We're all about transparency...but are Sunshine Lists the right way to go about it? Alberta Health Services just released its annual list of employees earning over $140k/year. Ryan hashes it out with Charles Adler (46:40) in our first episode back from the Canada Day long weekend. 

6:45 | Happy 4th of July to our American audience members! We kick off this episode with a trip down memory lane - Johnny's early days in Dade County, Florida and Chuck's time down in Boston. Is Joe Biden "too old" to win another election? We tee up Biden v. Trump 2.0, and what that might mean for the US and the rest of the world. 

28:00 | Is the Conservative brand *always* going to be associated with being "Albertan"? Can the Alberta NDP do anything to change that? 

41:10 | Are plastic bag bans the right way to change behaviour and save the planet? The guys take a look at Edmonton's new law implemented over the weekend, and what it'll mean for businesses and consumers. 

46:40 | If you work for Alberta Health Services and make more than $141,183 per year, your salary details have just been released to the public. The annual disclosure allows everyday citizens to understand the bottom line implications of firing the AHS board, for example, but it comes at a cost. Should the practice continue? 

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CHECK OUT THE AHS SUNSHINE LIST: https://www.albertahealthservices.ca/about/page13093.aspx

1:03:15 | Thousands of people are lucky to be alive after a big tornado ripped through central Alberta over the weekend, destroying multiple homes and killing livestock. We take a look at some of the remarkable video captured by local residents. 

1:05:30 | Charles has a big announcement, and he makes it on this episode of Real Talk! 

1:21:30 | We absolutely love this story of Alberta bison roaming free around Chief Mountain on Blackfeet Nation land near Glacier National Park in Montana. Thanks to Laurel, who submitted this week's edition of Positive Reflections presented by Kuby Energy! 

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