Marty breaks down the growing anger and harassment aimed at the thousands of canvassers collecting signatures for the Stay Free Alberta independence petition. As Alberta separatism, petition politics and public backlash dominate the conversation, this episode looks at what the hostility on the ground reveals about Alberta’s political mood and the fight over its future.

Regime change must come from within, with signs like defections as critical indicators... Israel seeks more than temporary reprieve after years of trauma.

Derek Fildebrandt, Nigel Hannaford, Cory Morgan and Dave Naylor discuss the political fallout from former CBC host Travis Dhanraj’s testimony before Parliament, raising new questions about bias and internal practices at Canada’s public broadcaster. The panel also examines an NDP MP crossing the floor to the Liberals, the implications of upcoming federal byelections and whether Mark Carney’s shifting position on the Israel-Iran conflict signals deeper uncertainty in Canada’s foreign policy.

Cory talks about how allowing democratic means of pursuing change prevents extremism.

It’s an ill wind that blows no man any good. And sure enough, the Alberta government is getting an immediate boost out of spiking oil prices consequent upon the war in the Middle East. Rob Anderson dismisses union threats, touts oil windfall from Iran war shrinking deficits; wide-ranging chat covers immigration, energy, education.

Cory talks about how Alberta must walk the fiscal responsibility talk.

Derek Fildebrandt, Nigel Hannaford, Cory Morgan, and Dave Naylor discuss Ottawa’s decision to grant expanded rights to the Musqueam First Nation around Vancouver and the growing uncertainty over property rights in B.C. They also debate the escalating Israel-Iran conflict, its geopolitical implications, and how rising oil prices could unexpectedly transform Alberta’s projected $9-billion budget deficit.

Alberta among best places in Canada to invest, if not the world, until we can enact deregulation and usher in economic certainty.'

Derek Fildebrandt, Nigel Hannaford, Cory Morgan, and David Wiechnik break down Alberta’s upcoming slate of referendum questions, from immigration control and Senate reform to the looming independence vote. They examine new polling on Alberta separatism and federal voting intentions, debate controversial free speech rulings out of Quebec and B.C., and question whether Ottawa will ever agree to meaningful constitutional change.

Cory talks about how we can’t stop pressuring the government on the Kamloops hoax until exhumations are done and resolution found.