Recently, a local website published an article that disseminated a story about a trans woman in a change room that provoked a very strong response. With escalating rhetoric and bigotry targeting the trans community, we take a look at how that "story" has evolved and highlight the fact that the Calgary Police Service has since called it.

Additionally, we take a look at some of the bizarre legislation that the UCP announced that they will be introducing, the ongoing scandal around the $1400 limo ride, the provincial budget that is simultaneously a record budget for spending and an austerity budget and more with analysis from politico and strategist Sarah Biggs!

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With the Alberta EMS system simultaneously in crisis and not in crisis depending on who you ask, we get into the recent EMS report as well as the both political parties attempts to politicize the situation! Plus we talk Budget Blowback! Danielle's Drugs! Property Taxes! AP Problems! GP Police! Shandy Shenanigans and more with commentary from Sarah Biggs!

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There’s new required reading for followers of Alberta Politics in the form of the book “Blue Store - The Rise & Fall of Jason Kenney” and we were able to sit down with one of the editors of the boom, political scientist Dr. Duane Bratt!

Not only does Dr Bratt share how this book, which is a compilation of essays by renowned political experts from across the province came to be, but he also shares his thoughts on the upcoming provincial election and why this book is so important to understand Danielle Smith and the possible future of the UCP!

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On this weekly run down of the major events in Alberta politics, we take a look at the impact of a drop in oil prices, UCP staffing scandals, the impact of exploitive political leadership on radicalization our weekly round up of Danielle Smith Scandals plus a look at Rachel Notley's recent award show appearances!

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On this episode we sit down with renowned economist Dr. Trevor Tombe to try and get some context and make some sense of the new provincial budget! Dr Tombe also addresses Alberta's reliance on the revenue roller coaster and provides some suggestions as to how our province could potentially get off of it!

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Prejudiced Pastor Predicament! Alberta's Surpreme Court Challenges! Oil's well not ending well! Danielle Smith's Drug Problem!

We try and make sense of all of these and more with Politico Sarah Biggs and we have an in-depth discussion with Ziad Fazel on how Danielle Smith's drug deal went so sideways.

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With all of the recent disinformation and hate directed towards the LGBTQ2S+ community by questionable "pastors" and right wing media outlets, we decided to go right to the source to find out what the "Reading with Royalty" events are all about!

To do this we sat down again with Drag King Shane Onyou to get the inside story on "Reading with Royalty", Drag Culture and the upcoming Trans Day of Visibilty on March 31st!

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With Transgender Day of Visibility coming up in March 31st, we sat down with advocate Mattie McMillan to have a chat dispelling some myths, addressing some misinformation and a whole lot more!

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Another intense couple of days in Alberta politics!

If the continued fallout from the recording with Danielle Smith's recorded conversation with extremist pastor Artur Pawlowski wasn't enough, this week also saw multiple UCP candidates resign, a UCP Minister who bowed out of politics dance back in, an increase to the carbon tax and apparently the last of the "Last of us" in Alberta!

We break down all of this and more before we open up the conversation to our twitter spaces guests for their thoughts on the events of the week!

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Another intense couple of days in Alberta politics!

If the continued fallout from the recording with Danielle Smith's recorded conversation with extremist pastor Artur Pawlowski wasn't enough, this week also saw multiple UCP candidates resign, a UCP Minister who bowed out of politics dance back in, an increase to the carbon tax and apparently the last of the "Last of us" in Alberta!

We break down all of this and more before we open up the conversation to our twitter spaces guests for their thoughts on the events of the week!

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