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On another live episode of The Breakdown, minutes after the results we hosted a town hall on twitter spaces to try and figure out what the election of Danielle Smith as UCP Leader means for the future of Alberta and democracy! In this extended episode, we heard from a number of engaged Alberta’s in a conversation that evolved from the starting point of Smiths election to a much deeper conversation...

On this live episode of The Breakdown We update Danielle Smith and her vaccine go fund me debacle continues, Justice Minister Tyler Shandro asking the RCMP to not enforce the law, Doctors reaching a deal with the province, UCP Policy Resolutions, the appeal to develop Grassy Slopes is denied and more! As always, if you appreciate the kind of content that we’re trying to produce here at The Breakdo...

On this episode we revisit how The Breakdown came to be and what the immediate future for our little show holds. You can help at https://gofund.me/e47e0ea1

On this live episode of The Breakdown and with government shut down following the death of the Queen, we take a bit of a deep dive on two stories to try and make sense of things! FIrst we unpack all of the twists and turns of the scandal surrounding the appointment and then the revocation of he appointment of the chair of the Alberta Human Rights Commission. From there, we do a very deep dive into...

Danielle Smith is running to be the new leader of the UCP, which will in turn make her the new Premier of Alberta. But there’s more than a few questions that she has refused to answer. On this episode we sit down with founder of The National Telegraph Wyatt Claypool to not only get his take as a very conservative voter on what the concerns are with Smith, but we also get into the gofundme scandal...

The Breakdown - Sunday Live edition! Another live episode so big, we had to split it into two! In Part One of this episode we are proud to present our regular weekly round up of some of the biggest stories of the week, including Mount Queen Elisabeth, ALL the the UCP Leadership things, fact check a bunch of lies from a certain UCP Leadership Candidate , a scoop on who ACTUALLY de-indexed AISH and...

The Breakdown - Sunday Live edition! Another live episode so big, we had to split it into two! In Part One of this episode we are proud to present our regular weekly round up of some of the biggest stories of the week, including Mount Queen Elisabeth, ALL the the UCP Leadership things, fact check a bunch of lies from a certain UCP Leadership Candidate , a scoop on who ACTUALLY de-indexed AISH and...

On this episode we sit down with psychologist, advocate and artist Dr. Angela Grace! Dr Grace has been advocating for better curriculum and after being asked by multiple NDP MLA’s and candidates to consider running, she threw her hat into the ring seeking a nomination candidacy! And then, despite there being no constitutional mechanism to allow for it, her candidacy was rejected! Dr Grace sat down...

he Breakdown - Special Solar Flare edition! (Part 2) Our weekly live episode this week had more technical challenges than any episode in recent memory, and required more than a little bit of editing to make presentable, so we’re splitting it into two parts! In Part one, we presented our regular weekly round up of some of the biggest stories of the week, including Alberta Day, the UCP Leadership de...

he Breakdown - Special Solar Flare Special Edition! (Part 1) Our weekly live episode this week had more technical challenges than any episode in recent memory, and required more than a little bit of editing to make presentable, so we’re splitting it into two parts! In Part one, we present our regular weekly round up of some of the biggest stories of the week, including Alberta Day, the UCP Leaders...

The EMS Crisis in Alberta has been making the news for quite some time now, with news outlets reporting stories of extremely long times for ambulances to arrive at an emergency, or even worse, increasing stories about no ambulances being available. To get a better understanding of what’s going on, we sat down for a conversation with citizen FOIPer and Paramedic Ryan Middleton! Ryan has been FOIPin...

On our weekly live episode we are not only round up some of the events of the week, but we are also doing a deep dive on the recent APP/The Rebel UCP Leadership forum/debate, and there’s some quotes from the candidates you won’t want to miss! After that, we’re joined by our new regular commentator, the one and only Deirdre Mitchell-MacLean to take a look at the what the impact the debate, the grea...

With the front running candidate for the UCP Leadership Race seeming to bet her entire campaign on a piece of legislation that she claims will allow her to choose what federal laws to follow (supported by a provincial police force she says she will direct), we sat down with Lawyer and Associate Law Professor Martin Z. Olszynski to get a better idea of what this act means and what the implications...

On our weekly live episode we are joined by our new regular commentator, the one and only Deirdre Mitchell-MacLean to take a look at the what the impact of Danielle Smith announcing that she won’t be seeking an MLA seat in a by election, what a provincial police force would potentially mean for Albertans, and we take another look at the Alberta Sovereignty Act, the Alberta Prosperity Project and w...

On this episode, we sit down for a conversation on AISH with AISH advocate Don Slater! Don Slater is an AISH recipient, a stage 4 cancer patient and one of the most amazing conversationalists that we have had on the show! In this episode, we debunk some AISH myths as well as talk about what the future of AISH could and probably should look like. As always, if you appreciate the kind of content tha...

On our weekly live episode we take a look at the latest twists and turns in the UCP leadership race, the scandal surround the UCP Essay contest, and we take a bit of a deep dive on the Alberta Prosperity Project! Plus we’re joined by a few folks from our twitter spaces who share their thoughts on the events of the week! As always, if you appreciate the kind of content that we’re trying to produce...

Dr. Robert Ascah has a stunning amount of experience in Economics and Public Policy. Holding multiple degrees, experience as the director of The Institute for Public Economics at the U of A and someone who oversaw the transition of ATB into a provincial corporation, her brings a staggering amount of experience and knowledge to the table. As someone who has worked in both the public and private sec...

On our weekly live episode we talk about Canada’s ranking for quality of life, pediatric vaccines, the UCP Leadership debates, the Liberal leadership race, and we have a groundbreaking interview with NotDanielle Smith! As always, if you appreciate the kind of content that we’re trying to produce here at The Breakdown, please consider signing up as a monthly supporter at our patreon site at www.pat...

On our weekly live episode we talk pipelines, 4th doses, COVID comeback, UCP Walkbacks and gas prices and we take a look at Danielle Smiths doubling down on her race to the bottom with her hour long special on woo medicine and where she wants to take “health care” in Alberta. As always, if you appreciate the kind of content that we’re trying to produce here at The Breakdown, please consider signin...

On our weekly live episode we talk Carbon Tax Rebates, Alberta (Heritage?) Day, healthcare in Alberta, the Thomas Dang affair and apparent NDP cover up, and a deep dive on Danielle Smiths week where we try and sort out if she’s somehow set a record for being wrong about things (like facts and stuff)! As always, if you appreciate the kind of content that we’re trying to produce here at The Breakdow...

On our weekly live episode we take a look at COVID numbers during Stampede, Convoy Commander being denied bail, the healthcare crisis, and an extended update of the UCP Leadership Race! As always, if you appreciate the kind of content that we’re trying to produce here at The Breakdown, please consider signing up as a monthly supporter at our patreon site at www.patreon.com/thebreakdownab, and if y...

On our weekly live episode we take a look at UCP Accounting Errors, the Safe SUpply report, The Alberta Provincial Police Force, Supportive Housing and update on the UCP Leadership Race! As always, if you appreciate the kind of content that we’re trying to produce here at The Breakdown, please consider signing up as a monthly supporter at our patreon site at www.patreon.com/thebreakdownab, and if...

In this episode we sit down with another UCP Leadership candidate and MLA for Chestermere-Strathmore, Leela Aheer. Not only do we get into what inspired her to run, but we also ask some hard questions about the legislative history of the UCP, what direction she would like to lead the party and how she would address the division that exists inside the UCP. As always, if you appreciate the kind of c...

On our weekly live episode we talked a look at the impact of Roe V Wade, the fallout of the first UCP leadership candidate panel, the quietest cabinet appointments in recent memory, NDP nominations and we have a chat with strategist and campaign manager Sarah Biggs! As always, if you appreciate the kind of content that we’re trying to produce here at The Breakdown, please consider signing up as a...

With the race to elect Alberta’s Premier through the UCP race kicking into gear, we’ve invited all UCP leadership candidates to sit down for an interview and we’re excited to present the first in that series! Bill Rock is the mayor of Amisk and while he has previously run for the Wildrose, he’s jumping all the way into provincial politics with a leadership bid! We sat down with Bill for a conversa...