Cross Border Interviews

We were live on August 30th, with Kris Moen and Rob Ward, after the 2nd and last official UCP leadership debate in Edmonton.

We breakdown the ups and downs of the debate.

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After not feeling represented by Alberta politics, Jordan Wilkie stood up for Albertans, the Six Principles of the Green Party and the growing indifference of good people that needed a real option to vote for: A modern and progressive option that can transition our economy into a modern powerhouse, treat our environment that we depend on with respect, revitalize our education and health care system, celebrate diversity, and expand the rights and services for absolutely all people in our province.

On March 28th, 2020, he was elected leader and is now inspiring the people of Alberta to stand with the Green Party of Alberta. “This is a movement,” says Jordan. “The greenwave has begun.”

Jordan was born in Edmonton and comes from a long line of farmers and teachers. The son of an Edmonton Oiler and the grandson of aviation pioneer Max Ward; he is currently serving in his twelfth year as a firefighter, spending five years also with the Canadian Red Cross. Jordan has put his life on the line to help others and enters politics with the same intention and determination.

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Karen Sorensen is an accomplished community leader with experience working with all orders of government and the private sector.

Prior to her appointment, Ms. Sorensen was serving her third term as Mayor of Banff. She previously served as a municipal councillor for six years and as a school board trustee for four years. After a successful 25 year career in the hotel industry in Ontario, British Columbia, and Alberta, she founded Catalyst Enterprises Consulting in 2000, providing customer service and sales training in the hospitality industry, and sharing her expertise as a keynote speaker.

At the municipal level, Ms. Sorensen served as Chair of the Town of Banff’s Governance and Finance Committee and on the Banff Lake Louise Tourism Board. She also contributed to the town’s Environmental Master Plan, Community Plan and participated in the creation of the Bow Valley Regional Transit Services Commission. In addition, she supported her community through the Alberta flood of 2013, the wildfires across the province in 2017, and the global COVID-19 pandemic. Ms. Sorensen also co-chaired the Bow Valley Human-Wildlife Coexistence Round Table and served on the Regional Transit Commission, Bow Valley Regional Housing, Banff’s Assessment Review Board, Banff’s Development Appeal Board and the Banff Heritage Corporation.

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The Honourable Pamela Wallin, O.C., S.O.M. was appointed to the Senate of Canada on December 22, 2008. She sits as an Independent Senator from Saskatchewan. Pamela is an Officer of the Order of Canada, this country’s highest civilian honour (2007) and a member of the Saskatchewan Order of Merit (1999). She has fourteen Honourary Doctorates and was named to the Canadian Broadcasting Hall of Fame. She is also a former Chancellor of the University of Guelph.

Pamela served as Canada’s Consul General in New York from 2002-2006, in the wake of the tragic and tumultuous events of 9/11. She was then named to the Special Independent Panel on Canada’s Future Role in Afghanistan who successfully recommended support and airlift for our service men and women. She is committed to building and enhancing the military/civilian understanding and continues to work with veterans.

She is an active volunteer, and has been recognized by Queen Elizabeth II for her public service and numerous achievements. She is the author of three best-selling books.

The wide-ranging career of the journalist, diplomat, entrepreneur and Senator has spanned more than nearly 40 years, several continents, and always with a focus on politics and foreign policy.

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The Honourable Pamela Wallin, O.C., S.O.M. was appointed to the Senate of Canada on December 22, 2008. She sits as an Independent Senator from Saskatchewan. Pamela is an Officer of the Order of Canada, this country’s highest civilian honour (2007) and a member of the Saskatchewan Order of Merit (1999). She has fourteen Honourary Doctorates and was named to the Canadian Broadcasting Hall of Fame. She is also a former Chancellor of the University of Guelph.

Pamela served as Canada’s Consul General in New York from 2002-2006, in the wake of the tragic and tumultuous events of 9/11. She was then named to the Special Independent Panel on Canada’s Future Role in Afghanistan who successfully recommended support and airlift for our service men and women. She is committed to building and enhancing the military/civilian understanding and continues to work with veterans.

She is an active volunteer, and has been recognized by Queen Elizabeth II for her public service and numerous achievements. She is the author of three best-selling books.

The wide-ranging career of the journalist, diplomat, entrepreneur and Senator has spanned more than nearly 40 years, several continents, and always with a focus on politics and foreign policy.

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We are back, on the day after the last day of the month with the Entertainment Rundown and we are going to seize the day!

With lots to catch up on, we are pleased to welcome back out Entertainment Pundit, and now Associate Producer of the Cross Border Interviews with Chris Brown, Mr. Michael Nichols Pate and talk about the biggest news of the summer that was nothing.

Tune in as we spill the tea and dot our eyes on all things entertainment.

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Valerie Keefe is back on the show after the Alberta Liberals failed to green light any candidates for the Leadership race that ended on August 12th. We chat with her about the aftermath of our last interview and where she plans to go from here.

She also makes an announcement about her political future.

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Brian is a father, a grandfather, and a husband. He is a proud Albertan and a huge defender of our energy industry and his home town of Fort McMurray.

In 2004, Brian ran for office for the first time and became the Member of Parliament for Fort McMurray Athabasca. In 2006 he became the Parliamentary Secretary for the Minister of Transportation which is the most complicated and technical department in the federal government. Brian served a variety of Transportation ministers in that capacity.

In 2017 he and Jason Kenney signed the deal that created the United Conservative Party. And you likely know the rest.

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Brian is a father, a grandfather, and a husband. He is a proud Albertan and a huge defender of our energy industry and his home town of Fort McMurray.

Brian Jean has lived in Alberta almost his entire life, moving here from BC as a small child. He is the youngest of eleven. Brian grew up doing the sorts of things that boys do in rural Alberta and he became an accomplished outdoorsman, hunter, and athlete.

If you ask Brian about education he will tell you that the most important things in life are learned through work and from your family and he will tell you that his father and mother were his best role models and educators. Young Brian didn’t take school all that seriously, at Prairie Bible Highschool playing hockey excited him more than classes. That said, as a young man Brian got a Bachelor of Science degree in the US and came back to Fort McMurray to work in several of the family businesses. He worked in a variety of businesses and he is proud of how much he remembers from the sales lessons he learned from Xerox in the 80's.

Brian then decided to improve himself and he went to Australia's Bond University where he was student president while getting a law degree and an MBA. Brian returned to Canada and got his Canadian law equivalency at the University of Calgary and went on to practice law for a decade as one of the busiest litigators in northern Alberta.

During this time he became ever more active in his community and participated in a number of leadership positions in the chamber of commerce and other charitable work. In 2004, Brian ran for office for the first time and became the Member of Parliament for Fort McMurray Athabasca. In 2006 he became the Parliamentary Secretary for the Minister of Transportation which is the most complicated and technical department in the federal government. Brian served a variety of Transportation ministers in that capacity.

In 2014 Brian retired from federal politics to spend more time with his family. It was his son's illness and death at the hands of our broken health system that motivated Brian to get back into politics. Brian became the leader of the Wildrose Party. Wildrose was supposed to be dead, but with only about a week to prepare between becoming leader and Premier Prentice calling the early election, Brian led Wildrose to its best result ever. He entered the election with 3 incumbent MLAs and come out with 21 MLAs.

In 2017 he and Jason Kenney signed the deal that created the United Conservative Party. And you likely know the rest.

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ounded in 2022 by Calgary entrepreneurs Dave Rutherford and Nathan Mizera, the Calgary Taxpayers Association (CTA) aims to speak up for everyday taxpayers fed up with government waste, increasing taxes, and a lack of transparency and accountability at city hall.

Calgarians have seen their taxes and service fees increase year over year, with no real regard for the economic realities facing families and businesses. In fact, in the last ten years, Calgary’s taxes have nearly doubled - increasing at a far faster rate than any other major city in Canada.

The truth is we have a city council that is often more focused on their own narrow personal political agendas, instead of what really matters - you and your family.

Enough is enough. We need to get back to basics.

It’s time to hold our elected officials accountable for their actions and demand meaningful results for Calgarians.

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