Danielle Smith

Overview of federal politics in 2017

GUEST: John Ivison, political columnist, National Post

Mounties believe a faulty exhaust system could be to blame for the deaths of two teens found unconscious in a car in Drayton Valley last week. When the teens were found, RCMP noticed a strong smell of exhaust in the car, and a mechanical inspection found the faulty exhaust system part that could have caused fumes to enter the vehicle.

GUEST: Brian Turner, automotive columnist, Driving.ca & Postmedia

A flight bound for Tokyo from Los Angeles returned to LAX after 8 hours in the air, all because a passenger boarded the wrong flight. Model Chrissy Teigen was also on the flight, and live-tweeted the entire ordeal.

GUEST:  Jacob Charbonneau, Flight Claim

Blanchard’s Yann Haute Patisserie introduced French macarons to Calgary and is the only Canadian company to have been awarded the Relais Dessert Distinction, an international mark of excellence for patisseries.

GUEST: Yann Blanchard, Co-founder and Executive Chef, Yann Haute Patisserie

Overview of provincial politics in 2017

GUEST: Duane Bratt, Professor (Political Science) and Chair, Department of Economics, Justice, and Policy Studies, at Mount Royal University

The Canadian Taxpayers Federation is calling on the Alberta government to cut its carbon tax and should delay introduction of other tax increases, saying bringing in the tax increases during a recession is “particularly troubling”.

GUEST: Colin Craig, interim Alberta Director, Canadian Taxpayers Federation

How is Sarah Hoffman violating the Alberta Human Rights Act, violating the Canada Health Act, and entrenching a two-track system of hormone replacement therapy access that makes it harder for trans people to access HRT?

GUEST: Valerie Keefe

Private healthcare series continued.

GUEST: Dr Rohan Bissoondath, founder, Preventous