We analyze Alberta referendum questions 8 and 9 with constitutional lawyers Gerard Kennedy and Geoffrey Sigalet. Question 8 is: "Do you support the government of Alberta working with the governments of other willing provinces to amend the Canadian Constitution to allow provinces to opt out of federal programs 	that intrude on provincial jurisdiction such as health care, education and social services, without a province losing any of the associated federal funding for use in its social programs?" Question 9 is: "Do you support the government of Alberta working with the governments of other willing provinces to amend the Canadian Constitution to better protect provincial rights from federal interference by giving a province's laws dealing with provincial or shared areas of constitutional jurisdiction priority over federal laws when the province's laws and federal laws conflict?"

We analyze Alberta referendum questions 8 and 9 with constitutional lawyers Gerard Kennedy and Geoffrey Sigalet. Question 8 is: "Do you support the government of Alberta working with the governments of other willing provinces to amend the Canadian Constitution to allow provinces to opt out of federal programs that intrude on provincial jurisdiction such as health care, education and social services, without a province losing any of the associated federal funding for use in its social programs?" Question 9 is: "Do you support the government of Alberta working with the governments of other willing provinces to amend the Canadian Constitution to better protect provincial rights from federal interference by giving a province's laws dealing with provincial or shared areas of constitutional jurisdiction priority over federal laws when the province's laws and federal laws conflict?"

Breaking down questions 8 and 9

Pollsters Janet Brown and John Santos join us to take your calls on the shifting dynamics in Alberta politics as the October 19th referendum approaches.

Pollsters Janet Brown and John Santos join us to take your calls on the shifting dynamics in Alberta politics as the October 19th referendum approaches.

Have your views on Alberta politics shifted?

Dual-practice healthcare is rolling out in Alberta this month. That means doctors who perform some elective surgeries, like hip and knee replacements, will be allowed to operate in both the private and public system. We talk to Minister of Hospital and Surgical Health Services Adriana LaGrange as well as Dr. Braden Manns from the University of Calgary about the changes.

Dual-practice healthcare is rolling out in Alberta this month. That means doctors who perform some elective surgeries, like hip and knee replacements, will be allowed to operate in both the private and public system. We talk to Minister of Hospital and Surgical Health Services Adriana LaGrange as well as Dr. Braden Manns from the University of Calgary about the changes.

Dual-practice health-care in Alberta

The entire country has something at stake in the debate around separation in Alberta. We heard more from other premiers and the prime minister this week. What role could or should those voices play?

The entire country has something at stake in the debate around separation in Alberta. We heard more from other premiers and the prime minister this week. What role could or should those voices play?

What role can other provinces play in the separation debate?

Is there a structure or a spot that you immediately associate with your town or city? It could be something that represents your community's past like an historic house or a grain elevator, or it could be a natural landmark, like a mountain or a river. What makes you think of Alberta?

Is there a structure or a spot that you immediately associate with your town or city? It could be something that represents your community's past like an historic house or a grain elevator, or it could be a natural landmark, like a mountain or a river. What makes you think of Alberta?

Which Alberta landmarks make you think of home?

A deal on carbon pricing was the big news earlier this month. A decision to have a referendum on separation an even bigger story now. How could those 2 collide?

A deal on carbon pricing was the big news earlier this month. A decision to have a referendum on separation an even bigger story now. How could those 2 collide?

How a separation referendum could impact the MOU

Albertans will be asked to consider a separation referendum this fall. How do you feel about it? Political analyst Jason Markusoff and MRU professor Lori Williams join us in studio to take your calls in a special extended edition of the show.

Albertans will be asked to consider a separation referendum this fall. How do you feel about it? Political analyst Jason Markusoff and MRU professor Lori Williams join us in studio to take your calls in a special extended edition of the show.

To stay or to vote to go?

We talk about strategies to manage and pay down debt with Stacy Yanchuk Olensky from Money Mentors.

We talk about strategies to manage and pay down debt with Stacy Yanchuk Olensky from Money Mentors.

Dealing with debt

What will the projected Super El Nino mean for our weather this upcoming winter?

What will the projected Super El Nino mean for our weather this upcoming winter?

Super El Nino expected this year

Dr. John Gill from the University of Calgary joins us in studio to answer your questions about hantavirus and Ebola.

Dr. John Gill from the University of Calgary joins us in studio to answer your questions about hantavirus and Ebola.

Your questions about hantavirus and Ebola

Courts have quashed the Alberta separation petition. Will this ruling ends the debate once and for all, or does it just increase political tensions in the province?

Courts have quashed the Alberta separation petition. Will this ruling ends the debate once and for all, or does it just increase political tensions in the province?

What's next for the Alberta separation referendum?

What have you done to find friendships in your later years?

What have you done to find friendships in your later years?

Making friends as an adult

How did you carry on after you were widowed?

How did you carry on after you were widowed?

Life without your partner

If you're talking about it, so is Kathleen Petty on Alberta's only province-wide open line. From strong opinions, to thoughtful arguments, to stories worth repeating — you never know what you'll hear next.

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If you're talking about it, so is Kathleen Petty on Alberta's only province-wide open line. From strong opinions, to thoughtful arguments, to stories worth repeating — you never know what you'll hear next.

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