Ryan Jespersen talks news, politics, and pop culture. He's one of Alberta’s 50 Most Influential People and one of Edmonton’s Top 40 Under 40 on Avenue Magazine’s inaugural list, Ryan has established himself as a next-generation mover and shaker in Alberta’s capital city.
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