Alberta Unbound

Senator Simons interviews Canada's newly appointed Supreme Court Justice, the Honourable Mary T. Moreau, about growing up franco-albertain, her groundbreaking legal career, and moving to bilingual Ottawa. 

(This interview was recorded on November 29, 2023.)

Senator Simons speaks with Dr. Emily Laidlaw, Karen Unland, and Jen Gerson about current and future communications issues. 

Dr. Emily Laidlaw is Canada Research Chair in Cybersecurity Law and Associate Professor of Law at the University of Calgary.

Jen Gerson is a co-founder of The Line and a commentator and journalist who has contributed to the CBC, the National Post, Maclean's, the Walrus, the Washington Post, and the New York Times.

Karen Unland is co-founder and Editor-in-Chief of Taproot Edmonton, the creator of the Alberta Podcast Network, and co-host of the podcast That's a Thing?!

Senator Simons speaks to Dr. Eric Adams and Dr. Andrew Leach about the recent Supreme Court of Canada reference judgment, which found the Impact Assessment Act unconstitutional by a vote of 5-2. 

Dr. Adams is a Professor in the University of Alberta Faculty of Law.

Dr. Leach is a Professor of Economics and Law at the University of Alberta. His new book is Between Doom and Denial: Facing Facts About Climate Change.

Dr. Leach will be speaking about his new book, Between Doom and Denial: Facing Facts About Climate Change, during an upcoming series of McGill Max Bell Lectures. Event and ticketing information can be found below: 

• October 19, 2023 in Ottawa, Ontario: Can governments promise a just energy transition in Canada?

(September 2023) The Alberta Government recently announced its intention to move forward with splitting from the Canada Pension Plan (CPP) and creating a separate Alberta Pension Plan (APP). Senator Simons speaks with University of Calgary professors Dr. Lindsay Tedds and Dr. Trevor Tombe about the possibility of Alberta moving out of the Canada Pension Plan and about the Alberta Pension Plan report that was released earlier this month.

Following this new discussion of the APP report is a rebroadcast of our February 2023 episode, in which Senator Simons speaks to a panel of experts about the Canadian Pension Plan and the pros and cons of a possible Alberta Pension Plan.

Panelists: Dr. Lindsay Tedds, Associate Professor in Economics at the University of Calgary;

Deborah Yedlin, President & CEO of the Calgary Chamber of Commerce;

Ricardo Acuna, Executive Director of the Parkland Institute;

Dr. Trevor Tombe, Professor of Economics at the University of Calgary; and 

Dr. Leo de Bever, Senior Fellow at the C.D. Howe Institute. 

To mark the 100th anniversary of the Chinese Exclusion Act, Senator Simons hosts a panel discussion with panelists Teresa Woo-Paw, Gary Mar, Nathan Ip, and K. Linda Tzang.

Senator Simons speaks with environmental author Ed Struzik about wildfires and the current Alberta wildfire emergency. 

Senator Simons speaks with diversity and inclusion professional Marni Panas.

Senator Simons speaks to a panel of experts about the Canadian Pension Plan (CPP) and the pros and cons of a possible Alberta Pension Plan.

Panelists: Dr. Lindsay Tedds, Associate Professor in Economics at the University of Calgary;

Deborah Yedlin, President & CEO of the Calgary Chamber of Commerce;

Ricardo Acuna, Executive Director of the Parkland Institute;

Dr. Trevor Tombe, Professor of Economics at the University of Calgary; and 

Dr. Leo de Bever, Senior Fellow at the C.D. Howe Institute. 

Senator Simons speaks with the administrator of Mstdn.ca, Chad Ohman about what has been called the Mastodon migration.

Mstdn.ca

Senator Simons on Mastodon

Chronos Vocal Ensemble - Choristers Private Tears

Senator Simons moderates the 2022 University of Alberta Chancellor's Forum on Food for the Future.

Panelists include Dr. Ellen Goddard, University of Alberta professor in the Faculty of Agricultural, Life and Environmental Sciences; Gleise M. da Silva, the first BCRC-Hays Chair in Beef Production Systems; Isha Datar, the Executive Director of New Harvest, a nonprofit research institute that funds open, public cultured meat research; Alison Sunstrom, the founder/CEO of CNSRV-X Inc. (Conserve X) and Co-CEO/Founder of GrowSafe Systems Ltd.; and Dr. William “Bill” Shotyk, the Bocock Chair in Agriculture and Environment at the University of Alberta.