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
MP Pierre Polievre starts petition to "stop the great reset"
November 23, 2020 17:33 - 16 minutes - 15.5 MBConservative Shadow Finance Minister and MP for Carleton Pierre Poilievre See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Canada's Forestry Sector Supports Federal Move Toward Net-Zero Emissions BY 2050
November 23, 2020 17:30 - 21 minutes - 19.4 MBDerek Nighbor, President and CEO of the Forest Products Association of Canada See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Budgets, mask policy and a new city manager
November 23, 2020 17:25 - 19 minutes - 18 MBAdam Laughlin, interim city manager, City of Edmonton See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Save Calgary - Fixing Calgary's Broken Elections
November 20, 2020 19:35 - 19 minutes - 17.7 MBWilliam McBeath, Principal with Canadians for Democracy and Prosperity and spokesperson for Save Calgary See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Alberta bans police practice of carding
November 20, 2020 19:12 - 22 minutes - 21.1 MBDr. Tope Oriola, Associate Professor, Department of Sociology, University of Alberta See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
The importance of Vitamin D & healthy living in the winter
November 20, 2020 18:09 - 21 minutes - 19.5 MBDr. John, General Practitioner in Alberta See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Dependency on tyranny oil and gas in the G20 democracies
November 20, 2020 17:43 - 16 minutes - 15.3 MBDr. Mark Milke, Executive Director of Research, Canadian Energy Centre See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Edmonton-based animal rescue close to running out of money
November 20, 2020 17:37 - 18 minutes - 17 MBTerra MacLean, Training coordinator, Second Chance Animal Rescue Society (SCARS) See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Today’s Show: COVID-19 rapid test, Bill 48, Ottawa’s clean fuel standard, lessons from the French Revolution, and Calgary’s FunnyFest Comedy Festival
November 19, 2020 20:08 - 1 hour - 104 MBGuests: Donna Mandau, Founder & CEO, Graphene Leaders Canada, Jacquie Fenske, interim leader, Alberta Party, Ross McKitrick is a professor of economics at the University of Guelph and a senior fellow at the Fraser Institute, Peter Shawn Taylor is Senior Features Editor of C2C Journal, and Stu Hughes, Founder and Artistic Director of FunnyFest See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
20th annual Calgary FunnyFest Comedy Festival starts today
November 19, 2020 19:43 - 20 minutes - 19 MBStu Hughes, Founder and Artistic Director of FunnyFest See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Lessons from the French Revolution
November 19, 2020 18:51 - 26 minutes - 24.2 MBPeter Shawn Taylor is Senior Features Editor of C2C Journal See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Ottawa’s clean fuel standard is overkill
November 19, 2020 18:03 - 20 minutes - 18.7 MBRoss McKitrick is a professor of economics at the University of Guelph and a senior fellow at the Fraser Institute See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
The Alberta Party calls on the government to remove troubling sections of Bill 48
November 19, 2020 17:34 - 18 minutes - 16.5 MBJacquie Fenske, interim leader, Alberta Party See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
COVID-19 rapid test could soon begin trialing at Edmonton International Airport
November 19, 2020 17:07 - 20 minutes - 18.8 MBDonna Mandau, Founder & CEO, Graphene Leaders Canada See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Report shows Alberta students want more education on climate change
November 19, 2020 17:02 - 19 minutes - 18.1 MBGareth Thomson, Executive Director, Alberta Council for Environmental Education See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Today’s Show: COVID-19 response, Ottawa's new plastics policy, understanding deep fakes, Ab tracing app issues, and diversifying Calgary’s economy
November 18, 2020 19:38 - 1 hour - 102 MBGuests: Dr. Lorian Hardcastle, Associate Professor, Faculty of Law, Cumming School of Medicine, University of Calgary, David Clement, North American affairs manager, Consumer Choice Center, Nina Schick, author and broadcaster, specializing in how technology and artificial intelligence are reshaping society, Mathieu Fenniak, Calgary-based software developer, and Jeff Jones, Globe and Mail Mergers and Acquisitions reporter See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
How do you diversify a city’s economy? As Calgary tries, it looks south for inspiration
November 18, 2020 19:32 - 18 minutes - 17.4 MBJeff Jones, Globe and Mail Mergers and Acquisitions reporter See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
AB tracing app issues
November 18, 2020 18:36 - 18 minutes - 17.2 MBMathieu Fenniak, Calgary-based software developer See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
DEEPFAKES describes the corrosion of our information ecosystem, how AI is excaerbating it, and how we need to protect ourselves
November 18, 2020 18:24 - 20 minutes - 18.6 MBNina Schick, author and broadcaster, specializing in how technology and artificial intelligence are reshaping society See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
The downside to Ottawa's new plastics policy
November 18, 2020 17:33 - 16 minutes - 15 MBDavid Clement, North American affairs manager, Consumer Choice Center See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Politicians are failing. Canada’s chief medical officers need to step in
November 18, 2020 17:14 - 21 minutes - 20 MBDr. Lorian Hardcastle, Associate Professor, Faculty of Law, Cumming School of Medicine, University of Calgary See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Humboldt Bronocs crash survivor advocates for men to be honest about their mental health
November 18, 2020 16:38 - 16 minutes - 14.8 MBTyler Smith, Humboldt Broncos crash survivor See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Today’s Show: Alberta’s red tape reduction report, productivity growth in Canada, Peter Foster, SpaceX launch, and Covid-19 testing
November 17, 2020 19:51 - 1 hour - 105 MBGuests: Grant Hunter, Associate Minister of Red Tape Reduction, Vincent Geloso, assistant professor, economics, King's University College, Peter Foster, former National Post columnist, author "How Dare you", Dr. Greg Sivakoff, associate professor, department of physics, University of Alberta, and Dr. Anmol Kapoor, top Cardiologist in Calgary See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Calgary Biotech develops most versatile COVID test on the market
November 17, 2020 19:38 - 20 minutes - 18.9 MBDr. Anmol Kapoor, top Cardiologist in Calgary See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
SpaceX launches 4 astronauts in International Space Station
November 17, 2020 18:44 - 16 minutes - 14.9 MBDr. Greg Sivakoff, associate professor, department of physics, University of Alberta See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Peter Foster - How Dare you!
November 17, 2020 18:41 - 22 minutes - 20.7 MBPeter Foster, former National Post columnist, author "How Dare you" See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Improving productivity growth in Canada
November 17, 2020 17:54 - 17 minutes - 16.1 MBVincent Geloso, assistant professor, economics, King's University College See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
First annual report for red tape reduction
November 17, 2020 17:22 - 22 minutes - 20.5 MBGrant Hunter, Associate Minister of Red Tape Reduction See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Edmonton comic book illustrator tapped by Marvel for Indigenous author series
November 17, 2020 16:41 - 11 minutes - 10.8 MBKyle Charles, comic book illustrator See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Today’s Show: Enbridge pipeline, Hong Kong legislators, ‘Buy American’ mentality, pandemic lockdown round table, and Calgary’s Covid concerns
November 16, 2020 21:48 - 1 hour - 84.9 MBGuests: Dan McTeague, President, Canadians for Affordable Energy, Eric Miller, Fellow, Canadian Global Affairs Institute, President, Rideau Potomac Strategy Group, Miguel Ouellette, director of operations & economist, Montreal Economic Institute, Dr. Lynora Saxinger, Infectious Disease Doctor, Associate Professor, Faculty of Medicine and Dentistry, University of Alberta, Dr. Martha Fulford, Infectious Disease Doctor, Hamilton Health Sciences, Associate Professor, McMaster Unviersity, and Ward...
Calgary Council's growing concerns over Alberta governments lack of Covid restrictions
November 16, 2020 19:41 - 10 minutes - 9.59 MBWard 6 Calgary Councillor Jeff Davison See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
COVID-19 lockdown Round Table
November 16, 2020 19:30 - 27 minutes - 24.8 MBDr. Lynora Saxinger, Infectious Disease Doctor, Associate Professor, Faculty of Medicine and Dentistry, University of Alberta Dr. Martha Fulford, Infectious Disease Doctor, Hamilton Health Sciences, Associate Professor, McMaster Unviersity See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Canada should beware Joe Biden’s ‘Buy American’ mentality
November 16, 2020 19:20 - 15 minutes - 14.6 MBMiguel Ouellette, director of operations & economist, Montreal Economic Institute See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Pro-democracy Hong Kong legislators removed from Legislative Council
November 16, 2020 17:38 - 15 minutes - 14.3 MBEric Miller, Fellow, Canadian Global Affairs Institute, President, Rideau Potomac Strategy Group See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Governor of Michigan is looking to shut down Enbridge's Line 5 pipeline.
November 16, 2020 17:30 - 16 minutes - 14.8 MBDan McTeague, President, Canadians for Affordable Energy See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
City of Edmonton aims for 0% property tax increase in 2021
November 16, 2020 16:45 - 17 minutes - 16.4 MBAndrew Knack, Edmonton City Councillor, Ward 1 See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Today's show: polarizing politics in Alberta, ending child poverty, what is EMDR & the CPA on budget reallocations
November 13, 2020 21:22 - 1 hour - 57.9 MBGuests: Emma May, Co-Chair Possibility Panel, Founder SophieGrace.ca, Founder Charles Real Estate, Former political staffer/lawyer Joel French, Executive Director, Public Interest Alberta Liz Massiah, registered psychologist, EMDR representative for English Speaking Canada John Orr, President, Calgary Police Association See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
What is EMDR?
November 13, 2020 20:56 - 18 minutes - 16.9 MBLiz Massiah, registered psychologist, EMDR representative for English Speaking Canada See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
CPA says any cuts to police funding could further strain officers' ability to do their jobs.
November 13, 2020 20:45 - 15 minutes - 14.1 MBJohn Orr, President, Calgary Police Association See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Ending child poverty in Alberta
November 13, 2020 17:46 - 11 minutes - 10.7 MBJoel French, Executive Director, Public Interest Alberta See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
The last thing we need for progress is a polarized Alberta
November 13, 2020 17:31 - 21 minutes - 19.6 MBEmma May, Co-Chair Possibility Panel, Founder SophieGrace.ca, Founder Charles Real Estate, Former political staffer/lawyer See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Checking in with 630 CHED Santas Anonymous
November 13, 2020 17:00 - 13 minutes - 12.7 MBAngel Benedict, incoming executive director, 630 CHED Santas Anonymous See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Today's show: Universal health-care, Alberta parks battle, MP Michael Barrett, Andrew MacDougall & detecting COVID-19 in wastewater
November 12, 2020 19:44 - 1 hour - 69.4 MBGuests: Bacchus Barua, Associate Director, Health Policy Studies, Fraser Institute Jeremy Nixon, UCP MLA for Calgary-Klein Marlin Schmidt, NDP Environment Critic, MLA for Edmonton-Gold Bar Michael Barrett, Conservative Shadow Minister for Ethics, MP for Leeds-Grenville-1000 Islands & Rideau Lakes Andrew MacDougall, Director, Trafalgar Strategy, former Head of Communications to Prime Minister Stephen Harper Martin Sellar Voll, Vice President, Operations, WTS Rentals Dr. Dustin Hittel, Ch...
Detecting COVID-19 in wastewater
November 12, 2020 19:36 - 11 minutes - 10.9 MBGuests: Martin Sellar Voll, Vice President, Operations, WTS Rentals Dr. Dustin Hittel, Chief Scientific Officer, Discovery DNA See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Andrew MacDougall - Let's dump Trump's accomplices: social media and cable news
November 12, 2020 18:42 - 16 minutes - 15 MBGuest: Andrew MacDougall, Director, Trafalgar Strategy, former Head of Communications to Prime Minister Stephen Harper See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
WE documents destroyed
November 12, 2020 18:35 - 15 minutes - 14.6 MBGuest: Michael Barrett, Conservative Shadow Minister for Ethics, MP for Leeds-Grenville-1000 Islands & Rideau Lakes See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
UCP & NDP fighting over Alberta parks information with song campaigns
November 12, 2020 17:45 - 17 minutes - 15.8 MBGuest: Jeremy Nixon, UCP MLA for Calgary-Klein Marlin Schmidt, NDP Environment Critic, MLA for Edmonton-Gold Bar See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Canada is one of the biggest spenders on health care
November 12, 2020 17:36 - 17 minutes - 15.7 MBGuest: Bacchus Barua, Associate Director, Health Policy Studies, Fraser Institute See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Alberta town could cease to exist because of abandoned oil wells
November 12, 2020 16:38 - 17 minutes - 15.7 MBGuest: Wally Yachimetz, Mayor, Town of Calmar Michelle Levasseur, Economic Development Officer, Town of Calmar See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Today's show: A potential COVID-19 vaccine, the 75th anniversary of the end of WWII, marking Remembrance Day, AB eliminating fees for addiction programs & YYC Councillor Shane Keating
November 10, 2020 19:46 - 1 hour - 68 MBGuests: Dr. Craig Jenne, Associate Professor, Dept. Microbiology, Immunology and Infectious Diseases, Cummings School of Medicine, University of Calgary Dr. David Bercuson, Professor of History, Director Emeritus of the Centre for Military, Security, and Strategic Studies, University of Calgary John Mahon, President, AB-NWT Command Legion Kim Turgeon, Executive Director, Aventa Shane Keating, Calgary City Councillor, Ward 12 See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.