Drs Trevor Tombe and Blake Shaffer from the University of Calgary join Deirdre Mitchell-MacLean to talk about Alberta's relaunch strategy and the expedited drop in corporate sales tax. Sometimes, you just need more than 280 characters to have a conversation.

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Episode 47: Don't Get Me Wrong

Alberta's Fair Deal Panel report was released and what did we learn? Alberta wants to be more like Quebec if we're going to stay in Canada. Dr. Melanee Thomas from the University of Calgary was analyzing data for CBC's Road Ahead series on the recent Fair Deal questions, Doug Griffiths, former Progressive Conservative MLA was on a committee in 2002-03 asking the same questions, and Dr. Herb Emery researched these questions since 1993 (23 years) at the University of Calgary, join Deirdre Mitchell-MacLean to discuss their thoughts. Three experiences, three perspectives, one great conversation.

Episode 46: Bizarre Love Triangle

Mark Taylor and Deirdre Mitchell-MacLean look at slacktivism - social media has its fair share of keyboard warriors but who's actually doing the work? Who is getting results, and how?

Episode 45: We Don't Need Another (keyboard) Hero

Mark Taylor and Deirdre Mitchell-MacLean are making up for a week - who is Angela Pitt targeting with the autonomous Alberta posts? Is Kenney trying to run Canada from Edmonton? Is Doug Ford taking his marching orders from Kenney? Why does Canada approve drugs more slowly than the U.S.? All this... and more...

Dont Stop Me Now

Mark and Deirdre discuss federal wage subsidies for business and non-profits being accessed by political parties and reminisce about the per vote subsidy of not long ago.

Episode 43: Money for Nothing

With the reappearance of the Wildrose and the hefty number of former Wildrose MLAs who are not in the leader's circle, how likely is it a third party could enter the legislature via floor crossings? Mark and Deirdre take a walk in la la land in this unfounded and completely speculative episode. (Referenced episode: the one Deirdre forgot to name - 2020 Mark and Max final).

Episode 42: WIPA! (Whip it good)

If the leader's brand is stronger than the party's, what happens after they leave? Mark and Deirdre ponder the future of both the parties of Harper and May, Kenney's UCP, and way back in the days when red tories weren't forced to vote liberal.

Cult Of Personality

Mark and Deirdre do a little sleuthing to find out who is easing COVID restrictions - from Germany to New Zealand, Canada to the U.S. - some look great and others look a mess. Bonus feature: how the CFL could still make a play this year...

Episode 40: No money, mo problems

Emma May and Roger Baker join Deirdre to talk about the politics - and law - of bans. "We're all law-abiding citizens - until we're not," Emma.

Episode 39: They brought the law (and not just one)

Mark and Deirdre take a look at whether crises are good or bad for re-election; the U.S. and Saskatchewan head to the polls this fall, will it be an opportune time to force a federal election next spring? What about BC? And when did Doug Ford find his leadership legs?

Episode 38: It's the end of political careers as we know it (and I feel fine)

Ed Whittingham joins Deirdre and Mark to talk about the future of oil and gas post-Covid. Will we see more government money in Canadian energy? Some of us aren't sure there are many other options for the industry right now.

Episode 37: Under Pressure

Robbie and Deirdre welcome the Wildrose back into the Alberta politi-sphere and take a look at how the current, and future, economic/health/social landscape might affect the election chances of a libertarian/separatist movement in the province.

Episode 36: Every rose has its thorn

Mark and Deirdre over-simplify the first year of 26 cabinet ministers in the Alberta government - some should stay, some should get promoted and others should just go away (poo emoji).

Episode 35: Don't go away mad (just go away)

Max Fawcett, former Oil Sands Magazine editor, climate change office communications staffer, and pundit joins Mark Taylor and Deirdre Mitchell-MacLean to talk about the future of political parties in Alberta. It's kind of inside baseball without throwing your colleagues under the bus - weird, I know.

2020 04 17 Max And Mark Final

The UCP's anniversary episode with Robbie Kreger-Smith and Deirdre Mitchell-MacLean

Episode 33: The boys are back in town

Covering Alberta and Canadian politics, current events, policy, and news. Hosted by Robbie Kreger-Smith and Deirdre Mitchell-MacLean

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