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Episode 7.26 - Independent Candidate Bonnie Critchley!
You asked for it, you got it!With Dr Bratt laying out an exceptional argument for how relevant the federal byelection is in Battle River - Crowfoot is to Alberta Politics on our last episode, we sat down with Independent candidate Bonnie Critchley to learn more about who she is, why she's running and a whole lot more!Separatism! The Alberta Next Panels! Gun Laws! And...Thor and Tractor subscriptions!(For real though, the tractor subscriptions part is a part you don't want to miss!)If you're able to support our legal defense fund to fight back against the $6 Million lawsuit against us by Sam Mraiche, the man who imported Vanch masks and the Turkish Tylenot as well as who hosted MLA's and Ministers in his skybox as he had business with the government...You can do that at www.savethebreakdownab.ca!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 we can now accept e-transfers at [email protected]!If you're listening to the audio version of our podcast, please consider leaving us a review and a rating, and don't forget to like and follow us on Bluesky, Twitter, Instagram and Threads!
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Episode 7.25 - Alberta Politics with Political Scientist Dr Duane Bratt!
It's time to bring in an expert!Summer is usually a time for Alberta Politics to slow down, but this summer is definitely an exception! With Danielle Smith launching her Alberta Next panel, the PC Party relaunching, legal actions left right and center and federal politics invading the provincial scene, we sat down with Political Scientist Dr. Duane Bratt to try and make sense of it all!If you're able to support our legal defense fund to fight back against the $6 Million lawsuit against us by Sam Mraiche, the man who imported Vanch masks and the Turkish Tylenot as well as who hosted MLA's and Ministers in his skybox as he had business with the government...You can do that at www.savethebreakdownab.ca!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 we can now accept e-transfers at [email protected]!If you're listening to the audio version of our podcast, please consider leaving us a review and a rating, and don't forget to like and follow us on Bluesky, Facebook, Twitter, Instagram and Threads!
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Bonus Episode - Burning Jasper Again!
The town of Jasper just released a report on the wildfire that burned down almost a third of the town, but Danielle Smith isn't having any of it!With the report informed by the on the ground debriefings of firefighters and emergency management team members, there's plenty of things to improve on with future responses, but the concern that the the province making demands delayed decisions during the response has Danielle Smith trying to retcon what happened!So we take a look!If you're able to support our legal defense fund to fight back against the $6 Million lawsuit against us by Sam Mraiche, the man who imported Vanch masks and the Turkish Tylenot as well as who hosted MLA's and Ministers in his skybox as he had business with the government...You can do that at www.savethebreakdownab.ca!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 we can now accept e-transfers at [email protected]!If you're listening to the audio version of our podcast, please consider leaving us a review and a rating, and don't forget to like and follow us on Bluesky, Facebook, Twitter, Instagram and Threads!
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Episode 7.24 - July 13th, 2025 Alberta Politics Roundup!
*Editors note - The Audio on the first 4 minutes is a little wonky, it gets better though, don't worry!It's been two weeks since our last Alberta Politics Roundup so there's a lot to catch up on!We start with a look at the recent changes to AISH before we catch up on what's going on with water in Alberta, take a look at Premier Danielle Smith's weaponization of immigration, the Alberta Next Panel, the new (ish?) PC Party, books bans and the recent court injunction stopping Danielle Smith's anti-choice healthcare actions!If you're able to support our legal defense fund to fight back against the $6 Million lawsuit against us by Sam Mraiche, the man who imported Vanch masks and the Turkish Tylenot as well as who hosted MLA's and Ministers in his skybox as he had business with the government...You can do that at www.savethebreakdownab.ca!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 we can now accept e-transfers at [email protected]!If you're listening to the audio version of our podcast, please consider leaving us a review and a rating, and don't forget to like and follow us on Bluesky, Facebook, Twitter, Instagram and Threads!
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Alberta's Book Ban - Bonus Mashup Episode!
With the UCP Government rolling out its wide reaching book ban policy, we're presenting a special mashup of our coverage up until the ban was fully revealed. This includes the June 1st segment addressing the underlying issues behind the bans and how they're almost certainly going to cause harm AND the June 22nd segment with our FOIP that revealed that the UCP not only used American and religious book ban lists to inform their policy, but also how the claims they made about the schools these books were in were not just inflammatory, they were profoundly misleading!If you're able to support our legal defense fund to fight back against the $6 Million lawsuit against us by Sam Mraiche, the man who imported Vanch masks and the Turkish Tylenot as well as who hosted MLA's and Ministers in his skybox as he had business with the government...You can do that at www.savethebreakdownab.ca!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 we can now accept e-transfers at [email protected]!If you're listening to the audio version of our podcast, please consider leaving us a review and a rating, and don't forget to like and follow us on Bluesky, Facebook, Twitter, Instagram and Threads!
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