The Breakdown With Nate Pike

Dec 08 2024 434 ep. 73 mins 113

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Local Alberta Podcast about provincial and local politics and issues. Not journalists. #abpoli #albertapolitics Alberta Politics

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Episode 6.74 - From Tariffs to Sheriffs - December 8, 2024 Alberta Politics Roundup!

Dec 08 2024 85 mins

It's the return of our live Alberta Politics Roundup!This week we take a look at the bizarrely contradictory decision by the province to eliminate 70% of photo radar, the impact of the new impact assessment regulations for renewable energy in Alberta, Danielle Smith's roll out of the Sovereignty Act and her new border security measures and a whole lot more!Don't forget to look for

Episode 6.73 - Lawyer & Alberta Party Leader Lindsay Amantea!

Dec 05 2024 86 mins

With changes to FOIP legislation, the surprise firing of the AIMCO board, a UCP legislative agenda that’s entirely about social regression with nothing to address cost of living and a byelection looking in Lethbridge, we figured it was time to sit down for another conversation with Alberta Party leader Lindsay Amantea! Don't forget, we have merch that's available at https://www.a

Episode 6.72 - Alberta Insurance Increases with Lawyer Mark McCourt!

Nov 27 2024 58 mins

Albertans have been facing steadily increasing insurance costs since the UCP came to power. Recently the UCP announced that they would be moving Alberta to “no fault” insurance, but what does that mean and does it actually translate into cheaper insurance for good drivers? Don't forget, we have merch that's available at https://www.abpoli.ca/category/the-breakdown-ab!As always,

Episode 6.71 - Navigating Misinformation and Conspiracy Theories with Timothy Caulfield!

Nov 24 2024 64 mins

With so many conspiracy theories, misinformation and disinformation being shared both intentionally and unintentionally, how are Albertans supposed to navigate the minefield that our information ecosystem has become?In this episode we sit down with renowned expert in navigating that minefield, Timothy Caulfield to try and figure exactly that out!From his Univeristy of Alberta bio..

Episode 6.70 - Janis Irwin & Rakhi Pancholi

Nov 20 2024 58 mins

Welcome to our new episode, a conversation with NDP MLA's Janis Irwin and Rakhi Pancholi!In this episode we get into the sweeping changes that the UCP are introducing to Alberta's political landscape, including the changes to electoral boundaries, the Freedom Of Information Act, changes to the conflict of interest act, anti trans policies and more!We also take some time to talk abo

Episode 6.69 - Parental Rights with Legal Scholar Florence Ashley!

Nov 14 2024 94 mins

What are parental rights?With Danielle Smith and the UCP using parental rights as a justification for pushing forward policies that many legal scholars are condemning as being gross violations of the Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms, we wanted to get a better understanding of what "parental rights" even mean and where they start and stop.In order to do that, we're sitting do

Episode 6.68 - November 11, 2024 Alberta Politics Roundup!

Nov 11 2024 101 mins

Time for another Alberta politics roundup!In this episode we take a look at the onslaught of ABPoli news, including the UCP's reaction to emission reduction regulations, the introduction of halal mortagages to crown corporations, the changes to FOIP laws, the UCP adding two seats to the legislature, the redrawing of electoral maps, and a whole lot more!You can donate to skipping st

Episode 6.67 - The UCP’s changes to curriculum and education with Dr. Carla Peck!

Nov 10 2024 90 mins

Remember all that curriculum kerfuffle?Jason Kenney campaigned on running the ready to be implemented curriculum through the shredder, but what the UCP brought forward initially was the dumpster fire to end all dumpster fires. The UCP took the social studies curriculum back and rewrote it, but how does that new curriculum measure up?To find out we're super excited to welcome back t

Episode 6.66 - The legal reality of the UCP's Anti-Trans Legislation with Dr. Lorian Hardcastle

Nov 06 2024 100 mins

With the Danielle Smith bringing forward her new Bill of Rights and her long feared anti-Trans, anti-parental choice legislation, we sat down with lawyer and legal scholar Dr. Lorian Hardcastle to get a sense of what the legal implications of this legislation is and perhaps most importantly, how can it be challenged!You can donate to skipping stone at https://www.skippingstone.ca/l

Episode 6.65 - Jagmeet Singh and Leah Gazan!

Nov 04 2024 21 mins

Betcha didn't see this coming! (we sure didn't) With Alberta rolling back human rights and access to abortion increasingly on the table, we sat down with Federal NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh and Federal NDP MP Leah Gazan to hear what the federal NDP are planning to try and ensure that access to healthcare doesn't fall victim to the agenda of social regressives!Don't forget, we have mer