Ryan Jespersen Show

On today's show, the Oliver Community league supports changing the name of its neighbourhood. We talk to league president Robyn Paches. Plus, Ashley Salvador tells us why she has her fingers crossed regarding parking minimums evaporating in Edmonton. And, we check in with lawyer Kyla Lee on Alberta's impaired driving laws.

Dr. Carolyn Sale, Associate Professor, Faculty of Arts – English & Film Studies Dept. University of Alberta

Dr. Andrea Charron, Fellow with the Canadian Global Affairs Institute, Director of the University of Manitoba’s Centre for Defence and Security Studies

Kyla Lee, Criminal lawyer in Vancouver

Ashley Salvador, Edmonton Urban Planner, Co-Founder of YEG Garden Suites

Robyn Paches, president, Oliver Community League

On today's show, some Edmonton restaurants are voluntarily closing due to COVID-19 concerns, we talk to the president of GRETA Bar, Chris Decock. Plus, Conservative party leadership hopeful Erin O'Toole joins us on the heels of last week's leadership debates. And, we talk to former finance minister, Dr. Ted Morton about the Fair Deal Panel report, does it actually mean anything?

Owner of The Coverall Shop in Red Deer and former Edmonton Oilers draft pick Jeremy Jablonski

Dr. Carolyn Sale, Associate Professor, Faculty of Arts – English & Film Studies Dept. University of Alberta

Amarjeet Sohi, former federal minister of Natural Resources and Infrastructure

Dr. Paul Evans, Professor, School of Public Policy and Global Affairs, University of British Columbia

Dr. Ted Morton, Former Finance Minister, Fellow at the School of Public Policy at the University of Calgary

Erin O’Toole, CPC leadership hopeful & Conservative MP for Durham

Chris Decock, president, GRETA Bar

Guest James Cumming, MP for Edmonton Centre

Guest George Chahal, City Councillor for Ward 5

Guest John Adams, one of the authors of the paper, cofounder and CEO of Canadian PKU and Allied Disorders Inc. and volunteer board chair of Best Medicines Coalition

Guest Drew Barnes, Cypress-Medicine Hat MLA and Fair Deal panel member

Guest Doug Schweitzer, Minister of Justice & Solicitor General

Guest 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

Guest: Author Monte Perepelkin

Ben Eisen, Senior Fellow, Fraser Institute

Guest Jack Jedwab, president of the Association for Canadian Studies and chair of the COVID-19 Social Impacts Network

Guest Paul Palango, author and journalist

Guest Premier of Alberta, Jason Kenney

Guest Amity Shlaes, noted historian and author of "Great Society: A New History"  

Guest Cody Battershill, founder and spokesperson for CanadaAction.ca

Guest Neil McKendrick, retired former manager of transit planning at Calgary Transit

Guest Gwyn Morgan, retired founding CEO of Encana Corporation and a regular contributor to C2C Journal and the Financial Post

Guest Elizabeth Aquin, Interim President & CEO of the Petroleum Services Association of Canada

Guest Kaycee Madu, MLA for Edmonton-South West and Minister of Municipal Affairs

Paul Poscente, president & CEO, Backwoods Energy Services

Guests: Brian Lilley, Political columnist for the Toronto Sun, Bill Bewick, Executive Director of Fairness Alberta, Jonathan Kay, Canadian Editor of Quillette, Wendy Schiller, Professor and Chair, Department of Political Science, Brown University, and Colin Busby, research director with the Institute for Research on Public Policy

Guest Colin Busby, research director with the Institute for Research on Public Policy

Guest Wendy Schiller, Professor and Chair, Department of Political Science, Brown University

Guest Jonathan Kay, Canadian Editor of Quillette

Guest Bill Bewick, Executive Director of Fairness Alberta

Guest Brian Lilley, Political columnist for the Toronto Sun

Dr. Samantha Wells, Senior Director and Senior Scientist with the Institute for Mental Health Policy Research at the Centre for Addiction and Mental Health

Guests: Peter McCaffrey, President of the Alberta Institute, Jackie Seely, Program Director for Newell Further Education, Patricia Barkaskas, Métis lawyer, professor of law at the Allard School of Law at the University of British Columbia and the Academic Director of the UBC Indigenous Community Legal Clinic, Jeffrey Hansen-Carlson, President and CEO of Prairie Sky Gondola, and Miranda Rosin, MLA of Banff/Kananaskis

Guest Miranda Rosin, MLA of Banff/Kananaskis

Guest Jeffrey Hansen-Carlson, President and CEO of Prairie Sky Gondola

Guest Patricia Barkaskas, Métis lawyer and professor of law at the Allard School of Law at the University of British Columbia and the Academic Director of the UBC Indigenous Community Legal Clinic located Vancouver

Guest Jackie Seely, Program Director for Newell Further Education in the County of Newell

Guest Craig Skauge, President of Calgary-based Olympia Trust

Guest Peter McCaffrey, President of the Alberta Institute

Dan Kelly, president, Canadian Federation of Independent Business

On today's show, Black Lives Matter activist Adora Nwofor & Vancouver criminal lawyer, Kyla Lee react to the dashcam footage showing a violent take down and arrest of Chief Allan Adam. Plus, Max Fawcett on Alberta energy. And, you don't want to miss our condo talk Friday Round Table.

Shelly MacMillan, President, Condo Owners Council of Alberta Sheila Meagher, Long-time condo owner, condo owner advocate Todd Shipley, Partner, RMRF LLP

Kyla Lee, criminal defence lawyer

Max Fawcett, Freelance Writer, former editor of Alberta Oil magazine