Danielle Smith

Jason Markusoff, Alberta correspondent, for Maclean’s magazine, talks about who he thinks the front-runners are in the Conservative Leadership race. 

Construction is underway on the Southwest Ring Road. Doug Vaessen, reporter with Global News Calgary, shares what he has learned about the project. 

Will Verboven, editorial columnist, with the Alberta Beef Magazine, says supply management is in the news again, but it’s really about pizza cheese. 

Hot topics from the Senate, and more. 

Senator Peter Harder, Government Representative in the Senate

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Senator Doug Black, Alberta Elected Senator in The Senate of Canada

Nearly eight in 10 Canadians have used alternative medicines: survey. Nadeem Esmail, a senior fellow with the Fraser Institute, and author of the study, joins the show to talk about their research. 

Karen Sorensen, Mayor of Banff, talks about Banff's historic rail lands, and the fact that they are set to be transformed into a mass transportation hub for the town.

Monica Curtis, chief executive officer, Energy Efficiency Alberta, tells us more about it. 

All three levels of government, including Mayor Naheed Nenshi, spoke at the annual general meeting of the Calgary River Communities Action Group last night. Greg Clark, leader of the Alberta Party, MLA for Calgary Elbow, talks about his take-aways. 

Even with a new arena on the horizon, those in the West Village are worried they’ll never see their site cleaned of contaminated soil. Who, legally, should pay to get rid of creosote? Martin Olszynski, assistant professor, University of Calgary Faculty of Law, answers these questions, and more. 

Today's full show includes interviews about alternative medicines, senate reform, creosote, and about trains in Banff.