The Breakdown With Nate Pike

It's another Alberta Politics Roundup!

Calgary gets a by-election! Data centres get a spanking! And we do a deep dive on the two simple themes that flows through the separatist leadership...

Power & Control.

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What do an Alberta online university, a union grievance and a parent being faced with the choice of abandoning their child or amputating their child's legs have in common?

In 7 years of doing interviews, this is easily one of the most bonkers ones we have ever done!

We sit down with Dave Powell of the Athabasca University Faculty Association to make sense of their recent post https://aufa.ca/blog/2026/7/23/athabasca-university-forces-professor-to-choose-between-her-job-her-family-or-her-childs-legs and explain what in the heck is even happening!

If you want to write a letter to Athabasca to ask them to stop the threats to fire her, you can do that with this link here: https://win.newmode.net/canadianassociationofuniversityteachers/callonathabascatoreinstatedrgrafandlethergetthebestcareforherson

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Time for another Alberta Politics Speakers corner, and we're kicking it off with the announcement of our second guest for our live show in Calgary, Alberta Tory Leader Peter Guthrie!

From there it's a busy night with the chat that covers everything from harm reduction and addressing the opioid crisis to...

A separatist tank?

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For almost two years, Recovery and Rehabilitation Advocate Guy Felicella has been the subject of an online campaign surrounding a criminal case from three decades ago. It started with some very heavy handed questions from a National Post opinion writer and has only escalataed in that time.

In this Breakdown exclusive, we sit down with Guy for a sit down where he tells his side of the story for the first time from start to finish.

But the conversation doesn't stop there, because this extremely unnecessary situation forces some very real questions about how society, and especially those involved in anti-harm reduction work, treat recovery and rehabilitation.

We have also published a companion piece on our substack that it well worth the time to read!

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On July 25th, The Breakdown brought our show up to Edmonton to be in front of a live audience of almost 200 people and we were able to put together a 3 hour show filled with amazing guests!

We're proud to present "Part 6" of that show now with not only a conversation with Forever Canadian's Communications Director Serena Mah, but also the announcement that came from The Breakdown at the end of the night!

A former journalist with two decades on the national news stage, Serena Joins us to set the record straight on how Forever Canadian has been doing the campaigning it has been, but also on where Albertans need to be focusing their attention in th erunup to the referendum and in the future!

To get tickets to our August 29th live show in Calgary, visit www.thebreakdownablive.ca !

If you're able to support our legal defense fund to fight back against the $6 Million lawsuit against us by Sam Mraiche, the man who imported Vanch masks and the Turkish Tylenot as well as who hosted MLA's and Ministers in his skybox as he had business with the government...

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On July 25th, The Breakdown brought our show up to Edmonton to be in front of a live audience of almost 200 people and we were able to put together a 3 hour show filled with amazing guests!

We're proud to present "Part 5" of that show now with a conversation with Public Interest Alberta Executive Director, Bradley Lafortune!

As a long standing politico in Alberta and now leader of an advocacy organization, Bradley has a unique perspective on where Alberta politics is right now, but also what it may take to energize progressive politics!

To get tickets to our August 29th live show in Calgary, visit www.thebreakdownablive.ca !

If you're able to support our legal defense fund to fight back against the $6 Million lawsuit against us by Sam Mraiche, the man who imported Vanch masks and the Turkish Tylenot as well as who hosted MLA's and Ministers in his skybox as he had business with the government...

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On July 25th, The Breakdown brought our show up to Edmonton to be in front of a live audience of almost 200 people and we were able to put together a 3 hour show filled with amazing guests!

We're proud to present "Part 4" of that show now with a conversation with NDP MLA Jodi Calahoo Stonehouse!

As the first First Nations Woman to be elected to the Alberta Legislature, Jodi has had a front row seat to a seismic and historic period in Alberta/First Nations relations, including a unanimous non-confidence vote by the First Nations Chiefs of Alberta. She's also borne witness to the rise of racism in Alberta that many say is directly related to the UCP's referendum questions!

To get tickets to our August 29th live show in Calgary, visit www.thebreakdownablive.ca !

If you're able to support our legal defense fund to fight back against the $6 Million lawsuit against us by Sam Mraiche, the man who imported Vanch masks and the Turkish Tylenot as well as who hosted MLA's and Ministers in his skybox as he had business with the government...

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On July 25th, The Breakdown brought our show up to Edmonton to be in front of a live audience of almost 200 people and we were able to put together a 3 hour show filled with amazing guests!

We're proud to present "Part 3" of that show now with a conversation with Deputy Leader of the NDP Rakhi Pancholi!

Rakhi was literally on the front row as the UCP had the curtain pulled back on the fix being in on their referendum question as the UCP released a press release announcing the question before voting was even started, let alone complete!

To get tickets to our August 29th live show in Calgary, visit www.thebreakdownablive.ca !

If you're able to support our legal defense fund to fight back against the $6 Million lawsuit against us by Sam Mraiche, the man who imported Vanch masks and the Turkish Tylenot as well as who hosted MLA's and Ministers in his skybox as he had business with the government...

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On July 25th, The Breakdown brought our show up to Edmonton to be in front of a live audience of almost 200 people and we were able to put together a 3 hour show filled with amazing guests!

We're proud to present "Part 2" of that show which is a conversation on the risks that Danielle Smith's 10 referendum questions expose Albertans to in regards to foreign interference with decorated international intelligence expert Dr Patrick Lennox!

To get tickets to our August 29th live show in Calgary, visit www.thebreakdownablive.ca !

If you're able to support our legal defense fund to fight back against the $6 Million lawsuit against us by Sam Mraiche, the man who imported Vanch masks and the Turkish Tylenot as well as who hosted MLA's and Ministers in his skybox as he had business with the government...

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Here we go!

On July 25th, The Breakdown brought our show up to Edmonton to be in front of a live audience of almost 200 people and we were able to put together a 3 hour show filled with amazing guests!

We're proud to present "Part 1" of that show which includes the introduction for the night and a conversation with renowned political scientist Dr Jared Wesley!

To get tickets to our August 29th live show in Calgary, visit www.thebreakdownablive.ca !

If you're able to support our legal defense fund to fight back against the $6 Million lawsuit against us by Sam Mraiche, the man who imported Vanch masks and the Turkish Tylenot as well as who hosted MLA's and Ministers in his skybox as he had business with the government...

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