Alberta at Noon

Who would you like to see become the next leader of Alberta's United Conservative Party?

The Trudeau government has introduced new legislation that would effectively freeze the sale of handguns in this country. Is this what you want to see?

Author and journalist Chris Turner joins us to talk about his new book "How to Be a Climate Optimist: Blueprints for a Better World".

In the first half of the show, we talk to political columnist Graham Thomson about the ultimatum delivered from Alberta Justice Minister Tyler Shandro to Edmonton Mayor Amarjeet Sohi.

In the second half of the program, Joanna Tschudy joins us to answer your gardening questions.

Your stories about spending months looking for work. Pounding the pavement, hunting for work for six months or more. That's how we are defining long term unemployment In Alberta, a third of job seekers are in this position. We're joined by Alicia Planincic, an economist and manager of policy and economics with the Business Council of Alberta, and Cristina Schultz, a senior recruiting specialist with About Staffing in Calgary, to talk about this.

Hi Cristina.

Science writer and podcaster David McRaney joins us to talk about his new book "How Minds Change: The Surprising Science of Belief, Opinion and Persuasion."

From pizza to peaches, we're talking BBQ. What's on your grill? Today we're joined by our resident foodies. Carmen Cheng is a food writer based in Calgary, and Phil Wilson is a writer and food columnist on CBC Radio Active in Edmonton.

Kath Smyth from the Calgary Horticultural Society joins us in studio.

Jason Kenney has announced that he is stepping down from the leadership of the United Conservative Party. What's next for the party and for the province?

For the first time in 31 years, the Edmonton Oilers and the Calgary Flames will face off in a playoff series. Oilers legend Mark Messier and sportswriter Eric Duhatschek join us to set up this year's edition of the Battle of Alberta.