Alberta at Noon

With a second Biden-Trump matchup all but certain, we talk to political scientist Greg Anderson from the University of Alberta about what to expect as the 2024 U.S. presidential election approaches.

Today we talked about whether or not we should have political parties in municipal elections. Most polling shows Albertans don't want them, but the premier has said she wants them; that in her mind, it's already partisan so parties would just make it more transparent.

The federal government has announced the creation of a national pharmacare program - but Alberta wants to opt out. What do you think of the idea of national pharmacare, and what should Alberta's response be?

The pause on renewables was lifted and there are now a new set of rules that come into effect March 1st. Projects like wind and solar farms cannot be built on prime agricultural land unless they can co-exist with crops or livestock. Wind turbines won't be allowed near protected areas and in places where they might affect so called "pristine viewscapes." No such rules exist for oil an gas, logging or coal. So what do you make of these new rules for renewables?

David Marples from the University of Alberta joins us for the hour to discuss the ongoing war in Ukraine.

In 2023, at least 4 people died on average everyday from opioids. That's over 17 hundred people. So if you've lost someone to the drug crisis, what was their story, and what is yours?

Sheila Liming is an associate professor of writing at Champlain College in Burlington, Vermont. Her new book "Hanging Out: The Radical Power of Killing Time" looks at the joy and the importance of simply hanging out with people. Is this a part of your life? What's the best thing that's ever happened to you while just hanging out?

Today on Alberta at noon, we talked about your love of wrestling. Peter Klein has a podcast all about wrestling and joined us on the show. So did Edmonton filmmaker Omar Mouallem who just made a documentary about the indie wrestling scene.

Today, we looked at the Premier's economic outlook announced last night. The plan is to bump up the amount of money we pump into the Heritage Saving Fund, to restrain spending, and to delay promised tax cuts. What are your thoughts?

We talk to bestselling author Dr. Jen Gunter about her new book "Blood: The Science, Medicine, and Mythology of Menstruation."