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Filipe Masetti has ridden horseback in North and South America from North to South, now he's planning Fairbanks to Calgary to complete the ride.

Join the show as we visit the last town on our rural road trip!

LIBERAL PARTY LEADER DAVID KHAN In our week of chatting with leaders, we'll continue with the leader of the Alberta Liberal Party, David Khan. CANNABIS AN EMERGING INDUSTRY IN ALBERTA Alberta has the second largest legal cannabis market in Canada. Is this a new industry for Alberta? BILL C-69 HEARING A Senate committee in Calgary is holding hearings on Bill C-69. GARBAGE TAGGING IN CALGARY A new p...

A CHAT WITH STEPHEN MANDEL In our week of discussions with the provincial party leaders, we'll kick it off with leader of the Alberta Party, Stephen Mandel. CALGARIANS AGAINST RACISM, VIOLENCE, AND HATE TASK FORCE Calgary's Muslim community is creating a task force against racism, violence and hate, driven by incidents like the New Zealand terror attack. CYBERSECURITY The Communications Security E...

YYC MATTERS We'll chat with Mayor Naheed Nenshi about the electoral battleground that Calgary is and why it matters in the provincial election. FRIDAY FACT CHECK This week's Friday Fact Check will look into the claim that Alberta can just scrap equalization payments. HERITAGE PARK Heritage Park is celebrating ten years since its expansion. We'll chat about what's happening this weekend.

Calgary Mayor Naheed Nenshi joins Joe to discuss the results of the YYC Matters survey and his thoughts on where Alberta's political parties hold issues important to Calgarians.

DEBATE PRIMER WITH LORI WILLIAMS The leaders' debate is this evening and we'll get a primer from MRU professor Lori Williams. SECONDARY SUITES Where are we on secondary suites in Calgary? We'll check-in with councilor Gian-Carlo Carra. INSOLVENCIES IN ALBERTA AT AN ALL-TIME HIGH Insolvencies are at a year-to-date high in 2019, with as many as 40 persons a day claiming bankruptcy. RED MILE PLANS 20...

Join the show as we take you to Turner Valley and Black Diamond, live from the Eau Claire Distillery.

TWITTER AND THE ELECTION A University of Alberta team is investigating the effect that twitter is having on the provincial election. TOLL ROADS: PROS AND CONS The topic of toll roads has been thrown around from various campaigns. We'll look into the pros and cons with an expert. NANCY HIXT - CRIME BEAT We'll check-in with Nancy Hixt about the latest episode of her podcast Crime Beat. LAUGHTER AS M...

HST IN ALBERTA? The Alberta Liberals are floating the idea of a harmonized sales tax. Would this be good for the province and what would it entail? DOWNTOWN OCCUPANCY INCREASES IN Q1 2019 While City Council is discussing shifting taxes to residents due to downtown vacancies, the first quarter of 2019 the occupancy is at a record high since 2014. PROPERTY TAX DAY AT CITY HALL City Hall is discussin...

WHAT WAS MISSING FROM THE CAYLAN FORD INTERVIEW? Rachel Decoste, motivational speaker and expert on race and racism, joins the show to talk about an interview Danielle Smith did with former UCP candidate Caylan Ford Friday morning. FRIDAY FACT CHECK On this edition of the Friday Fact Check, we'll talk about waiting times in hospitals. EARTH HOUR Earth Hour is neigh, where turning off one's lights...

Rachel Decoste, motivational speaker and expert on race and racism, joins the show to talk about an interview Danielle Smith did with former UCP candidate Caylan Ford Friday morning.

PIPELINES: WHERE WE STAND Whether we like it or not, a large issue in the election is pipelines. Will pipelines really be the silver bullet for Alberta's woes? PLANNING FOR CALGARY'S DIGITAL FUTURE Calgary Economic Development in conjunction with the Information and Communications Technology council is releasing a Tech and Digital Skills Gap report to help steer Calgary, its economy, and displace...

Join us as we broadcast live from the Bomber Command Museum of Canada in Nanton, Alberta. We'll talk with the Mayor, local business owners, and other locals about the issues affecting their town on the eve of an election.

GSAs We'll be talking about GSAs, what they are, and who they serve with Director of Affirming Choices, Pam Rocker. CHILDCARE: 6 QUESTIONS FOR THE NDP With the announcement of $25 a day daycare, the Alberta Association of Childcare Operators has six questions about the plan. CANOLA PRODUCERS A growing numb er of farmers are speaking out about the financial impact of the Chinese ban on canola. MOCH...

Pam Rocker, director of Affirming Connections in Calgary, joins Joe to discuss the many issues surrounding GSAs and the threat of the UCP rolling back GSA legislation.

CALGARY BOARD OF EDUCATION We'll chat with the Calgary Board of Education about what they want to see from a new government. ELECTRIC CARS They City if Calgary expects half of its residents to have electric vehicles in 30 years. We'll look into that future and its plausibility with an expert. CHRIS BLOOMER ON PIPELINES With the UCP building their election platform on jobs and pipelines, we ask, "I...

RCMP CHANGE OF GUARD - DEPUTY COMMISSIONER CURTIS ZABLOCKI IS THE 25th COMMANDING OFFICER OF THE ALBERTA RCMP Deputy Commissioner Curtis Zablocki is the new head of the Alberta RCMP. There was a change of command ceremony last week. Zablocki is a 28-year veteran of the RCMP. KILL BILL C-69 - RALLY AT THE OFFICE Canada Action held a rally over the lunch hour (noon today) at the office of Liberal MP...

STAMPEDE TARP AUCTION We're live today from the Calgary Stampede Tarp Auction. JOBS In light of the election, we check-in with Trevor Tombe to get some insight on expectations in Alberta. F--kUp Night YYC We'll talk with a group who hosts events to emphasize the benefits in learning from one's mistakes.

University of Calgary economist Trevor Tombe joins Calgary Today to discuss the current employment situation in Alberta in light of a recent recession and upcoming election.

CARBON TAX With protests in France and the defeat of a climate initiative in Washington State, do policy makers need to be looking at other ways to combat climate change? YOUTH HIRING FAIR The 21st annual Youth Hiring Fair is in Calgary today. DR. RICHARD STARKE The last remaining Progressive Conservative in legislature, Dr. Richard Starke is not running for re-election. We'll get his insight as t...

ELECTION TIME The writ has been dropped and we'll get a reaction from the Chamber of Commerce as well as share comments from the NDP and UCP campaign kick-off rallies. NEW POLICE CHIEF The Calgary Police Commission has named a new Police Chief and we'll chat with him about his new role. WASTE TAGGING The City of Calgary is mulling the idea of charging residents for overflowing rubbish bins on a pe...

THRONE SPEECH WRAP-UP Tom Vernon will join us to wrap up the highlights of the throne speech and talk about the political topics of the day. NEW STARS HELICOPTER The Alberta government is covering the cost of a new helicopter for the STARS air ambulance fleet. JASON KENNEY RESPONDS We went live to a presser held by Jason Kenney to respond to the throne speech. SHOP LOCAL Executive Director Annie M...

SPRINGBANK DRY DAM Minister of Environment and Parks, Shannon Phillips joins the show to talk about the provincial funds allocated to the Springbank Dry Dam project. FLYOVER PARK Parks Foundation Calgary announced today a new park, a revitalization under the 4th avenue flyover. CITY HALL PRAYER VIGIL In response to the killing of 49 (at the time of this writing) people in two mosques in New Zealan...