Danielle Smith

Guest Sean Speer, Munk Senior Fellow at the Macdonald-Laurier Institute. He previously served in different roles for the federal government including as senior economic advisor to the Prime Minister and director of policy to the Minister of Finance

On today's show, 53% of Calgarians back the 2026 Olympic bid, so we hear from both sides with Erin Waite, communications adviser for No Calgary Olympics and Jason Riberio, Organizer for Yes Calgary 2026, we talk about Alberta's clinical trial policy in reference to Ryken Covino's case with Michael Cooper, MP for St. Albert- Edmonton and Deputy Shadow Minister for Justice and Patrick Sullivan, co-founder  of the Advocacy for Canadian Childhood Oncology Research Network, guest John Campbell the Ralph Bunche Senior Fellow for Africa Policy Studies at the Council on Foreign Relations, a former U.S. ambassador, and author of Nigeria: What Everyone Needs to Know, talks about the unrest surrounding Zimbabwe’s election, Dr. David Swann, Alberta Liberal Leader and MLA for Calgary-Mountainview talks about the decriminalization of hard drugs, Guest: Sean Speer, Munk Senior Fellow at the Macdonald-Laurier Institute talks about the past, present, and future of Ottawa’s role in health care and Ali McMillan, Planning Director for the Bridgeland Riverside Community Association gives an update on the traffic-calming polka dots on the road in Bridgeland.

Guest Professor Gordon Houlden, Director of the China Institute, Professor of Political Science and Adjunct Professor of the Alberta School of Business at the University of Alberta. He is also an Adjunct Professor at the National Institute for South China Sea Studies, and a former Canadian diplomat who served five postings in China

Guest Dennis McConaghy, ex-TransCanada Executive VP, author of book Dysfunction , Canada after KXL, and commentator on current energy and carbon issues.

Guest Colin Craig, Alberta Director for the Canadian Taxpayers Federation

On today's show, Cody Batthershill, Founder and Spokesperson for Canada Action talks about the misinformation around Canadian oil, David Hunt, federal Conservative nomination candidate for the BC riding of Cloverdale-Langley City asks if we are erasing Canada's history, Dennis McConaghy, ex-TransCanada Executive VP, author of book Dysfunction , Canada after KXL, and commentator on current energy and carbon issues gives us an update on the new setbacks facing the Keystone XL pipeline, guest Professor Gordon Houlden, Director of the China Institute talks about Canada's potential free trade relationship with China, Bianca Wylie, Senior Fellow at the Centre for International Governance Innovation talks about her fight against Google "smart" cities, and Colin Craig, Alberta Director for the Canadian Taxpayers Federation talks about retirement bonuses for employees at the City of Calgary.

Guest Bianca Wylie, Senior Fellow at the Centre for International Governance Innovation

Guest David Hunt, federal Conservative nomination candidate for the BC riding of Cloverdale-Langley City.

Guest Cody Batthershill, Founder and Spokesperson for Canada Action.

Guest Spencer Fernando, writer at SpencerFernando.com