As POTUS and his VP pile on Ukraine's president in the Oval Office, the world is rightfully re-evaluating the role of the USA in global affairs. Alberta's budget is out as Trump's tariffs loom. Who are the winners and losers? And, are people actually serious about re-naming Wayne Gretzky Drive? 

5:15 | Political scientist Dr. Duane Bratt talks Trump vs. everybody except Putin, Ukraine and the rest of the world, Alberta budget implications, and that pesky UCP/AHS story. 

37:45 | Edmonton Chamber president and CEO Doug Griffiths, a former PC cabinet minister, digs into the "business" of the Alberta budget with Trump's threatened tariffs on Canada looming. 

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57:30 | Is this Liberal bounce back legit? Could Mark Carney actually defeat Pierre Poilievre in a general election? Might Poilievre and the CPC learn something from Doug Ford's PCs? Is Danielle Smith's UCP in trouble if Poilievre's Conservatives form the next federal government? Poll analyst Philippe Fournier of 338 Canada tells us what Canadians are saying. 

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1:20:00 | Jespo and Johnny check out the Real Talk Live Chat powered by Park Power for your insights on federal polling, Poilievre v. Carney, and the proper response to Canada's fentanyl crisis. 

1:32:20 | Should The Great One have expected this blowback after publicly supporting Donald Trump? We discuss. 

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1:50:00 | It's been twenty years since RCMP officers Peter Schiemann, Brock Myrol, Leo Johnston, and Anthony Gordon were gunned down near Mayerthorpe, Alberta. We reflect on one of the darkest days in Canadian history. 

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