Danielle Smith

LISTEN: Danielle Smith talks to Anthony Heffernan's parents after no charges are laid in the police shooting of their son. 

Show Set Up and Keurig Expenses: How do you spend $4800 on office coffee? Ask NDP MLA Barb Miller

Guest:  Don MacIntyre, MLA for Innisfail-Sylvan Lake

Fraser Institute: Canadian families pay more in taxes than on food, clothing and shelter combined

Guest: Charles Lammam, Director of Fiscal Studies Fraser Institute

Heffernan Family: An emtional day for the Heffernan family as charges are not laid against the police officer that shot their son

Guest: Patrick and Irene Heffernan, parents of Anthony Heffernan

Doctor Pay: How much are we paying our doctors? And what is everyone else paying?

 Guest: Walter Feeney who is the program lead for Physician Information at The Canadian Institute for Health Information

Airport Tunnel: What is the deal with Airport Trail? When will the route be finished and why can't we build things all at once?

Guest:Sean Somers, Spokesperson for Calgary's Transportation Department

Show set up/ Philpott Apology: How does a Tory Minister get ousted over $16 OJ and over $3000 in car rides is a meh

 Green Party: Elizabeth May stays.....Guest: Stephanie Levitz, National Politics Reporter for the Canadian Press

Sikome Lake: A little more elbow room at Sikome Lake this year thanks to user fees. Should the government be charging to use this Calgary summer tradition? Guest: Chris Nelson, Columnist with the Calgary Herald

Animal Rescues: How easy it is to set up an animal rescue foundation and how hard it is to figure out whether it's legit Guest: Jessica Scott-Reid,  Freelance writer and animal advocate (Montreal-based)

Nestle Water Rights: Who has control and rights to our water? Situations with Nestle in Ontario and BC are raising questions. Guest: Mike Nagster, from Wellington Water Watchers

Show set up/ Olympics - Lochte: The tall tale from US Swimmer Ryan Lochte and the Olympics reaches the finish line on Sunday

Guest:            Dave Rowe, Sports Anchor for News Talk 770

Husky: Remember that Husky "massive" oil spill.... not so and we're not hearing very much about it

Guest:         Cody Battershill, Founder of Canada Action I Love Oilsands Campaign

Japan Ageing Population: Japan is facing a crisis with their ageing population - and we better pay attention because we're heading there as well

Guest:  John Shmuel, Reporter for the National Post covering the capital markets and the U.S. and Canadian economies.

 Calgary Pride: How Calgary Pride hopes to weed out politicians jumping on the pride parade bandwagon who don't support the cause

Guest:            Craig Sklenar,  Director of Government Affairs with Calgary Pride

  Life Expectancy: How long will you live? A Canadian made life expectancy calculator may have the answer

Guest:Dr. Doug Manuel, Senior Scientist at The Ottawa Hospital and Professor at The University of Ottawa

Sleep: I'm trying to get some sleep!!! HELP

 Guest:Dr. Amy Bender, Sleep Scientist Centre for Sleep & Human Performance in Calgary

Who are the young men that run off to join ISIS and do they understand what they are joining?

Guest: Aya Batrawy, Middle East-based correspondent with The Associated Press

Danielle Smith with what's coming up on the show

Sales Tax: Taking on your comments and thoughts on a Sales Tax

Guest:            Joel French, Executive Director of Public Interest Alberta

Laundry in Hospitals: What is happening with Laundry in our hospitals and when it makes sense for government institutions to do things in house or outsource

Guest:         Sarah Hoffman, Alberta Minister of Health

ISIS Recruits: Who are the young men that run off to join ISIS and do they understand what they are joining?

Guest:            Aya Batrawy, Middle East-based correspondent with The Associated Press

Education Minister on LGBTQ Facebook Post:  Education Minister David Eggen says he will listen personally to LGBTQ students concerns this school year

Guest: David Eggen, NDP MLA for Edmonton-Calder and Minister of Education

Millenial Spending- Kelly Keehn:  Is it smart for Millenials to ditch the house owner dream and live their live now? 

Guest: Kelley Keehn, author of nine books, and personal finance educator

Breed Ban: Calgary is the second largest jurisdiction not to have a breed ban on pitbulls. Does the breed matter or the training?

Guest:  Barb Walmer/Department head of Behaviour with the Calgary Humane Society

Olympic Volunteers: As volunteers drop like flies in Brazil and officials get huge per diems- questions about using volunteers at the Olympics is being raised

Guest: Dr Sheranne Fairley from the University of Queensland Business School

Hunting Stereotypes: How the spear hunting video showcases every stereotype there is about hunting - so much so even hunters are cringing

Guest: Terry Anderson,, former president and executive director PERC  

Voting Age: How do you feel about 16 year old's deciding who your Mayor and Council are? Edmonton Council takes a serious look at it

Guest: David Staples, Columnist from the Edmonton Journal

AMVIC Investigation: Is AMVIC doing what it's suppose to do? The province is hoping to find out

Guest: Stephanie Maclean, Service Alberta Minister 

Guest:  Andrea Scherle, Spokesperson for the Victims of Treadz Automotive

Webber Academy:  If you're a school that prides yourself on freedom from religion how far do you have to go to accommodate religious freedom

Guest: Ari Goldkind, Toronto Criminal Defense Lawyer and Legal Commentator 

The ND’s are looking to have political party bills paid by taxpayers. They’re also doing a couple of other things we need to check in on. Nathan Cooper, Wildrose MLA representing Olds-Didsbury-Three Hills explains the policies. 

A group of paramedics is out with a call to action to bring transparency, justification and power back to the members of the Alberta College of Paramedics.George Porter, long time paramedic explains what's going on.

Alison Azer marked a sad anniversary on Thursday; it’s now been a full year since her children were abducted by her former husband, Saren Azer. She shares her story with Danielle.

 The feds are making an announcement on preventing radicalism. We are getting more background from Kamran Bokhari , Senior Fellow with the Center for Global Policy and Fellow with George Washington University's Program on Extremism, on why young people in particular tend to get radicalized and what measures Canada can take to prevent it. 

You know when you go for oil changes and they offer you everything and a bag of chips? How much of that should you really (honestly) get done? Do you NEED an engine flush and air filter change? Brian Turner, Automotive Columnist at Post Media and driving.ca answers all those questions!

The feds are making an announcement on preventing radicalism. We are getting more background from Kamran Bokhari, Senior Fellow with the Center for Global Policy and Fellow with George Washington University's Program on Extremism, on why young people in particular tend to get radicalized and what measures Canada can take to prevent it.

A group of paramedics is out with a call to action to bring transparency, justification and power back to the members of the Alberta College of Paramedics. Long time paramedic George Porter explains the situation to Danielle.