The federal leaders — how well do you know ’em? Ryan Jespersen and Morgan Black share a poem.

On today's show we host an in studio debate with the Liberal, Conservative and NDP candidates in the Edmonton Mill Woods riding. We talk to a former Alberta finance minister about the upcoming provincial budget and we bring you live check-in from Mount Kilimanjaro.

Ryan talks to Grant Bishop of the C.D Howe Institute to discuss the shadow budget they've published for the Alberta government.

A group of Edmontonians are climbing the highest peak in Africa to raise money for the Stollery Children's Hospital. Ryan checks in to see how they're doing.

Ryan talks to CHED listener Roxanne Isaac about her experiment where she ordered a campaign lawn sign from every political party in her riding

Ryan chats with Dr. Ted Morton, the former Alberta Finance Minister and Proffessor Emeritus of Political Science at the University of Calgary, to discuss the proposed budgets of the federal parties, as well as finances here in Alberta.

Tim Uppal, Conservative Party of Canada candidate for Edmonton Mill Woods & former MP for Edmonton-Sherwood Park & former Minister of State for Democratic Reform

Amarjeet Sohi, federal Minister of Natural Resources & Liberal MP, Edmonton Mill Woods

Nigel Logan, NDP candidate, Edmonton Mill Woods

Councilor Michael Walters, Ward 10

Ashley Reynolds, lead author of study & Ph.D. Candidate, Department of Ecology & Evolutionary Biology, University of Toronto

Rory, current recovery program member, Hope Mission

Shannon, current Wellspring Recovery Program member, Hope Mission

Kelly Row, member of the Hope Mission’s Community Engagement team