A place to talk. To come together. To be heard. Shaye Ganam is taking the conversation province wide on 630 CHED in Edmonton and Global News Radio 770 CHQR in Calgary, creating a collective town square to rehash the old and imagine the new for every part of this province. Tune in Monday to Friday from 9 a.m. to noon to join the conversation. Follow Shaye Ganam on Twitter to keep up with your host wherever he goes.

0:11 - Start of summer marked by rainy weather in Alberta. 9:50 - We take your calls and texts on the rainy weather in Alberta. 26:12- How do you keep your basment dry during this weather? 37:45 - U.K. Prime Minister Keir Starmer announces resignation. 42:44 - Canada's inflation situation looks better than America's—it's not. Here's why. 52:30 - We take your calls and texts on inflation in Canada. 56:28 - What 16 polls reveal about Alberta separation and the referendum debate. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Robson Fletcher is a data strategist with Probe Research Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Trevor Tombe is a professor of economics at the University of Calgary, the Director of Fiscal and Economic Policy at The School of Public Policy, a Senior Fellow at the Macdonald-Laurier Institute, and a Fellow at the Public Policy Forum. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Behrouz Bakhtiari is an Assistant Professor of Operations Management and the Director of MBA Programs at the DeGroote School of Business at McMaster University Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Juan Rojas is the President & CEO of Abalon Foundation Repairs Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

0:11 - Alberta premier says it may be too late to put question about coal to October vote. 7:51 - Our weekly economic recap with Dr. Eric Kam. 15:52 - We take your calls and texts on Dani Dollars. 26:52- The economics of separation - what is it going to cost us? 41:30 - Here's what it would take for concert tickets to be accessible again. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Alan Cross is a music historian and host of the Ongoing History of Music Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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Dr. Eric Kam is an economics professor at Toronto Metropolitan University. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

0:11 - Alberta giving $100 energy rebates to some households — is yours one of them? 11:36 - The Alberta Energy Rebate will replace the fuel tax relief program that put a pause on all or part of the provincial tax portion of gasoline and diesel when oil prices were high. Was this the right call? We hear from you. 40:53- Canada goes for first World Cup win in Vancouver. 49:49 - Conflict brewing over Alberta's dual practice legislation. 1:06:48 - We take your calls and text on Alberta's dual practice legislation. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Anne Lagacé-Dowson of the Canadian Health Coalition Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Dr. Christian Leuprecht is professor and defence expert at the Royal Military College and Queen's University and senior fellow at the Macdonald-Laurier Institute, currently visiting at the Wilfried Martens Centre for European Studies in Brussels. His latest book is Military Operations in Response to Domestic Emergencies and Global Pandemics Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

David Pierce is the Vice President of Government Relations at the Canadian Chamber of Commerce Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Brendan Boyd is an assistant professor of political science at MacEwan University in Edmonton Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

0:10 - Dani Dollars — Danielle Smith set to dole out cash to Albertans. 7:43 - Are Dani Dollars the solution to our cost of living problems? We take your calls and texts. 26:48 - Some Canadians are crowdfunding their way through the cost of living crisis. 37:13 - We continue with your calls and texts on the cost of living crisis. 53:04 - More countries are pushing for youth social media bans. Is the world reaching a tipping point? 1:05:10 - Ottawa's airline bailout won't help Canadian flyers with lower ticket prices. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Ian Lee is an Associate Professor at Carleton University in the Sprott School of Business Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Kaitlynn Mendes is a sociologist who studies how media, technology, and society shape gender inequality Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Richard Matern is the Director of Research at Food Banks Canada. His past work includes leading large scale community-based research projects which helped to inform the income security review process in Ontario. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

0:11 - 1 in 7 jobs: Alberta is more dependent on U.S. trade than any other province. 10:29 - Alberta referendum could cost $120 million, former elections official say. 16:30 -Oil Hits 3-Month Low as US, Iran Reach Peace Deal to Reopen Strait of Hormuz. 29:42 - Carney's itinerary for Day 2 of G7 summit stacked with meetings with world leaders. 43:30 -Hot mic moment at G7 catches Carney, Trump talking about Chinese EVs. 49:15 - Mayor calls for lobbyist registry as investigation involving former and current city council members continues. 1:00:04 - Hockey Night in Canada gone from CBC as partnership with Rogers Sportsnet ends. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Jeff Davison was on Calgary City Council from 2017-2021, and is currently the CEO of the Prostate Cancer Centre and Michael Walters is former City Councillor, Mayoral Candidate and currently a community leadership and public policy advisor for clients across Alberta. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

John Kirton is the director, G7 Research Group, based at Trinity College in the University of Toronto Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Dan McTeague is the Canadians for affordable energy president Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Alicia Planincic is the Director of Policy & Economics at the Business Council of Alberta Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

0:11 - Honesty may help Alberta survive its referendum showdown. And honestly, the secessionist movement stinks. 10:15 - Iran, U.S. reach deal to end war, 'including in Lebanon,' and reopen Strait of Hormuz. 22:28 - Carney is all-in on industrial policy. It's a bad bet 35:15 - Are you all in on World Cup Soccer? 40:45 - Your Smart Home Has Been Spying on You This Whole Time. 54:30 - Fed up in Fort Mac: Residents take Highway 63 road repairs into their own hands. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Sandy Bowman is the mayor of Fort McMurray and the Regional Municipality of Wood Buffalo. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Alexander Manu is the author of Transcending Imagination: Artificial Intelligence and the Future of Creativity and The Disruption Continuum: Reinventing People and Purpose in an Era of Constant Change. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Charles Lammam is an economic and policy professional with over two decades of combined experience as a think-tank scholar and thought leader, trusted senior advisor to government, executive leader at a financial services member association, and consultant to private and non-profit corporations. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Dr. Michael Bonner is a political consultant with Atlas Strategic Advisors and former director of policy within the Ontario government. He is a senior fellow at the Aristotle Foundation for public policy, a historian of ancient Iran and is the author of In Defense of Civilization: How Our Past Can Renew Our Present. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Dan Jones is a retired EPS member (spent time with the gang's unit and homicide team) and Instructor at NorQuest College Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Keith Gerein is a columnist with the Edmonton Journal Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

0:11 - Toronto's first World Cup match kicks off today! 9:14 - Elon Musk becomes world's first trillionaire after SpaceX shares jump on stock market debut. 15:49 - We get our weekly economic recap with Dr. Eric Kam, economics professor at Toronto Metropolitan University. 25:56 - We take your calls and texts on the day. 34:53- Fed up in Fort Mac: Residents take Highway 63 road repairs into their own hands. 45:20 - We take your calls and texts on the state of the roads in Alberta. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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Dr. Eric Kam is an economics professor at Toronto Metropolitan University. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Denny Phipps is the CEO of the Canadian Professional Rodeo Association Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

0:11 - No, the UN Law of the Sea does not guarantee anything for a landlocked, independent Alberta. 11:23 - We take your calls and texts on an independent Alberta. 30:20 - Trump warns that Iran would ‘pay the price' for stalled talks as both sides trade strikes. 41:20 - Will we see an end to the Iran war? We take your calls. 58:24 - ‘Still a need for certainty': Analyst on the push for Canada as an energy superpower. 1:09:29 - What does the Texas livestock ban mean for Alberta rodeos? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Evan Bahry is Executive Director of Energy Connections Canada Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

James Devine is an associate professor of politics and international relations at Mount Allison University Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Falice Chin is The Hub's Alberta Bureau Chief Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

0:11 - Ottawa extends amnesty for banned firearms amid Supreme Court challenge. 11:00 - What are AI data centres? A closer look as Canada eyes ‘large-scale' push. 23:33 - Police allege former Air Canada captain flew hundreds of flights without proper licence over 17 years. 36:50 - We hear your thoughts on the Air Canada pilot. 43:00 - Report to city council committee highlights sharp rise in speeding, collisions at Edmonton intersections. We talk to Mayor Andrew Knack. 1:01:10 - We take your calls and texts on speeding. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Andrew Knack, Mayor of Edmonton Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Duncan Dee is the former chief operating officer at Air Canada who was appointed as the air transportation lead on the panel that reviewed the Canada Transportation Act in 2016 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Arvind Gupta is a Professor of Computer Science at the University of Toronto, where he also serves as the Academic Director of Professional Programs. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices