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Danielle Smith

1,643 episodes - English - Latest episode: over 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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Three Edmonton community leagues joining forces to save their swimming pools

December 02, 2020 18:39 - 19 minutes - 18.1 MB

Julie Kusiek, President, Queen Alexandra Community League See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Today’s Show: oil and gas in Alberta, MP Poilievre, single game betting, assassination of Iran's top nuclear scientist, and COVID-19 cases in NE Calgary

December 01, 2020 19:54 - 1 hour - 101 MB

Guests: Adam Legge, President, Business Council of Alberta, Conservative Finance Critic Pierre Poilievre, Paul Burns, President & CEO of Canadian Gaming Association, Dr. Ferry de Kerckhove, Fellow, Canadian Global Affairs Institute, and City Councillor for Ward 5 George Chahal See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Chahal - COVID-19 cases in NE Calgary

December 01, 2020 19:33 - 20 minutes - 18.7 MB

City Councillor for Ward 5, George Chahal See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Israel being blamed for the assassination of Iran's top nuclear scientist

December 01, 2020 19:10 - 17 minutes - 15.6 MB

Dr. Ferry de Kerckhove, Fellow, Canadian Global Affairs Institute See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Legalize single game betting in Canada

December 01, 2020 18:09 - 21 minutes - 20 MB

Paul Burns, President & CEO of Canadian Gaming Association See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Takeaways from the 2020 fall economic statement

December 01, 2020 17:35 - 14 minutes - 13.3 MB

Conservative Finance Critic Pierre Poilievre  See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Many oil and gas jobs are not coming back, but that can't define our future

December 01, 2020 17:12 - 21 minutes - 19.9 MB

Adam Legge, President, Business Council of Alberta See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Santas Day on 630 CHED - Kevin Spriggs

December 01, 2020 17:08 - 5 minutes - 5.18 MB

Kevin Spriggs, Chair of 630 CHED Santas Anonymous Board of Directors See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Santas Day on 630 CHED - Jocelyne Roberts

December 01, 2020 17:06 - 6 minutes - 6.11 MB

Jocelyne Roberts, former recipient and this year’s Youth Ambassador for 630 CHED Santas Anonymous See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Santas Day on 630 CHED - Alicia Gunraj

December 01, 2020 17:05 - 8 minutes - 7.81 MB

Alicia Gunraj, former recipient of 630 CHED Santas Anonymous in the 1980s See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Today’s Show: Pipelines in Canada, single game betting in Canada,, Premier Kenney talks COVID-19 response, and Be Local YYC

November 30, 2020 19:51 - 1 hour - 107 MB

Guests: Tim Pickering, founder of Auspice Capital, Brian Dijkema, vice president of external affairs at think tank Cardus, Premier Jason Kenney, and Meredith Perich, Be Local Coordinator See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Calgary business network is offering Calgarians a prime chance to shop local

November 30, 2020 19:38 - 20 minutes - 18.8 MB

Meredith Perich, Be Local Coordinator  See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Premier Jason Kenney

November 30, 2020 19:08 - 41 minutes - 38.3 MB

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

Single Game Betting rewards regressive gambling monopolies

November 30, 2020 18:22 - 20 minutes - 19.2 MB

Brian Dijkema, vice president of external affairs at think tank Cardus See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Keystone XL, Trans Mountain and Line 3 are potentially the last pipelines Canada will need

November 30, 2020 17:33 - 17 minutes - 16.2 MB

Tim Pickering, founder of Auspice Capital See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

U of A study looks at the toll COVID-19 is having on health workers

November 30, 2020 16:59 - 19 minutes - 17.7 MB

Dr. Nicola Cherry, Occupational epidemiologist, Professor, Faculty of Medicine & Dentistry, University of Alberta See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Today’s Show: COVID-19 restrictions on businesses, Alberta’s pandemic response, MP Shannon Stubbs, Canada & UK relations, and Canada Olympic Park opens today

November 27, 2020 20:25 - 1 hour - 104 MB

Guests: Dan Kelly, President, CEO, and Chair of the Canadian Federation of Independent Business, Tom Vernon, Provincial affairs reporter, Global Edmonton, Ryan O'Donnell, Producer for The Shift with Shane Hewitt, Shannon Stubbs, MP for Lakeland. Official Opposition Shadow Minister for Public Safety and Emergency Preparedness, James Skinner, Founder & Chief Executive of CANZUK International, and Dale Oviatt, Director of Communications for WinSport See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy infor...

WinSport’s ski and snowboard hill opens today with new COVID-19 protocols

November 27, 2020 19:32 - 21 minutes - 19.3 MB

Dale Oviatt, Director of Communications for WinSport  See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Canada & UK agreeing to continue trade post-Brexit

November 27, 2020 19:22 - 16 minutes - 14.7 MB

James Skinner, Founder & Chief Executive of CANZUK International See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Conservatives push federal government to ban Huawei in Canada

November 27, 2020 18:17 - 15 minutes - 13.9 MB

Shannon Stubbs, MP for Lakeland. Official Opposition Shadow Minister for Public Safety and Emergency Preparedness See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

AOC to join Jagmeet Singh for online game of Among Us today

November 27, 2020 18:14 - 9 minutes - 8.74 MB

Ryan O'Donnell, Producer for The Shift with Shane Hewitt See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

CBC News reported the contents of secret recordings that reveal political directives, and tension over Alberta's pandemic response

November 27, 2020 18:09 - 14 minutes - 13.7 MB

Tom Vernon, Provincial affairs reporter, Global Edmonton See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

The impact of Covid restrictions on businesses across the country

November 27, 2020 18:06 - 21 minutes - 20 MB

Dan Kelly, President, CEO, and Chair of the Canadian Federation of Independent Business See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Research suggests the pandemic has put kids 8 months behind in reading

November 27, 2020 18:02 - 19 minutes - 18.1 MB

Dr. George Georgiou, professor, department of educational psychology, University of Alberta, Director, J.P. Das Centre on Developmental & Learning Disabilities See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Today’s Show: Alberta Teachers' Association, Alberta’s Child Care Subsidy, radio telescope destroyed, pandemic pay, and the Rosebud Theatre

November 26, 2020 19:40 - 1 hour - 106 MB

Guests: Jason Schilling, President, Alberta Teachers' Association, Dr. Rob Buschmann, co-author of the report by the School of Public Policy at the University of Calgary and Research Associate with the School of Public Health at the University of Alberta, Jeroen Stil, associate professor at the University of Calgary, Department of Physics and Astronomy, Howard Levitt, senior partner of Levitt LLP, employment and labour lawyers, and Morris Ertman, Artistic Director of the Rosebud Theatre See ...

Rosebud Theatre takes A Christmas Carol digital this year

November 26, 2020 19:32 - 20 minutes - 18.5 MB

Guest Morris Ertman, Artistic Director of the Rosebud Theatre See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Some employers are planning to cut the pay of employees who moved away during pandemic

November 26, 2020 18:38 - 16 minutes - 14.7 MB

Howard Levitt, senior partner of Levitt LLP, employment and labour lawyers See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

The world's most famous radio telescope has been destroyed

November 26, 2020 18:11 - 20 minutes - 18.8 MB

Jeroen Stil, associate professor at the University of Calgary, Department of Physics and Astronomy See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Are the changes to Alberta’s Child Care Subsidy enough?

November 26, 2020 17:44 - 18 minutes - 16.8 MB

Dr. Rob Buschmann, co-author of the report by the School of Public Policy at the University of Calgary and Research Associate with the School of Public Health at the University of Alberta  See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Alberta schools adjust to new COVID-19 restrictions

November 26, 2020 17:41 - 16 minutes - 14.9 MB

Jason Schilling, President, Alberta Teachers' Association See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Corus Alberta Radio's John Vos joins Danielle to discuss online hate

November 26, 2020 17:38 - 7 minutes - 6.56 MB

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Volunteers will scare urban Edmonton coyotes away with sticks and tennis balls

November 26, 2020 17:25 - 18 minutes - 16.5 MB

Dr. Colleen Cassady St. Clair, Supervisor & Principle Investigator, Edmonton Urban Coyote Project, Professor, Department of Biological Sciences, University of Alberta See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Today’s Show: new COVID-19 restrictions in Alberta, Diane Francis, Michelle Rempel Garner, the use of strychnine in Alberta, and Cochrane’s potential River Wave Park

November 25, 2020 19:59 - 1 hour - 107 MB

Guests: Rachel Notley, Leader, Alberta NDP, MLA Edmonton-Strathcona, Diane Francis, Editor-at-Large, National Post, MP Pat Kelly, Conservative Shadow Minister for Small Business and Western Economic Development, Conservative Health critic MP Michelle Rempel Garner, Lisa Dahlseide, Education Director for the Cochrane Ecological Institute, and Jo-Anne Oucharek, Executive director of Cochrane Tourism See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Cochrane Council hears potential of becoming major destination with River Wave Park

November 25, 2020 19:49 - 19 minutes - 18.1 MB

Jo-Anne Oucharek, executive director of Cochrane Tourism See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Alberta’s Use of Strychnine in Wolf Kill Program

November 25, 2020 19:01 - 16 minutes - 15.1 MB

Lisa Dahlseide, Education Director for the Cochrane Ecological Institute See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Canadians won’t be the first to get COVID-19 vaccines as it will be made outside of our borders

November 25, 2020 18:19 - 7 minutes - 7.14 MB

Conservative Health critic MP Michelle Rempel Garner See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Government of Canada needs to stop the audits of small businesses

November 25, 2020 18:17 - 17 minutes - 15.6 MB

MP Pat Kelly, Conservative Shadow Minister for Small Business and Western Economic Development See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Diane Francis - Former finance minister Bill Morneau has applied to become secretary general of the Organization for Economic Co-Operation and Development

November 25, 2020 17:32 - 17 minutes - 16.3 MB

Diane Francis, Editor-at-Large, National Post See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Rachel Notley - the province has enacted a 2nd COVID-19 state of public heath emergency

November 25, 2020 17:30 - 22 minutes - 20.2 MB

Rachel Notley, Leader, Alberta NDP, MLA Edmonton-Strathcona See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

How Edmonton's business community is reacting to the province's new COVID-19 restrictions

November 25, 2020 17:21 - 17 minutes - 15.8 MB

Janet Riopel, President & CEO, Edmonton Chamber of Commerce See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Today’s Show: managing COVID-19 beyond a lockdown, Canadian snowbirds, decriminalization of drugs, and Theatre Calgary

November 24, 2020 19:46 - 1 hour - 104 MB

Guests: Hugh O'Reilly, President and CEO of Acuity Global, Stephen Fine, President of Snowbird Advisor, Travis Lupick, Journalist, author "Fighting for Space: How a Group of Drug Users Transformed One City's Struggle with Addiction", and Stafford Arima, Theatre Calgary Artistic Director and Director of A Christmas Carol See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Theatre Calgary takes A Christmas Carol digital this year

November 24, 2020 19:39 - 20 minutes - 18.7 MB

Stafford Arima, Theatre Calgary Artistic Director and Director of A Christmas Carol See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Decriminalization is just the start of real reform – and drug users need to be part of the conversation

November 24, 2020 18:55 - 16 minutes - 15.5 MB

Travis Lupick, Journalist, author "Fighting for Space: How a Group of Drug Users Transformed One City's Struggle with Addiction" See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Only 40% of Canadian Snowbirds will stay home this winter

November 24, 2020 18:18 - 21 minutes - 19.5 MB

Stephen Fine, President of Snowbird Advisor See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Managing COVID-19 beyond a lockdown and vaccine research

November 24, 2020 18:08 - 18 minutes - 17.2 MB

Hugh O'Reilly, President and CEO of Acuity Global See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

How next years municipal election could look without Mayor Don Iveson

November 24, 2020 18:02 - 19 minutes - 17.9 MB

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

Today's Show: Net-Zero Emissions by 2050, MP Poilievre, hotel industry is hurting, Toronto van attack, and Calgary council cutting spending

November 23, 2020 19:56 - 1 hour - 103 MB

Guests: Derek Nighbor, President and CEO of the Forest Products Association of Canada, Conservative Shadow Finance Minister and MP for Carleton Pierre Poilievre, Dave Kaiser, President & CEO, Alberta Hotel and Lodging Association, Kyla Lee, Vancouver criminal lawyer, top 25 most influential lawyers in Canada 2019, and CTF Alberta Director Franco Terrazzano See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

CTF will be outlining ways council can cut spending and lower property taxes at today’s budget deliberations meeting

November 23, 2020 19:42 - 19 minutes - 17.6 MB

CTF Alberta Director Franco Terrazzano See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Toronto van attack accused claims he's not criminally responsible because of autism

November 23, 2020 19:08 - 17 minutes - 16.4 MB

Kyla Lee, Vancouver criminal lawyer, top 25 most influential lawyers in Canada 2019 See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Hotel industry worried without help 60% of hotels could be out of business by Christmas

November 23, 2020 18:07 - 21 minutes - 19.3 MB

Dave Kaiser, President & CEO, Alberta Hotel and Lodging Association See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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