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Today on the Alberta Roundup with Rachel Emmanuel, Rachel discusses Prime Minister Justin Trudeau’s troubled visit to the Calgary Stampede. First, Premier Danielle Smith rejected his net zero electricity grid by 2035 target, and then Trudeau decided to try cooking for the first time. A Liberal rally also went awry when protesters showed up. Finally, Rachel has an announcement to share and she addr...

This week on the Alberta Roundup with Rachel Emmanuel, Rachel analyzes what CBC News got wrong earlier this year and why their response doesn’t go far enough. Rachel also reveals the hidden cost to Canadian taxpayers in Bill C-18. Finally, Rachel reads some of your comments from last week. Tune into the Alberta Roundup now! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Today on the Alberta Roundup with Rachel Emmanuel, Rachel is joined by Kris Sims, the Alberta Director of the Canadian Taxpayers Federation, Rachel and Kris discuss Bill C-18 and the hidden cost to Canadian taxpayers. Also on the show, Rachel and Kris dive into the federal government’s new Clean Fuel Regulations which came into effect on Saturday. Happy Canada Day! A new tax from the Liberal gover...

This week on the Alberta Roundup with Rachel Emmanuel, Rachel discusses the Alberta government’s response to the federal government’s new Clean Fuel Regulations. Also this week, Alberta Premier Danielle Smith was accused of “stalling” the transition to clean energy. Rachel also has an exclusive interview with a Canadian woman who’s seeking treatment in the US after being denied an organ transplant...

On this special episode of the Alberta Roundup, Rachel Emmanuel interviews Sheila Annette Lewis — a Canadian woman who’s been denied an organ transplant because she refused the Covid-19 vaccine. An Alberta appeal court has said it is a virtually certainty Lewis will die without the transplant. Lewis has recently been given a new hope by an American hospital which has agreed to give her the transpl...

This week on The Alberta Roundup with Rachel Emmanuel, Rachel announces that a dying unvaccinated woman has been given new hope by an American hospital, but she’ll need to fundraise over half a million dollars. Rachel also breaks down Alberta Premier Danielle Smith’s meeting with federal counterparts to discuss energy policy. And, the UCP government followed through on its campaign promise to paus...

This week on The Alberta Roundup with Rachel Emmanuel, Rachel discusses Alberta Premier Danielle Smith’s revelation that she’s prepared to form a coalition with like-minded provinces to fight the Trudeau government’s energy policies. Rachel also breaks down Meta’s responses to Smith’s claims that she was briefly banned from Facebook. Finally, Rachel reveals that Alberta NDP leader Rachel Notley is...

This week on the Alberta Roundup with Rachel Emmanuel, Rachel discusses Alberta Premier Danielle Smith’s latest pledge to hire outside arson investigators to look into the 175 wildfires that have no known cause. Rachel also takes a quick look at the new cabinet, and the official election results which includes new numbers for two recounts. Finally, Rachel has some shocking news about Calgary city...

This week on the Alberta Roundup with Rachel Emmanuel, Rachel discusses the Alberta election results, including some of the close ridings. She also takes a look at the left melting down over Danielle Smith’s re-elected UCP government. Finally, Rachel discusses a new course being offered to student in St. Albert and responds to some of your comments. Tune into the Alberta Roundup now! Learn more ab...

As the final week of the 2023 Alberta provincial election campaign comes to a close, Rachel Emmanuel is joined by Canadian Taxpayers Federation Alberta Director Kris Sims, Crestview Strategies Senior Campaign Strategist Evan Menzies, and UCP Senior Campaign Advisor Erika Barootes to discuss the top campaign moments of the week. UCP leader Danielle Smith announced that her reelected government woul...

With week three of the 2023 Alberta provincial election campaign coming to a close, Rachel Emmanuel is joined by Canadian Taxpayers Federation Alberta Director Kris Sims, Crestview Strategies Senior Campaign Strategist Evan Menzies, and UCP Senior Campaign Advisor Erika Barootes to discuss the top campaign moments of the week. UCP leader Danielle Smith announced a novel policy to deal with the add...

With week two of the 2023 Alberta provincial election campaign coming to a close, Rachel Emmanuel is joined by Canadian Taxpayers Federation Alberta Director Kris Sims, Crestview Strategies Senior Campaign Strategist Evan Menzies, and UCP Senior Campaign Advisor Erika Barootes to discuss the top campaign moments of the week. UCP leader Danielle Smith was noticeably absent this week to respond to t...

With week one of the 2023 Alberta provincial election campaign coming to a close, Rachel Emmanuel is joined by the Canadian Taxpayers’ Federation Alberta Director Kris Sims and Crestview Strategies Senior Campaign Strategist Evan Menzies to discuss the top campaign moments of the week. Rachel, Evan and Kris discuss the top themes emerging from the campaign, and how UCP leader Danielle Smith’s pled...

This week on the Alberta Roundup with Rachel Emmanuel, Rachel catches up with the Canadian Coalition for Firearms Rights spokesperson Tracey Wilson for an update on their legal challenge of Prime Minister Justin Trudeau’s order in council which banned over 1,500 models of firearms. Wilson gives an update on the case and reveals whether she thinks the federal court will rule in favour of the CCFR....

This week on the Alberta Roundup with Rachel Emmanuel, Rachel analyzes Alberta NDP leader Rachel Notley’s decision to blacklist reporters she doesn’t like and the Independent Press Gallery’s response. Also on the show, Rachel discusses a new United Conservative Party government proposal which would seek involuntary treatment for drug addicts who are a harm to themselves or others. What’s your take...

This week on the Alberta Roundup with Rachel Emmanuel, Rachel discusses the Alberta government’s new memorandum of understanding with Saskatchewan and Manitoba. Later in the show, Rachel covers Conservative leader Pierre Poilievre’s visit to Edmonton and his thoughts on public safety and the Canadian Press. Rachel wants to know what you think of Poilievre’s media strategy. Also on the show, Rachel...

This week on the Alberta Roundup with Rachel Emmanuel, Rachel discusses Alberta Premier Danielle Smith’s legal notice to CBC News. Rachel also covers rising crime statistics in Calgary and Edmonton, and Calgary Mayor Jyoti Gondek’s response to a tough question about her record on defunding the police. Finally, Rachel has an important update about election tabulators being used in the upcoming prov...

This week on the Alberta Roundup with Rachel Emmanuel, Rachel discusses Alberta Premier Danielle Smith’s comments hinting at a possible lawsuit against CBC. Also on the show, Rachel talks how the Independence party turfed former leader Artur Pawlowski. And finally, Rachel discusses whether electronic tabulators will have a role in the upcoming provincial election. Tune into the Alberta Roundup now...

This week on the Alberta Roundup with Rachel Emmanuel, Rachel discusses Alberta Premier Danielle Smith’s plans to win big cities like Edmonton and Calgary in the upcoming spring election. Also on the show, Rachel explains what provincial governments said to Canada’s top court this week as they argued against Bill C-69. Finally, an Alberta cabinet minister has announced they won’t seek reelection t...

This week on the Alberta Roundup with Rachel Emmanuel, Rachel interviews Calgary Pastor Derek Reimer who was arrested and charged after protesting at a drag queen story hour at a public library. Rachel and Reimer discussed his case, as well as a new bylaw in Calgary which prohibits “specified” protesters from coming within 100-metres of a public building, and which expands the harassment bylaw to...

This week on the Alberta Roundup with Rachel Emmanuel, Rachel covers the Alberta government saying it has no plans to take in illegal border crosses entering at Roxham Road in Quebec. The crossers are currently straining resources in Quebec and Ontario and now some are being sent to the Maritimes. Also on the show, a new Abacus Data poll shows that the Alberta NDP are tied with the UCP ahead of Ma...

This week on the Alberta Roundup with Rachel Emmanuel, Rachel discusses Derek Reimer, pastor for Calgary’s Mission 7 Ministries, who was arrested and charged this week with mischief and causing a disturbance following a protest at a drag queen story hour event. Rachel also delves into the details of Alberta NDP leader Rachel Notley’s TikTok account. Notley is still using TikTok, while federal coun...

This week on the Alberta Roundup with Rachel Emmanuel, Rachel discusses a couple major announcements made at the Alberta Recovery Conference earlier this week — including Premier Danielle Smith’s revelation that Budget 2023 holds $275 million in funding for the mental health and addiction’s office. Rachel also touched on a sole-source, three-month contract worth $72,500 awarded to a marketing age...

Conservative leader Pierre Poilievre has sided with the Alberta government in their opposition to the Trudeau government’s “Just Transition” proposal, which aims to move workers from the oil and gas sector to “greener” jobs. Meanwhile, Alberta Premier Danielle Smith is following up on her meeting with Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, in which she raised the province’s concerns with the feds’ controv...

This week on The Alberta Roundup, Rachel discusses the awkward handshake between Alberta Premier Danielle Smith and Prime Minister Justin Trudeau during their first encounter earlier this week. Smith also raised her concerns about the feds’ “Just Transition” proposal directly with the prime minister. Plus, Alberta is expecting to ink a 10-year healthcare funding deal with Ottawa. This comes after...