It's supposed to be summer. Instead, Alberta is in the middle of a bike lane battle.

Alberta Minister of Transportation and Economic Corridors Devin Dreeshen joins Erika Barootes to break down why the province is stepping in for Albertans, how conversations with Calgary and Edmonton's mayors are going, and what's coming this fall.

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Gitane De Silva, former CEO of the Canada Energy Regulator and former Deputy Minister of Alberta, joins Erika Barootes to break down the West Coast pipeline announcement, what Smith and Carney standing together at Stampede actually signals, and what all of it means before Alberta's October separation referendum.

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Senator Scott Tannas, one of only five senators in Canadian history appointed after winning a public election, joins Erika Barootes to talk Senate reform, why he left the Conservative caucus, and what it'll actually take to get Indigenous economic reconciliation moving.

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Did Premier Smith's new $100 energy rebate just replace a better deal with a worse one? 

Kris Sims, Alberta Director of the Canadian Taxpayers Federation, joins Erika Barootes to break down the new Alberta Energy Rebate, why it's replacing the automatic fuel tax relief program that cut up to 13 cents a litre at the pump, and why even traditionally conservative-friendly groups are pushing back.

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Is Alberta serious about separation, or is it just Ottawa's worst nightmare? Cory Morgan, founder of Pathway to Independence, columnist and show host at the Western Standard, joins Erika Barootes to dive into Alberta’s independence movement, what federalism owes the West, and what Premier Danielle Smith is really up to.

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Co-host of the Hotel Pacifico Podcast and Partner and CEO at Kirk & Co, Mike McDonald joins Erika to break down the B.C. Conservative leadership election, the downfall of David Eby’s NDP and how experience translates to leadership. 

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New West Public Affairs partner, Shift Media managing partner and a co-founder of the Vote to Stay movement Matt Solberg joins Erika to break down Premier Smith's referendum announcement, the court rulings that threw Alberta's separatist petition into chaos, and what the Western premiers meeting could mean for Alberta's place in Confederation.

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Mobilize Media Group founder Jeff Ballingall joins Erika to break down Spencer Pratt's AI-powered LA mayoral campaign and the lessons every Canadian political campaigner should be taking from it. 

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Conservative MP Billy Morin, Shadow Minister for Indigenous Services and the youngest former Chief in Enoch Cree Nation history, joins Erika Barootes to break down DRIPA, David Eby's role in it, the tension between Indigenous rights and property rights, and what a meaningful path forward actually looks like.

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Former MP and Upstream Strategy Group Principal Damien Kurek joins Erika Barootes for a candid conversation about Canadian politics, the decisions that define a career, and what it really takes to build a country that works for everyone, including the West.

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