Launching Season TWO of PRnD, Deirdre Mitchell-MacLean brings Robbie Kreger-Smith, Mark Taylor, and Scott Harold Payne together where we discuss whether non-UCP supporters can work to ensure a UCP government is "one and done"; whether simplistic messaging is the key or the noose and, well, you decide :)

Drs Trevor Tombe and Blake Shaffer from the University of Calgary join Deirdre Mitchell-MacLean to talk about Alberta's relaunch strategy and the expedited drop in corporate sales tax. Sometimes, you just need more than 280 characters to have a conversation.

Alberta's Fair Deal Panel report was released and what did we learn? Alberta wants to be more like Quebec if we're going to stay in Canada. Dr. Melanee Thomas from the University of Calgary was analyzing data for CBC's Road Ahead series on the recent Fair Deal questions, Doug Griffiths, former Progressive Conservative MLA was on a committee in 2002-03 asking the same questions, and Dr. Herb Emery researched these questions since 1993 (23 years) at the University of Calgary, join Deirdre Mitchell-MacLean to discuss their thoughts. Three experiences, three perspectives, one great conversation.

Mark Taylor and Deirdre Mitchell-MacLean look at slacktivism - social media has its fair share of keyboard warriors but who's actually doing the work? Who is getting results, and how?

Mark Taylor and Deirdre Mitchell-MacLean are making up for a week - who is Angela Pitt targeting with the autonomous Alberta posts? Is Kenney trying to run Canada from Edmonton? Is Doug Ford taking his marching orders from Kenney? Why does Canada approve drugs more slowly than the U.S.? All this... and more...

Mark and Deirdre discuss federal wage subsidies for business and non-profits being accessed by political parties and reminisce about the per vote subsidy of not long ago.

With the reappearance of the Wildrose and the hefty number of former Wildrose MLAs who are not in the leader's circle, how likely is it a third party could enter the legislature via floor crossings? Mark and Deirdre take a walk in la la land in this unfounded and completely speculative episode. (Referenced episode: the one Deirdre forgot to name - 2020 Mark and Max final).

If the leader's brand is stronger than the party's, what happens after they leave? Mark and Deirdre ponder the future of both the parties of Harper and May, Kenney's UCP, and way back in the days when red tories weren't forced to vote liberal.

Mark and Deirdre do a little sleuthing to find out who is easing COVID restrictions - from Germany to New Zealand, Canada to the U.S. - some look great and others look a mess. Bonus feature: how the CFL could still make a play this year...

Emma May and Roger Baker join Deirdre to talk about the politics - and law - of bans. "We're all law-abiding citizens - until we're not," Emma.