Cross Border Interviews

Heather McPherson was first elected to represent the riding of Edmonton Strathcona in the House of Commons of Canada in October 2019 and re-elected in September 2021. McPherson is currently serving as the New Democratic Party deputy whip, critic for foreign affairs, critic for international development, and deputy critic for Canadian Heritage. She previously served as deputy House leader. ********...

Jennifer Burgess is an experienced professional and community leader raising a family of 6 kids in Braeside. She has deep roots in the community of Calgary Glenmore, serving her second term as the President of the Braeside Community Association. Politically she has managed campaigns at all levels of government. She is proud of the capacity building and mentorship I have been able to share with tea...

Perhaps few have walked a more unique path. Born at Pasqua Hospital in Regina, Jeff Walters was raised by a loving couple with roots in Saskatchewan going back generations. He is now the leader of the Saskatchewan Liberal Party. Jeff worked his way through university with the help of scholarships and student loans. Specializing in Human Rights, he attained a PhD (ABD) in Sociology. Recruited out o...

he has recently announced that he is running to be the nominee for the Alberta NDP in the riding of Camrose. Tanton said, "The world is rapidly changing, and we need someone who knows and understands the unique opportunities and obstacles we face in the modern world. Rural communities need strong voices with lived experiences in our communities to fight for us as we enter a new, challenging econom...

Last week we awoke on Tuesday Morning with the news that we had a community strike against us on Youtube, which meant that we would not be able to upload our show to Youtube for 7 days. We want to take a todays episode to discuss the lead up to that, and why we have certain guests on our show. *************************************************** Special Cross Border Interviews with Chris Brown Offe...

The Bunbury Players are a company of volunteer theatrical artists in upstate New York who came together to present live digital theatre during the COVID-19 pandemic in 2020. The Bunbury Players continue to present easily accessible theatre free of charge for all to enjoy. We talk about with Interim Executive Director Michael Nichols-Pate, and Artistic Director Garrett D. West about the organizatio...

YYCaesarfest is an event celebrating the Caesar cocktail in the city where it was created. Tickets to the event include entrance, a vote for your favourite Caesar, and access to the YYCaesarfest online map. Sample tickets will be available at the entrance for $2 each with over 80 vendors sampling Caesars, Craft Beverages, Caesar related products, and more! Samples will range from $2 up depending o...

We are posing another question today. Canada formally banned conversion therapy late in 2021, which took effect in early January 2022. The widely discredited practice is aimed at changing a person's sexual orientation or gender identity. The bill defines conversion therapy as any practice, treatment or service designed to change or repress a person's sexual orientation, gender identity or gender e...

If a day in politics is a long time, imagine what a week is like. Today we chat with leader of the Alberta Party Barry Morishita about the biggest news stories here in Alberta. Including Budget 2022, COVID-19, Kenney's fight with Municipalities, The Energy Industry and the ongoing war in Ukraine, the recent discovery of unmarked graves in Northern Alberta, and of course the upcoming by-election in...

It's time to once again shine a spotlight on one of the many community groups and organizations in the city of Calgary. Today's Community Spotlight: Cornerstone Youth Centre Cornerstone Youth Centre (CYC) has been helping youth navigate their ever-changing world, since 1994. CYC introduces life skills and "The 40 Developmental Assets" in order to best inspire and prepare youth for a successful lif...

Rod Taylor is the National Leader of the Christian Heritage Party. Raised in a politically-active family, Taylor has long understood the importance of men and women standing up for what they believe, standing up for the innocent and the helpless and using their freedom of speech to influence society for good. Having worked with his hands all his life, Taylor understands the challenges faced by ave...

After not feeling represented by Alberta politics, Jordan Wilkie stood up for Albertans, the Six Principles of the Green Party and the growing indifference of good people that needed a real option to vote for: A modern and progressive option that can transition our economy into a modern powerhouse, treat our environment that we depend on with respect, revitalize our education and health care syste...

We are back with another great rundown of the biggest news stories in the entertainment industry over the last 30 days! The last 30 days have been chalked full of great entertainment news and some surprises. We talk the with our Entertainment Pundit Michael Nichols-Pate about the biggest surprises and snub of the Oscar nominations, whats going on with Ye (AKA Kanye West), Britney Spears has a tell...

EDITORIAL NOTE: THIS EPISODE WAS RECORDED EARLY IN FEBRUARY 2022 PRIOR TO THE ESCALATIONS IN UKRAINE* With all of our attention on Canadian Politics, and what is going on in Canada. We wanted to take a hard look at "Politics Around the Globe." The next segment in our 'Politics Around the Globe' we take a look at Ukraine. We are happy to have journalist and editor Maria Romanenko. Romanenko speaks...

It's not too hard to look coast to coast to coast to find leadership elections taking place. We have to ask the question where has all the leadership gone. We sit down today to talk about the 11 upcoming leadership races that are taking place right now across Canada, 3 federal and 8 provincially. In a first for the show, Host Christopher Brown dissects the races himself. No guests no banter, just...

It was founded in October of 2019 in Ajax, Ontario by Zubair Hussain, a student who wanted to pursue a goal of spreading the word about political matters. Starting off as a podcast with a list of guests including Former Canadian Prime Minister Kim Campbell and Canadian Senator Wanda Bernard, the initiative quickly grew. The Youth In Politics organization has expanded, growing to a team of 50 and b...

Dave Taylor is a journalist, broadcaster and former politician. Dave began his career at radio stations in London and Ottawa, spending 10 years in Toronto at CHUM and CHUM-FM before coming west in 1985 as News Director at 107 KIK-FM (now Q107). His career in talk radio began in 1995 on CHQR, and over the next nine years his show became popular enough that he actually got elected as a Liberal (!) M...

Road to 2023 is are look at the provincial landscape as we enter the last months before the 2023 Alberta provincial election. With just over a week until the return of the Alberta Legislature we talk what the parties need to do, where the parties go, and whats next for the province of Alberta. Alberta political commentator Deirdre Mitchell-MacLean of Women of ABpoli #PoliticalRND chats with us abo...

It's time to shine a spotlight on one of the many community groups in the city of Calgary. Today's Community Spotlight: The Mustard Seed The Mustard Seed is a Christian non-profit organization that has been caring for individuals experiencing homelessness and poverty since 1984. Operating in five cities across Alberta and British Columbia, The Mustard Seed is a supportive haven where people can ha...

According to their website, there is no political party in Canada that has a balanced approach to critical issues faced by all Canadians today, and hence there is dire need of a political platform which provides Centrist, the most practical and pragmatic approach to problems faced by Canadians. Centrist Party’s vision is to provide transparent government leading to economic prosperity and strong u...

Isaias Nolasco is 14 years of age and has a passion for politics. He got his start during the 2015 general election federally. Since then he has found his party, and the leader he believes will best lead Canada. We talk about meeting Maxime Bernier the leader of the PPC Party and how he hopes more kids get involved in politics going forward. *************************************************** Foll...

Naomi Rankin is the current leader of the Communist Party of Alberta in Alberta, Canada. She has been leader of the Communist Party since 1992 and has run in every provincial and federal election in Alberta since 1982, for the Communist Party (Alberta) or the Communist Party of Canada. Rankin has run in many of Edmonton's ridings. She sits down with the show today to talk about Alberta politics an...

We are posing another question today. The Majority of School Boards in Alberta have said No, the opposition has been vocal in it's opposition to it, but the Alberta Government is still looking at moving forward with it's proposed K-6 Draft Curriculum. According to Alberta Education, Parents and teachers have waited a long time for a curriculum that brings a renewed focus to literacy, numeracy, cit...

The Conservative Party of Canada has shown Erin O'Toole the door and is looking to set a new path forward after a turbulent few months. Erin O'Toole woke Wednesday morning fighting for his job and his political life. In a 73-45 vote in a secret ballot, the Conservative Caucus said enough was enough and turfed the Durham MP as Leader of the CPC. Today we chat with Jacquie Fenske former MLA for Fort...

It's time to once again shine a spotlight on one of the many community groups and organizations in the city of Calgary. Today's Community Spotlight: Heritage Calgary Heritage Calgary mandate is to advise Council on all matters relating to Calgary’s heritage, evaluate potential historic sites, maintain Calgary’s inventory of evaluated historic resources, and promote public awareness of our shared h...