - 22 minutes - 20.8 MBGuest Brian Lilley, Political columnist for the Toronto Sun See omnystudio.com/policies/listener for privacy information.
Today’s Show: Bill Morneau resigns, poverty in Canada, Alberta beer, Belarus protests, and heading back to school
August 18, 2020 18:43 - 2 hours - 111 MBGuests: David Akin, Global News chief political correspondent, Michelle Rempel, Shadow Minister for Industry and Economic Development and MP for Calgary Nose Hill, Christopher Sarlo, Professor of Economics at Nipissing University and Senior Fellow at the Fraser Institute, Christine O’Grady, program coordinator at UCalgary’s Advancing Canadian Wastewater Assets, Jackson Stuart, leads events and Marketing at Village Brewery, Andrew Rasiulis, former official in the Department of National Defence...
Supporting teachers as they head back to the classroom
August 18, 2020 18:08 - 19 minutes - 18.1 MBGuest Dr. Jody Carrington, Clinical Psychologist, Mental Health Professional, and Author of Kids These Days See omnystudio.com/policies/listener for privacy information.
Explaining the Belarus protests
August 18, 2020 17:48 - 19 minutes - 17.8 MBGuest Andrew Rasiulis, former official in the Department of National Defence and current Fellow with the Canadian Global Affairs Institute See omnystudio.com/policies/listener for privacy information.
UCalgary and Village Brewery produce Alberta’s first beer made with treated wastewater
August 18, 2020 17:39 - 21 minutes - 19.4 MBGuests Christine O’Grady, program coordinator at UCalgary’s Advancing Canadian Wastewater and Jackson Stuart, leads events and Marketing at Village Brewery See omnystudio.com/policies/listener for privacy information.
Families in Canada earning more than $60,000 per year now fall under federal ‘poverty line’
August 18, 2020 16:47 - 20 minutes - 18.6 MBGuest Christopher Sarlo, Professor of Economics at Nipissing University and Senior Fellow at the Fraser Institute See omnystudio.com/policies/listener for privacy information.
Bill Morneau resigns as finance minister
August 18, 2020 16:02 - 23 minutes - 21.5 MBGuests David Akin, Global News chief political correspondent and Michelle Rempel Garner, Shadow Minister for Industry and Economic Development and MP for Calgary Nose Hill See omnystudio.com/policies/listener for privacy information.
Today’s Show: WE Charity scandal, federal gun ban, struggling travel industry, CFL cancelled, Israel-UAE agreement, and developing social and emotional skills
August 17, 2020 18:46 - 2 hours - 111 MBGuests: Matthew Green, NDP MP for Hamilton Centre, Rod Giltaca, CEO & Executive Director of the Canadian Coalition for Firearm Rights, Tannis Dyrland owner of Travel With Tannis an affiliate of The Travel Agent Next Door, Ferry de Kerckhove, former Canadian ambassador to Pakistan, Indonesia, Egypt, Distinguished Research Fellow of the Canadian Defence and Foreign Affairs Institute, and fellow with the Canadas Global Affairs Institute, and Steve Higham, Research Associate at the Conference Bo...
Developing Social and Emotional Skills in an Automated World
August 17, 2020 18:07 - 21 minutes - 20.1 MBGuest Steve Higham, Research Associate at the Conference Board of Canada focusing on Education and Skills in Canada. Working in partnership with the Future Skills Centre, Steve has undertaken research projects looking at changing skills needs and the future of work. See omnystudio.com/policies/listener for privacy information.
Israel-UAE agreement
August 17, 2020 18:02 - 17 minutes - 15.9 MBGuest Ferry de Kerckhove, former Canadian ambassador to Pakistan, Indonesia, Egypt, Distinguished Research Fellow of the Canadian Defence and Foreign Affairs Institute, and fellow with the Canadas Global Affairs Institute See omnystudio.com/policies/listener for privacy information.
CFL cancels season
August 17, 2020 17:54 - 9 minutes - 8.41 MBGuest Mark Stephen, Play-by-play host for The Calgary Stampeders See omnystudio.com/policies/listener for privacy information.
Travel industry continues to suffer during COVID-19
August 17, 2020 17:48 - 14 minutes - 13.2 MBGuest Tannis Dyrland owner of Travel With Tannis an affiliate of The Travel Agent Next Door, is an award winning travel consultant and travel podcaster based in Calgary See omnystudio.com/policies/listener for privacy information.
Court challenge on the federal gun ban continues
August 17, 2020 16:59 - 20 minutes - 18.4 MBGuest Rod Giltaca, CEO & Executive Director of the Canadian Coalition for Firearm Rights. See omnystudio.com/policies/listener for privacy information.
NDP MP Matthew Green on the WE Charity scandal
August 17, 2020 16:09 - 23 minutes - 22 MBGuest Matthew Green, NDP MP for Hamilton Centre See omnystudio.com/policies/listener for privacy information.
Today’s Show: WE Charity, COVID-19, US politics, Youth Science Canada, and Canada’s recession
August 14, 2020 18:37 - 1 hour - 106 MBGuests: James Cumming MP for Edmonton Centre, Shadow Minister for Small Business and Export Promotion, Dr. David Zitner, retired family physician, was a professor and the founding director of the Graduate Program in Health Informatics at Dalhousie University, Wendy Schiller, Professor and Chair, Department of Political Science, Brown University, Reni Barlow, Executive Director at Youth Science Canada, and Dave Yager, Energy policy analyst, oil & gas writer, and author of the book, From Miracl...
Pulling Canada out of recession with oil and gas
August 14, 2020 18:06 - 21 minutes - 19.9 MBGuest Dave Yager, Energy policy analyst, oil & gas writer, and author of the book, From Miracle to Menace: Alberta, A Carbon Story See omnystudio.com/policies/listener for privacy information.
Youth Science Canada Online STEM Fair is selected as finalist in the Falling Walls Breakthroughs of the Year program
August 14, 2020 17:37 - 16 minutes - 15.3 MBGuest Reni Barlow, the executive director at Youth Science Canada See omnystudio.com/policies/listener for privacy information.
Biden picks Kamala Harris as his VP
August 14, 2020 17:28 - 22 minutes - 20.4 MBGuest Wendy Schiller, Professor and Chair, Department of Political Science, Brown University See omnystudio.com/policies/listener for privacy information.
COVID-19 pandemic has exposed weaknesses in our health care systems
August 14, 2020 16:49 - 17 minutes - 15.8 MBGuest Dr. David Zitner, retired family physician, was a professor and the founding director of the Graduate Program in Health Informatics at Dalhousie University See omnystudio.com/policies/listener for privacy information.
MP Cumming on the WE Charity scandal
August 14, 2020 16:47 - 22 minutes - 20.2 MBGuest James Cumming MP for Edmonton Centre, Shadow Minister for Small Business and Export Promotion See omnystudio.com/policies/listener for privacy information.
Today’s Show: Governor General, Bill 30, COVID-19 vaccine, Alberta farmer incident with sheriffs, and John Ivison
August 13, 2020 19:10 - 1 hour - 101 MBGuests: Brian Lilley, Political columnist for the Toronto Sun, Peter St. Onge, the co-author and MEI Senior Fellow, Andrew P. Rasiulis, former Canadian defence official and a fellow at the Canadian Global Affairs Institute, Maria Leussink, Jeremia’s sister, and John Ivison, Political Columnist for the National Post See omnystudio.com/policies/listener for privacy information.
"Fig-leaf excuse for inviting Chinese X-rays into Canada's embassies just blew away"
August 13, 2020 18:02 - 21 minutes - 19.9 MBGuest John Ivison, Political Columnist for the National Post See omnystudio.com/policies/listener for privacy information.
GoFundMe set up for Alberta farmers facing charges after incident with sheriffs
August 13, 2020 17:37 - 17 minutes - 15.8 MBGuest Maria Leussink, Jeremia’s sister See omnystudio.com/policies/listener for privacy information.
Russia's COVID-19 Vaccine
August 13, 2020 17:03 - 20 minutes - 19.2 MBGuest Andrew P. Rasiulis, former Canadian defence official and a fellow at the Canadian Global Affairs Institute See omnystudio.com/policies/listener for privacy information.
Alberta's Bill 30 is a small step to medical entrepreneurship
August 13, 2020 16:36 - 17 minutes - 15.9 MBGuest Peter St. Onge, the co-author and MEI Senior Fellow See omnystudio.com/policies/listener for privacy information.
Is the Governor General the target of a smear campaign?
August 13, 2020 16:34 - 22 minutes - 20.4 MBGuest Brian Lilley, Political columnist for the Toronto Sun See omnystudio.com/policies/listener for privacy information.
Today’s Show: Liberal contracts, firing a Governor General, COVID-19, and Bosnian orphans in Calgary
August 12, 2020 18:27 - 1 hour - 88.8 MBGuests: Kelly McCauley, CPC MP for Edmonton West, Philippe Lagassé: Carleton University associate professor and expert in the Westminster system, Lynda, 54 year old female from Edmonton, Karen, Prince George resident, James A. Dickinson, Professor of family medicine and community health sciences at the University of Calgary, Heather McCleod, guardian of Severin and Svjetlana Blagojevic, and Faraz Bawa, Sr. Associate at Stewart, Sharma, Harsanyi, Immigration, Family, and Criminal Law See o...
Deportation threat for Bosnian orphans in Calgary
August 12, 2020 18:01 - 21 minutes - 19.8 MBGuests Heather McCleod, guardian of Severin and Svjetlana Blagojevic and Faraz Bawa, Sr. Associate at Stewart, Sharma, Harsanyi, Immigration, Family, and Criminal Law See omnystudio.com/policies/listener for privacy information.
Stop testing asymptomatic COVID-19
August 12, 2020 17:30 - 16 minutes - 15.4 MBGuest James A. Dickinson, Professor of family medicine and community health sciences at the University of Calgary See omnystudio.com/policies/listener for privacy information.
Living with COVID-19 symptoms
August 12, 2020 17:02 - 22 minutes - 20.5 MBGuest Lynda, 54 year old female from Edmonton and Karen, Prince George resident See omnystudio.com/policies/listener for privacy information.
Can you fire a Governor General?
August 12, 2020 16:30 - 17 minutes - 16.2 MBGuest Philippe Lagassé: Carleton University associate professor and expert in the Westminster system See omnystudio.com/policies/listener for privacy information.
More contracts handed out to Liberal friends
August 12, 2020 16:02 - 21 minutes - 19.7 MBGuest Kelly McCauley, CPC MP for Edmonton West See omnystudio.com/policies/listener for privacy information.