In a province where the amount disabled Albertans receive from AISH is well below the poverty line, the UCP have launched a multi-pronged attack against the stability and security of the disabled in our province.

To get a better grasp of the brutal clawback of federal supports intended to lift up disabled Albertans, the defunding of grassroots support groups and more, we're joined on this episode by disability self advocates Mike, Mary and Kavin as well as the executive director of the now defunded and shuttered Southern Alberta Individualized Planning Association which had been providing educational workshops for people with disabilities!

To donate to the fundraisers Mike mentioned in this episode, you can visit https://www.canadahelps.org/en/pages/light-the-way-for-self-advocacy/ & https://www.gofundme.com/f/save-the-safe

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Time for another live Alberta Politics roundup!

This time around we take a look at the UCP's short lived move to take popsicles away from kids fight cancer, Danielle Smith's bizarre tour with far right influencers and how they reacted, Donald Trump's tariffs not being the big win Smith claimed them to be and we start our Part 1 of a deep dive on the former AHS CEO's lawsuit and the government response!

On that note...

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As we head towards the end of the month we’re also reaching the end of our series on coal mining on the Eastern Slopes, but we’re not quite done yet!

In the fourth part of our interview series we sit down with former 2 term Lethbridge Mayor, Chris Spearman who paints a very clear picture of the economic risks that coal mining presents to southern Alberta’s, particularly in regard to agriculture and the booming agri-food industry!

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We’re continuing our firehose on coal in Alberta!

Bill Trafford was one of the members of the Coal Policy Commiter that saw protections reinstated to protect the eastern slopes and is the president of the Livingstone Landowners’ Group, which represents landowners and supporters of the Livingstone-Porcupine area of Alberta.

He joined us to share his story and to offer some optimism and hope for Albertans looking to push back against the UCP’s plans to expand coal mining!

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With more and more news every day being broken on the "Corrupt Care" scandal and allegations on government corruption being made on what seems like a daily basis inside of the Alberta Legislature, many Albertans are asking if anything can be done...

So to find out, we sat down with the folks from AB Resistance to get the latest update on their efforts to initiate recall petitions across Alberta and it how they're getting started in Calgary Bow!

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Welcome to Part 2 of our deep dive on coal in Alberta, with a conversation with biologist and environmental scientist Lorne Fitch!

Lorne has been following the impact of coal mining in Alberta for the last 50 years and for his work on conservation he has been part of three Alberta Emerald awards, an Alberta Order of the Bighorn Award, and a Canadian Environmental Gold Award, with additional recognition from The Wildlife Society, the Society for Range Management, the Alberta Society of Professional Biologists, the Western Association of Fish and Wildlife Agencies, and the Alberta Wilderness Association. Lorne lives in Lethbridge, Alberta.

So while the UCP are certainly trying to paint a picture for Albertans that coal can and will be mined safely, Lornes research and experience tells a very different story!

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It's finally Part 1 of our deep dive on coal in Alberta!

Throughout March we're going to be presenting a series of interviews on the incredible danger that coal mining in the eastern slopes, and particularly Grassy Mountain presents to Alberta!

For our first conversation, we're extremely excited to present a conversation with an incredibly powerful voice, Adam North Peigan!

In this conversation, not only do we get into the real risk and exploitation that First Nations have dealt with in regards to Grassy Mountain, but we also peel back the layers much deeper and get into the history and complexities of First Nations leadership and representation.

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