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West of Centre hits the road for a special live show from Medicine Hat — Canada's sunniest city and the backdrop for big questions about energy, identity and the future of the West. Host Kathleen Petty is joined by a panel featuring former Alberta Party leader Barry Morishita, former UCP MLA Michaela Frey and pollster Janet Brown for a wide-ranging conversation on Western alienation, interprovincial trade and the role of mid-sized cities in provincial and national politics. Rochelle Pancoast, the City of Medicine Hat's managing director of energy, land and environment, also joins the discussion. The event wraps with a lively Q&A with the audience.This episode of West of Centre was made possible through a partnership with the Medicine Hat Public Library, and marks a preview of CBC's future expansion into the "Gas City" with the launch of a new local bureau.

With changes to FOIP legislation, the surprise firing of the AIMCO board, a UCP legislative agenda that's entirely about social regression with nothing to address cost of living and a byelection looking in Lethbridge, we figured it was time to sit down for another conversation with Alberta Party leader Lindsay Amantea! Don't forget, we have merch that's available at https://www.abpoli.ca/category/the-breakdown-ab!As always, if you appreciate the kind of content that we're trying to produce here at The Breakdown, please consider signing up as a monthly supporter at our Patreon site at www.patreon.com/ thebreakdownab and we can now accept e-transfers at info@thebreakdownab.ca!If you're listening to the audio version of our podcast, please consider leaving us a review and a rating, and don't forget to like and follow us on Bluesky, Facebook, Twitter, Instagram and Threads!

It's time for a conversation with new Alberta Party leader, Lindsay Amantea! With more than a few pundits and political scientists making it clear that they believe Alberta is now inexorably a two party state, you have to wonder why the Alberta Party and it's leader believe that they have a place in the political conversation, and we pose exactly that question (and a whole lot more) in this upbeat and humorous conversation! Don't forget, we now have merch that's available at www.abpoli.ca, including a spring lineup! As always, if you appreciate the kind of content that we're trying to produce here at The Breakdown, please consider signing up as a monthly supporter at our Patreon site at www.patreon.com/thebreakdownab. If you're listening to the audio version of our podcast, please consider leaving us a review and a rating, and don't forget to like and follow us on Facebook, Twitter, Instagram and Threads!

In this chat with Alberta Party Leader Barry Morishita, we cover the Calgary Stampede scandal, what went right and wrong with the Alberta Party's strategy in the last provincial election, what the future of the Alberta Party looks like (and we've got a bit of a scoop there!) and what Barry believes is necessary for the future of politics in Alberta! As always, if you appreciate the kind of content that we're trying to produce here at The Breakdown, please consider signing up as a monthly supporter at our Patreon site at www.patreon.com/thebreakdownab. If you're listening to the audio version of our podcast, please consider leaving us a review and a rating, and don't forget to like and follow us on Facebook, Twitter, Instagram and Threads!

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Communist Party leader Naomi Rankin, Alberta Party leader Barry Morishita and Green Party of Alberta leader Jordan Wilkie join the Forgotten Corner this week for the official third party debate. ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★

Both the UCP and NDP are claiming a win at the only televised debate of the 2023 Alberta Election. Who's right? How do you gauge success? Did either leader - Danielle Smith or Rachel Notley - actually move the needle with undecided (or even "decided") voters? 2:10 | The Strategists produce and host one of Canada's favourite political podcasts. Stephen Carter, Corey Hogan, and Annalise Klingbeil join Ryan to recap the debate's most notable moments. Don't miss their takes on who scored better on image, messaging, and the intangibles!  CHECK OUT THE STRATEGISTS: https://thestrategists.ca/ CHECK OUT ANNALISE'S SUBSTACK "GO OUTSIDE": https://gooutside.substack.com/ 57:05 | What exactly was wrong with former Alberta Party leader Stephen Mandel's suit at the 2019 Alberta Election Debate? Johnny presses Ryan on a bold statement earlier in the episode.  59:30 | Tania's got a strong message - delivered out of love (!) - for our Thursday Round Table guests (and Ryan), and Ned's sick of politics as sport. Both sound off in this week's Trash Talk presented by Local Environmental Services!  KEEP IT LOCAL: https://localenvironmental.ca/ WEBSITE: https://ryanjespersen.com/ TWITTER: https://twitter.com/RealTalkRJ INSTAGRAM: https://www.instagram.com/RealTalkRJ/ TIKTOK: https://www.tiktok.com/@realtalkrj PATREON: https://www.patreon.com/ryanjespersen THANK YOU FOR SUPPORTING OUR SPONSORS! https://ryanjespersen.com/sponsors The views and opinions expressed in this show are those of the host and guests and do not necessarily reflect the position of Relay Communications Group Inc. or any affiliates.

On today's show: could smoky skies be sticking sticking around for the summer? We speak with an Environment Canada climatologist about the conditions this week, and beyond; we talk to Alberta Party leader Barry Morishita about his party's goals in this election; We hear from one of the creators behind the "Black Panther" Marvel movie soundtrack, ahead of a special concert happening tonight in the city.

On the eve of the election, we sat down with 6 (then) Alberta Party candidates to have an extended discussion on Where, Who and Why is the Alberta Party. That conversation covered the candidates and their own histories, why they chose to run for the Alberta Party and a whole lot more. If you're interested in what on of the smaller option parties is all about, this episode is for you! As always, if you appreciate the kind of content that we're trying to produce here at The Breakdown, please consider signing up as a monthly supporter at our Patreon site at www.patreon.com/thebreakdownab. If you're listening to the audio version of our podcast, please consider leaving us a review and a rating, and don't forget to like and follow us on Facebook, Twitter and Instagram.

What was the Alberta Party thinking? That's the question that we kick off this episode with after they deployed a clunky AI Avatar in a new video this week. From there we move into the ongoing developments in Justice Minister Tyler Shandros hearing with the Law Society, skyrocketing insurance rates and why the UCP's measures won't make the impact people need, the ongoing health care crisis and Smith's bizarre pivot on Justin Trudeaus "Just Transition". As always, if you appreciate the kind of content that we're trying to produce here at The Breakdown, please consider signing up as a monthly supporter at our Patreon site at www.patreon.com/thebreakdownab. If you're listening to the audio version of our podcast, please consider leaving us a review and a rating, and don't forget to like and follow us on Facebook, Twitter and Instagram.

We basically just talk about circus that is Alberta's government Touch on the Alberta Party's irrelevance 

A NDP majority was elected in 2015, and then in 2019 enough people voted for the UCP to give them a majority. Elections in different jurisdictions have shown that after each opposite direction election, many voters are left hanging with no home. Recent polls have shown that the UCP is having a hard time keeping voters, but not all are ready to vote NDP, so where do they go? The speaker will contend that at some point, Albertans may become tired of the instability of this back-and-forth undoing what the previous government did, only to have that repeat in the following election. The Alberta Party arguably occupies the center of Alberta politics, which is not far from the sentiment of most Albertans. Speaker: Barry Morishita, leader of the Alberta Party A long serving councilor and Mayor in the City of Brooks, Barry Morishita is well known in municipal government across the province having spent 7 years on the Board and Executive of the Alberta Urban Municipalities Association becoming the association's longest serving President. His experiences traveling throughout the Province in this capacity & his passion for building communities earned him the Honorary Lifetime Membership from the AUMA. He retired from municipal politics in 2021 and soon moved into the provincial arena as the Leader of the Alberta Party. Barry is a proud Canadian of Japanese descent, married with two children & two grandchildren living in the City of 100 Hello's, Brooks, Alberta.  

What was the Alberta Party thinking?  That's the question that we kick off this episode with after they deployed a clunky AI Avatar in a new video this week. From there we move into the ongoing developments in Justice Minister Tyler Shandros hearing with the Law Society, skyrocketing insurance rates and why the UCP's measures won't make the impact people need, the ongoing health care crisis and Smith's bizarre pivot on Justin Trudeaus "Just Transition". As always, if you appreciate the kind of content that we're trying to produce here at The Breakdown, please consider signing up as a monthly supporter at our Patreon site at www.patreon.com/thebreakdownab. If you're listening to the audio version of our podcast, please consider leaving us a review and a rating, and don't forget to like and follow us on Facebook, Twitter and Instagram.

4:29 | Dr. Jordan Peterson is saying "hell no" to the College of Psychologists of Ontario. The governing body says the controversial author and professor needs social media sensitivity training if he wants to keep his license. Peterson's telling them to pound sand. Ryan has a few thoughts out of the gates. 12:45 | Supriya Dwivedi says Jordan Peterson should fight the College...but that doesn't mean she agrees with him. She explains why. 40:34 | You'd never know it watching the mainstream media, but Alberta has more than two political parties. This week's Real Talk Round Table presented by Urban Timber introduces you to "The Other Guys" - Green Party of Alberta leader Jordan Wilkie, Alberta Party leader Barry Morishita, and Wildrose Independence Party of Alberta leader Jeevan Mangat.  CHECK OUT URBAN TIMBER'S BOXCAR COLLECTION: https://www.urbantimber.ca/ 1:20:02 | Ryan and Johnny digest what our Round Table guests had to say, and explore better representation in politics. 1:31:13 | Real Talker Johnny K claps back at this week's interview about fatphobia in this Friday's edition of Trash Talk presented by our friends at Local Environmental Services. KEEP IT LOCAL: https://localenvironmental.ca/ WEBSITE: https://ryanjespersen.com/ TWITTER: https://twitter.com/RealTalkRJ INSTAGRAM: https://www.instagram.com/RealTalkRJ/ TIKTOK: https://www.tiktok.com/@realtalkrj PATREON: https://www.patreon.com/ryanjespersen THANK YOU FOR SUPPORTING OUR SPONSORS! https://ryanjespersen.com/sponsors The views and opinions expressed in this show are those of the host and guests and do not necessarily reflect the position of Relay Communications Group Inc. or any affiliates.

On today's show, we chat with Alberta Party leader Barry Morishita and how he's feeling after Tuesday's byelection in Brooks-Medicine Hat. Plus, what do we do in Canada to recognize our fallen soldiers? Do we do enough? We ask Dr. Jonathan Vance, a professor in the department of history at Western University. And what is Mastodon? We find out more from Robert Gehl, the Ontario Research Chair of Digital Governance for Social Justice at York University. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

4.54 - With Danielle Smith declaring a by-election on November 8th in Brooks-Medicine Hat in order to try and score herself a seat in the legislature, we sat down with one of her opponents, Leader of the Alberta Party, Barry Morishita! Not only does Barry have very deep roots in the constituency, but he has some pretty strong views on Smith and the kind of politics she's trying to bring to Alberta! As always, if you appreciate the kind of content that we're trying to produce here at The Breakdown, please consider signing up as a monthly supporter at our Patreon site at www.patreon.com/thebreakdownab. If you're listening to the audio version of our podcast, please consider leaving us a review and a rating, and don't forget to like and follow us on Facebook, Twitter and Instagram.

Barry Morishita, leader, Alberta Party, candidate for Brooks-Medicine Hat

On today's show, Danielle Smith has been sworn in as Alberta's 19th Premier, the third woman to hold the top job. We chat with Dr. Susan Franceschet, a professor of political science at the University of Calgary and co-author of "Cabinets, Minister, and Gender" about the accomplishment. Plus, now that Smith is premier, she said she'll be running in the Brooks-Medicine Hat byelection. The UCP leader will go head-to-head with Alberta Party leader, Barry Morishita. He joins us to chat about the race. Also, the board of directors and CEO of Hockey Canada resigned amid pleas for a complete restructuring of the organization. We chat with Jennifer Quaid, an associate professor and vice-dean of research in the faculty of law, civil section at the University of Ottawa. And a new survey shows Canadian youth are pessimistic. We find out why from Aaron Wudrick, the director of the Macdonald-Laurier Institute's domestic policy program.

Jennifer "Jenny" Yeremiy, is the Alberta Party for the riding in Calgary North West in the upcoming provincial election. Yeremiy sits down with us to talk about her campaign and her vision for Calgary North West. ************************************************ For More Information Visit our Website: https://www.crossborderinterviews.ca/ ©2022

Welcome to the Cross Border Interviews With Barry Morishita A proud 3rd generation Japanese Canadian, Barry's paternal great-grandparents' immigrated to Canada in 1913. They, along with his grandmother, spent several years confined to a World War 2 Japanese internment camp in Tashme, B.C., during which time his father was born. Once released, they chose to move to Alberta in 1947 and eventually settled in the Rosemary area. His mother immigrated from England in 1952. His roles on City Council evolved to include leadership positions with the local seniors housing foundation, in regional economic development, and with Canadian Badlands Tourism, among others. When Barry was elected to the board of directors of the Alberta Urban Municipalities Association (AUMA) provided a once in a lifetime opportunity to learn and understand the endless potential of our great province. He served as President from 2017 to 2021, leading Alberta's municipalities in provincial and federal advocacy and stakeholder projects. This important leadership role allowed him to travel all over Alberta to visit municipalities big and small, where he was able to listen to diverse voices and engage in thoughtful conversations on how to realize the potential of Alberta. *************************************************** Follow the Cross Border Interview Podcast: Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/crossborderpodcast/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/CrossBorderPod Facebook : https://www.facebook.com/CrossBorderInterviews Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCI2i25ZVKTO84oUsLyO4jig Website: https://www.crossborderinterviews.ca/ Back the Show: https://www.patreon.com/CrossBoderInterviewPodcast The Cross Border Interview Podcast was Produced and Edited by Miranda, Brown & Associates Inc © 2022

5:02 | The whip-smart Supriya Dwivedi appears in her regular Friday slot to chime in on Jason Kenney's (quasi) resignation, Pierre Poilievre's interview with Jordan Peterson, and Canadian exceptionalism in the context of another mass shooting in the US. 37:30 | Political commentator Kathleen Smith, strategist (and former Kenney communications director) Blaise Boehmer, and Alberta Party leader Barry Morishita form this week's Real Talk Round Table, taking on The Resignation, the future of the UCP, and what the Alberta Party's got to do to capitalize on this opportunity.  1:25:50 | This week's edition of Trash Talk presented by Local Environmental kicks off with a rant about the zipper merge, and picks up steam from there!  Submit your Trash Talk: talk@ryanjespersen.com Check out Local Environmental: https://localenvironmental.ca/

On today's show, Jason Kenney wins the UCP leadership vote, but announces his intent to resign as leader. Conservative strategist, Melissa Caouette, and leader of the Alberta Party, Barry Morishita, discuss what this means for the future of Alberta. Plus, the CFL strike ends after league and players reach a tentative agreement. Sports broadcasters from 770 CHQR and 630 CHED, Morley Scott and Mark Stephen explain. Also, "how are you?" is an inauthentic greeting. Marnie Wedlake, registered psychotherapist, shares why. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Check out Part 1 of this conversation here!The second part of our chat with Alberta Party leader Barry Morishita!Follow Barry on Twitter.Check out the Harbinger Media Network. ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★

Check out Part 2 here!Alberta Party leader Barry Morishita joins the show this week (and next) to chat about his party and the upcoming provincial election.Follow Barry on Twitter.Check out the Harbinger Media Network. ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★

Together with our Political Panel Joey Oberhoffner (co-host of the Unelectable Podcast), Sarah Biggs (Partner of Olsen Biggs PR firm in Calgary), Deirdre Mitchell Maclean (co-host of Women of Abpoli Podcast) and Susan Timanson (President of the Alberta Party). We talk about the Fort McMurray Lac La Biche By-Election campaign and the future of the parties. We also project that Brian Jean would be elected as the next MLA, and what it means for the parties, going forward. *************************************************** Follow the Cross Border Interview Podcast: Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/crossborderpodcast/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/CrossBorderPod Facebook : https://www.facebook.com/CrossBorderInterview Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCI2i25ZVKTO84oUsLyO4jig Website: https://www.crossborderinterviews.ca/ Back the Show: https://www.patreon.com/CrossBoderInterviewPodcast The Cross Border Interview Podcast was Produced and Edited by Miranda, Brown & Associates Inc. © 2022

On today's show, the Alberta Party is speaking out against Premier Jason Kenney saying he will bring in legislation restricting what municipalities can do, especially around public health. Plus, is Alberta's oil ethical or not? We hear from analyst Markham Hislop. And, an unprecedented case between Ukraine and Russia is in front of the International Court of Justice. We get a breakdown from Valerie Oosterveld, associate director of Western University's Centre for Transitional Justice and Post-Conflict Reconstruction.

Barry Morishita, leader, Alberta Party

The Conservative Party of Canada has shown Erin O'Toole the door and is looking to set a new path forward after a turbulent few months. Erin O'Toole woke Wednesday morning fighting for his job and his political life. In a 73-45 vote in a secret ballot, the Conservative Caucus said enough was enough and turfed the Durham MP as Leader of the CPC. Today we chat with Jacquie Fenske former MLA for Fort Saskatchewan - Vegreville and Interim leader of the Alberta Party, and Dan Harris former NDP MP for Scarborough South West. We talk where the CPC goes from here, what its like to be in party politics during a leadership race, and how standing up against a party leader can be sometimes difficult. We also look at where the party goes from here and what the new interim leader of the CPC, Candice Bergen, has to do to hold a fractured party together during a leadership race. *************************************************** Follow the Cross Border Interview Podcast: Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/crossborderpodcast/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/CrossBorderPod Facebook : https://www.facebook.com/CrossBorderInterviewPodcast Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCI2i25ZVKTO84oUsLyO4jig Website: https://www.crossborderinterviews.ca/ Back the Show: https://www.patreon.com/CrossBoderInterviewPodcast The Cross Border Interview Podcast was Produced and Edited by Miranda, Brown & Associates Inc. © 2022

This week we sit down with Barry Morishita, the new leader of the Alberta Party! We get into Barry's political history, get his (and the Alberta Party's) positions on SCS, the new curriculum, Safe supply, a provincial police force an a whole lot more! (Plus we're especially proud of the intro) As always, if you appreciate the kind of content that we're trying to produce here at The Breakdown, please consider signing up as a monthly supporter at our patreon site at www.patreon.com/thebreakdownab, and if you're listening to the audio version of our podcast, please consider leaving us a review and a rating and don't forget to like and follow us on facebook, twitter and instagram all at @thebreakdownab.

Road to 2023 is are look at the provincial landscape as we enter the last months before the 2023 Alberta provincial election. Where does the Alberta Party, the Alberta Greens, the Alberta Liberals, the Alberta NDP, the United Conservative Party of Alberta, and the Wildrose Independence Party go with just over a year till the 33rd Provincial election. Alberta political commentator David Cournoyer of Daveberta, and the Daveberta Podcast chats with us about the landscape as it is today and what is in store for Alberta politics in the coming year. *************************************************** Follow Dave Cournoyer and Daveberta Podcast Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/daveberta/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/daveberta Website: https://daveberta.ca/ Podcast: https://t.co/q8SopHuyrk *************************************************** Follow the Cross Border Interview Podcast: Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/crossborderpodcast/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/CrossBorderPod Facebook : https://www.facebook.com/CrossBorderInterview Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCI2i25ZVKTO84oUsLyO4jig Website: https://www.crossborderinterviews.ca/ Back the Show: https://www.patreon.com/CrossBoderInterviewPodcast The Cross Border Interview Podcast was Produced and Edited by Miranda, Brown & Associates Inc. © 2022

On today's show: Barry Morishita, leader of the Alberta Party, gives a year-end review. Then, Erin de Kleer talks about the importance of donating blood, especially during the holiday season. And, we talk to Kim Knull, registered psychologist and owner of Courageous Leadership about ways to manage depression and stress during the holidays. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

He's been on the job since August, and is already getting across the province meeting with Alberta Party Supporters and non supporters. Barry Morishita is the former Mayor of Brooks Alberta, and former President of the Alberta Urban Municipalities Associations (AUMA), and now leader of the Alberta Party. Morishita says that he believes in a new fresh approach to politics, and albertans he's talking to say they want a new fresh approach to politics. If you want to learn more about the Alberta Party, visit Website: https://www.albertaparty.ca/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/albertaparty/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/AlbertaParty/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/alberta_party/ Email: info@albertaparty.ca If you like what you hear and want to keep the show going consider sponsoring the show at : https://www.patreon.com/CrossBoderInterviewPodcast Follow the Cross Border Interview Podcast: Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/crossborderpodcast/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/CrossBorderPod Facebook : https://www.facebook.com/CrossBorderInterviewPodcast Website: https://www.crossborderinterviews.ca/ Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCI2i25ZVKTO84oUsLyO4jig Miranda, Brown & Associates Inc. © 2021

17:22 | Alberta Party's new leader Barry Morishita talks about where and how he plans to lead the centrist provincial party.  41:03 | #RealTalkRoundTable | Award-winning climate journalist Amy Westervelt and the first Chief of Strategic Foresight in the Alberta Energy Regulator Richard Dixon discuss the United Nations Climate Change Conference and what we can expect from it. 2:10:18 | #TrashTalk | Real Talkers with the help of host Ryan Jespersen spit out what's getting under their skin from politics and Halloween candy to punctuation.  Presented by Local Waste

In addition to the municipal and Senate candidate elections, two referendum questions were added by the Alberta Government to the 2021 Municipal Elections: (1) Should section 36(2) of the Constitution Act, 1982 – Parliament and the government of Canada's commitment to the principle of making equalization payments – be removed from the constitution? (2) Do you want Alberta to adopt year-round Daylight-Saving Time, which is summer hours, eliminating the need to change our clocks twice a year?  The first question can arguably be considered partisan in nature given the rhetoric around equalization provided by the governing UCP party and it may have enabled an altered focus of people running and voting on local issues. Besides that, what did the vote on equalization actually mean? Similarly, the vote for Senate appointments among the 13 candidates running may have been a futile exercise.    Lethbridge added two extra questions on their ballot (1) Do you support using a ward system to elect City Councilors (other than the Mayor) starting with the 2025 municipal election? (2) Do you agree that city council should approve plans to construct a 3rd bridge prior to 2030 as a municipal capital project priority? These questions were front and center during election forums and will no doubt be hot items for Lethbridge City Council to wrestle with going forward. Typically, partisan politics play a rather small role in municipal politics & the speaker will recount his extensive experiences and concerns. He will also estimate what the election results could mean for Alberta & speculate on the wisdom of allowing Political Action Committees (PAC's) & more money into municipal politics.     Speaker:  Barry Morishita             A long serving councilor and Mayor in the City of Brooks, Barry Morishita is well known in municipal government across the province having spent 7 years on the Board and Executive of the Alberta Urban Municipalities Association becoming the associations longest serving President. His experiences traveling throughout the Province in this capacity & his passion for building communities earned him the Honorary Lifetime Membership from the AUMA. He retired from municipal politics in 2021 & has moved into the provincial arena as the Leader of the Alberta Party. Barry is a proud Canadian of Japanese descent, married with two children & two grandchildren living in the City of 100 Hello's, Brooks, Alberta.

Barry Morishita, leader, Alberta Party

On today's show, the Alberta Party has a new leader. Former mayor of Brooks and head of the Alberta Urban Municipalities Association, Barry Morishita. Plus, we've talked a lot about the proposed spending by all federal parties as we deal with COVID-19 and the recovery. But, nobody is talking about fiscal responsibility. Should they be? And, the future of Canada and the Taliban. Former Canadian diplomat Colin Robertson argues we need to negotiate with them. Not because we want to, but because we have to.

Mark Carneys enter into politics has been put on a minor hold. This week he announced that he wouldn't be running in a potential fall election - unless it was held after a November Conference on Climate Change. The Ballot Box is now open, with Jennifer Sanford - Host of the "Conservative Like Me Podcast" - is ready to take the biggest news stories of the week including moving the release date of Judy Wilson-Raybould Book "Indian" in the Cabinet, The Alberta Party and Alberta Independence Party Leaderless Leadership Campaigns, Mary Simon and complaints about her lack of French language, and Trudeau announcing the reopening of the border. If you have a topic you want us to discuss follow along our social media pages and give us some recommendations. If you like what you hear and want to keep the show going consider sponsoring the show at : https://www.patreon.com/CrossBoderInterviewPodcast Follow the Cross Border Interview Podcast: Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/crossborderpodcast/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/CrossBorderPod Facebook : https://www.facebook.com/CrossBorderInterviewPodcast Website: https://www.crossborderinterviews.ca/ Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCI2i25ZVKTO84oUsLyO4jig Miranda, Brown & Associates Inc. © 2021

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On today's show, we check in with the Alberta Party's interim leader Jacquie Fenske.  Ari Goldkind, criminal defence lawyer and legal commentator, talks about how Alberta families of kids killed by drunk drivers are demanding harsher sentences. Plus, booted MLA Pat Rehn has been welcomed back into the United Conservative Caucus, we get the details from Tyler Warman, Mayor of Slave Lake.   See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

With two days to go before the July 1st celebration, a new poll is suggesting that Canadians are rating the country as an average one. Some Canadians are sharing their take with us tonight Do you consider Canada to be average? We go to our People's Panel.  Guest - Vern Raincock - Charles Adler Tonight' people panel; and Alberta Party's resident rail expert Guest - Semeeha Anwar - Charles Adler Tonight's people panel   An expert weighs in about Canada being thought of as average country What an expert has to say about why the idea of Canada being average exists  Guest - Dr. Madhav Sarda - Saskatoon Psychiatrist Meet this week's Greatest Canadian. Dr. Lee is doing all within his power to make sure no senior is lonely This week's Greatest Canadian. Guest - Dr. Jacques Lee - Toronto emergency room physician England beats Germany in ongoing Euro 2020 championship A breakdown of the biggest sports story of the day Guest - Adam Laskaris - Toronto Sports writer for Daily Hive  Reaction trails Erin O'Toole's comments on skipping Canada Day More reaction Erin O'Toole's comments on potentially skipping Canada Day  Guest - Max Fawcett - Freelance writer and former editor at Alberta Oil Magazine Dozens in Vancouver die of suspected heat-related issue The professionals say they have never seen anything like this  Guest - Captain Jonathan Gormick - Strategic Health Initiatives, Vancouver Fire Rescue Services Subscribe to the Charles Adler Tonight podcast to hear more: https://curiouscast.ca/podcast/135/charles-adler-tonight/ See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Deirdre Mitchell-Maclean is the host of one of a very particular podcast on Alberta politics, but the current format is the result of an evolution over several years. As well, with Deirdre's experience covering politics as both a journalist and a pundit, as well as someone who not only identified as a centrist but also actively volunteered for the only political party in Alberta that openly described itself as centrist, she is uniquely prepared to offer us a glimpse on what the often vaguely defined space on the political spectrum known as centrism is all about in Alberta as well as whether or not the Alberta Party is the only party to occupy that space. 

In Part 2 of this special two part episode, Deirdre tries to help us nail down what's going on in the middle of the political spectrum. The middle ground in the political spectrum seems to be where a lot of politicians want to be seen to be coming from when they aren't actively appealing to their base. But what does this mean for the future of politics in Alberta? Well that's what we get Deirdre to help us try and figure out! As always, if you appreciate the kind of content that we're trying to produce here at The Breakdown, please consider signing up as a monthly supporter at our patreon site at www.patreon.com/thebreakdownab, and if you're listening to the audio version of our podcast, please consider leaving us a review and a rating and don't forget to like and follow us on facebook, twitter and instagram all at @thebreakdownab.

Deirdre Mitchell-Maclean is the host of one of a very particular podcast on Alberta politics, but the current format is the result of an evolution over several years. As well, with Deirdre's experience covering politics as both a journalist and a pundit, as well as someone who not only identified as a centrist but also actively volunteered for the only political party in Alberta that openly described itself as centrist, she is uniquely prepared to offer us a glimpse on what the often vaguely defined space on the political spectrum known as centrism is all about in Alberta as well as whether or not the Alberta Party is the only party to occupy that space. 

In Part 1 of this special two part episode, Deirdre shares how the groundbreaking Alberta politics podcast that she hosts with Kathleen Smith came to be. Not only that, she also lets us in on what drove the “Women of AB Poli” podcast to make some of the choices that they make in regards to not only how they present their information, but perhaps most importantly, who they have as guests to present it. As always, if you appreciate the kind of content that we're trying to produce here at The Breakdown, please consider signing up as a monthly supporter at our patreon site at www.patreon.com/thebreakdownab, and if you're listening to the audio version of our podcast, please consider leaving us a review and a rating and don't forget to like and follow us on facebook, twitter and instagram all at @thebreakdownab.

Troy Wason has been a fixture in Alberta politics for decades, and was a previous director for the Progressive Conservatives. Recently, he took on the role as Executive Director of the Alberta Party. We sat down with Troy to learn more about how he views the current state of Conservatism in Alberta, to get caught up on what's going on with the Alberta Party, particularly with the news that having gone for almost 2 years without a permanent leader they have finally pulled the trigger on a leadership race! Plus we manage to get him on board for making sure that Alberta gets to lay claim to the title of longest water slide in the world! As always, if you appreciate the kind of content that we're trying to produce here at The Breakdown, please consider signing up as a monthly supporter at our patreon site at www.patreon.com/thebreakdownab, and if you're listening to the audio version of our podcast, please consider leaving us a review and a rating and don't forget to like and follow us on facebook, twitter and instagram all at @thebreakdownab.

Corey Hogan and Stephen Carter talk about the federal NDP's long-term care policy release, the creation of new political parties and the Republicans eating their own in Wyoming. Do Canadians care about public vs. private delivery? Has negative partisanship completely consumed American politics? And why does Stephen have so little regard for everybody's time that he'd bother to talk about the Alberta Party? Zain Velji, as always, picks the questions and keeps everybody in line.

Albertans are furious at the tone-deaf, elite, entitled arrogance displayed by Premier Jason Kenney, at least one of his Ministers multiple MLAs, and political staffers who travelled to exotic holiday destinations in the midst of a pandemic. Ryan channels public opinion in an unprecedented nearly-hour-long opening statement. We hear from former Deputy Premier Thomas Lukaszuk, former PC Minister Richard Starke, and former PC MLA Jacquie Fenske (now interim Alberta Party leader) to fact check Premier Kenney's more dubious claims (most notably, that he didn't know Minister Tracey Allard and chief of staff Jamie Huckabay left Canada over the Christmas break). Psychiatrist Dr. Peter Silverstone and registered psychologist Kim Knull bring great advice around dealing with anger, and starting fresh in 2021.

It's our year end panel discussion blow out that's so big, we had to break it up into parts! (PART 2!) We wanted to do a bit of a follow up on the research that the Common Ground Initiative has been producing, so we assembled an expert panel to discuss some of the research, what it means for the future of political parties in Alberta, and a whole lot more!

With an panel made up of... -One of the political experts who is involved in Common Ground, political science professor at the University of Alberta, Dr. Feodor Snagovsky (@FSnagovsky)

-Journalist, podcaster, and political commentator Deirdre Mitchell-MacLean (@Mitchell_AB) -Journalist and commentator Max Fawcett (@maxfawcett) -Commentator and political organizer Scott Harold Payne (@scottpayne)
 In part 2 we talk about the Alberta Party's future, whether the NDP are left wing enough for Alberta's left, and what it will take to make more Albertans realize that they're Albertans! As always, if you appreciate the kind of content that we're trying to produce here at The Breakdown, please consider signing up as a monthly supporter at our patreon site at www.patreon.com/thebreakdownab, and if you're listening to the audio version of our podcast, please consider leaving us a review and a rating and don't forget to like and follow us on facebook, twitter and instagram all at @thebreakdownab.

On this extended edition of The Breakdown we take a look at the Teck Frontier mining project, the recent alarming changes to the AISH schedule, catch up on some of the embarrassing recent missteps from the Alberta Party and for our deep dive we sit down with Stoney Nakoda elder Rachel Snow to try and get some better context on the Wet'suwet'en crisis and the state of First Nation relations in Canada. We know that this is a much longer episode than normal, but the interview with Rachel is something that we're all extremely proud of, so we would encourage you to set aside some time and listen, as her perspective is a very important one.

On our first episode of the new year, we have an interview with the current Acting Leader of the Alberta Party, we take a look at the recent news about the Rutherford Scholarship from last summer (hint: it wasn't an IT problem) and we break down the incredible (and it really is incredible) list of missteps of the UCP War Room (the Canadian Energy Centre) and ask the fundamental question, are Albertans getting what they're paying for in the War Room or is this the UCP version of the Redford Sky Palace? We also officially are launching our patreon account! It turns out that travelling to Edmonton, equipment and renting spaces costs money, so please visit https://www.patreon.com/Thebreakdownab and help us keep doing whatever it is that we're doing here!

For March 10, 2019.... Catholic Watch.... Cardinal Pell makes prison his new home after he was found guilty on all 5 charges laid against him in the sexual abuse of two choir boys 22 years ago. Not to be outdone, the archbishop of Lyon, Cardinal Philippe Barbarin, was found guilty for failing to report allegations of sexual abuse. Police in Costa Rica raid the offices of the Archdiocese of San José and the Costa Rican bishops' conference as part of their investigation of two predatory priests. But Pope Francis remains undaunted and steadfast, finding that silver lining, saying that the revelations of sexual abuse is purifying the Church! Meanwhile, in Argentina with Catholic tendrils infiltrating its laws forces an 11-year old girl to carry to term a pregnancy resulting from rape. Quack Tract Quebec-based homeopathy 'aid' organization Terre Sans Frontières has been receiving moneys from Global Affairs Canada to push their Chagas' placebo treatment on Hondurans. After this was exposed by CBC journalist Vik Adhopia, doctors questioned this policy and successfully lobbied to end funding. The Alberta Party has announced mandatory vaccinations as part of their policy platform for the upcoming election. The Regressive Left Files New Zealand is the latest to repeal blasphemy laws. White oppressor and physician Deborah Cohan prostrates herself at the altar of social justice in a self-flagellating piece of garbage in - of all places! - the NEJM.