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Today's guests: Joe Roberts, Managing Director of Defense & Foreign Affairs for Winston Wilmont Public Affairs William Robson, CEO - CD Howe Institute Trevor Tombe, Professor of Economics - University of Calgary / Research Fellow - School of Public Policy John MacLaverty, Director - "Loch Ness: They Created a Monster" Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Previous episodes
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5627 - Israel responds to Iran attack; Why Canada's living standards are slipping; Capital gains tax changes; "Loch Ness: They Created a Monster"Fri, 19 Apr 2024
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5626 - Fdeeral budget misses the mark on growth & productivity; Why impartiality matters for the Governor-General; Gambling scandal rocks NBA; "The Last Video Store"Thu, 18 Apr 2024
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5625 - Municipal affairs minister on Bill 18; Analysis of the impact of Bill 18; Revelations from the foreign interference inquiry; Returning carbon tax dollars to small businessesThu, 11 Apr 2024
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5624 - Bank of Canada holds rate steady; Jane Philpott, "Health for All"; More problems for Ottawa's gun buyback; Debunking Kurt Cobain conspiraciesWed, 10 Apr 2024
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5623 - Ottawa taken to court over UNWRA funding; Why we can’t seem to get things done in Canada; Alberta's approach to addiction & recoveryFri, 05 Apr 2024
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5622 - Canada's stagnant wage growth; Balancing low electricity prices & investor confidence; Ottawa's misguided approach to nicotineThu, 04 Apr 2024
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5621 - Why we need both recovery and harm-reduction; Giving municipalities access to income taxes; New images of our galaxy's massive black holeTue, 02 Apr 2024
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5620 - "Love To Hate: Nickleback" - Leigh BrooksTue, 26 Mar 2024
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5619 - Tough talk from Ottawa on nicotine pouches; Comparing different carbon pricing systems; Bad news in latest Happiness Index; Daily pay?Thu, 21 Mar 2024
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5618 - Free the hostages; Carbon Tax election?; How Bill C-63 threatens free speech; Canada urged to stop forced-labour imports after North Korea / China revelationsWed, 20 Mar 2024
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5617 - Disappointment over Parliament's vote on Israel-Hamas motion; What Ukraine looks like two years into the war; Double gas tax hit coming April 1st?; Challenges facing Alberta’s small towns; Canada’s declining electricity abundanceTue, 19 Mar 2024
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5616 - The problems with the NDP's Israel-Hamas motion; AUC report undercuts government rationale for new renewables policyMon, 18 Mar 2024
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5615 - Rob Harvilla, "60 Songs That Explain the 90sMon, 18 Mar 2024
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5614 - How History and Reality will inevitably catch-up to Vladimir PutinFri, 15 Mar 2024
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5613 - 500 Days in the Wild - An epic trek across the Trans Canada TrailFri, 15 Mar 2024
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5612 - New poll shows hardening attitudes on immigration; Lessons from Ontario's embrace of private sports betting; Putting a price tag on corporate welfare; The case against DSTTue, 12 Mar 2024
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5611 - Treating Canada's airline industry as a "Cash-Cow" instead of an "Essential Service"Fri, 08 Mar 2024
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5610 - UN report finds "clear and convincing evidence" of Hamas use of sexual violenceTue, 05 Mar 2024
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5609 - Alberta's Corb Lund releases new album "El Viejo"Mon, 04 Mar 2024
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5608 - The legacy and impact of Brian Mulroney; Reaction and analysis of the Alberta budgetFri, 01 Mar 2024
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5607 - Pharmacare bill revealed; Concerns over online harms bill; Reaction to new renewables policy; Unpaid oil & gas taxes; 40-year anniversary of P.E.T.'s "walk in the snow"Thu, 29 Feb 2024
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5606 - Analyzing the Online Harms Bill; The pitfalls of pharmacare; Calls for stricter nicotine regulationsTue, 27 Feb 2024
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5605 - Case of hockey cards sells for over $5million; "Rogers v. Rogers: The Battle for Control of Canada’s Telecom Empire"; Alberta's Pharmacare Opt-OutMon, 26 Feb 2024
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5604 - 2nd anniversary of Russia's invasion of Ukraine; Lynx Airlines going out of businessFri, 23 Feb 2024
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5603 - Dr. Jen Gunter- "Blood"; Balancing internet freedom with protecting children; Is US support for Ukraine waning?; The risks of capping interest ratesWed, 21 Feb 2024
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5602 - "Navalny" producer reflects on the death of the Russian opposition leaderTue, 20 Feb 2024
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5601 - Canada not building enough homes; Concerns over Bill S-210; Major allergy breakthrough; Study examines impact of DEI; How spending restraint could balance budgetTue, 13 Feb 2024
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5600 - Recall petition launched against Calgary mayor; Potential impact of oil & gas emissions cap; Traceable "safer supply"; Trans athletes & female sports; Alberta drought fearsThu, 08 Feb 2024
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5599 - Rachel Notley resigns; Concern grows over fate of Israel hostages; Calgary's single-item bylaw; Canada's grim economic pictureTue, 16 Jan 2024
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5598 - Irwin Cotler on ICJ case against Israel; US & UK strike Houthi rebels; Carbon tax & home heating; Concern over AB childcare planFri, 12 Jan 2024
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5597 - Sturgeon Refinery costs; Heated tobacco products; Economy & immigration; State of global democracy; Tax fairness for second incomesThu, 11 Jan 2024
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5596 - Comedian Taylor WilliamsonWed, 10 Jan 2024
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5595 - Mistakes the BoC needs to avoid in 2024 ; Russian activist Maria Kartasheva faces deportation from Canada; Rescuing memories from old film rolls; A new era of lunar explorationTue, 09 Jan 2024
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5594 - Canada increasingly seen as unserious; Future of Canada-China relations; Canada seeks to deport former Iran official; The need for a Plan B on climate policyWed, 03 Jan 2024
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5593 - CEO Pay: How much is too much?; Canada's economic outlook for 2024; How doctors can screen for problem drinking; The impact of vacines on SARS-CoV-2Tue, 02 Jan 2024
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5592 - Russia launches aerial attack on UkraineTue, 02 Jan 2024
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5591 - Russia launches massive missile attack on Ukraine; Feds promise "renewed" new housing policy; Canada's population growthFri, 29 Dec 2023
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5590 - Michael Geist on C-18 & S-210; Senate passes gun control bill; Toronto votes to remove Dundas nameFri, 15 Dec 2023
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5589 - Israel is winning; Birth tourism on the rise; State of the Oil & Gas Industry; Future of airline industryThu, 14 Dec 2023
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5588 - Canada's shifting position on Israel, Alberta's electricity market, Inflation Is Easing, Mortgage rates hitting economy, Myths on privacy in the age of AIWed, 13 Dec 2023
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5587 - Emissions cap a slap in the face to First Nations; Supporting Oct. 7 victims; Long ER Waits in Alberta; Charter confusionMon, 11 Dec 2023
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5586 - Grain Growers of Canada Kyle Larkin on Senate's rejection of Bill C-234Fri, 08 Dec 2023
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5585 - Calgary mayor pulls out of menorah lighting ceremonyFri, 08 Dec 2023
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5584 - Canada’s emissions reduction goalFri, 08 Dec 2023
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5583 - Oil and gas emissions capFri, 08 Dec 2023
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5582 - Eroding housing affordability in Alberta; Declining Canadian math scores, Re-thinking the CBC's mandateTue, 05 Dec 2023
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5581 - "Without Leaving Anyone Behind"; Remembering Myles Goodwyn, Primary care: lessons for Canada; Buying a "winter beater"Mon, 04 Dec 2023
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5580 - Canada's got a great story to share at COP 28:; Feds reach a deal with Google; Addressing crime concerns in Calgary; The State of Canada's Cities ReportThu, 30 Nov 2023
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5579 - Dr. Paul Parks, president Alberta Medical Association, on nurse practitioner announcementThu, 30 Nov 2023
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5578 - Unpacking the Real Sources of Rising Food Prices; Sagging Sales of Electric Vehicles; Three in four want Trudeau to go; Media & AIWed, 29 Nov 2023
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