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The Breakdown With Nate Pike

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

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01:42:35

Episode 6.01 - January 7th 2023 Alberta Politics...

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2024/01/08

We’re back! And we’re kicking off the new year by asking what it even means to be conservative or progressive in the province of Alberta anymore! We take a look at Danielle Smiths track record, her year and comments and we deconstruct her appearance on the “program” Alberta Update that’s run by UCP staff and paid for by taxpayers and we measure that against the definition of conservative! But the NDP don’t get a pass in this episode either as we take a look at their frenzy around the changes to

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01:18:59

Year End Roundup #5 - Guy Felicella!

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2023/12/22

We're rounding the year off by revisiting our top 10 episode of 2023 (in no particular order). Guy Felicella spent 30 years in the repeated cycle of gangs, addiction, treatment, and jail. He spent nearly twenty years residing in a two-block radius in Vancouver’s notorious Downtown Eastside. Miraculously, with sheer determination and the help of others through harm reduction and recovery, Guy managed to survive the HIV/AIDS crisis in the DTES, two decades of being homeless, multiple life-threatening

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01:00:22

Year End Roundup #4 - David Gray!

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2023/12/21

We're rounding the year off by revisiting our top 10 episode of 2023 (in no particular order). David Gray is someone with extensive knowledge of Alberta's electricity system, and he sat down with us to explain why Alberta's electricity prices went through the roof this year! He also has a long history in Alberta Politics and provided some historical insight on Danielle Smith's somewhat duplicitous approach to politics! We'll be dropping our top 10 most popular episodes over the next two weeks, so

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01:27:52

Year End Roundup #3 - Colin May

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2023/12/20

We're rounding the year off by revisiting our top 10 episode of 2023 (in no particular order). Collin May is a highly educated lawyer who made the news in 2022 when he was appointed to be the chair of the Alberta Human Rights Commission, but that was only the start of his media coverage… Later that year, an academic book review he provided was portrayed as being Islamophobic by some and racist by others. Collin was eventually fired from his position by the government and has since initiated

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01:29:17

Year End Episode Roundup #2! - Charles Adler!

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2023/12/19

We're rounding the year off by revisiting our top 10 episode of 2023 (in no particular order). Back in May we sat down with legendary broadcaster and commentator Charles Adler! We covered a lot of ground in our chat, starting with his history in media, his shock at where Alberta "conservatism" has gone, his endorsement of Rachel Notley and his historic interview with Jason Kenny during the 2019 election! We'll be dropping our top 10 most popular episodes over the next two weeks, so stay

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02:01:24

Year End Episode Roundup #1! - May 3rd, 2023 Election...

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2023/12/18

We're rounding the year off by revisiting our top 10 episode of 2023 (in no particular order). To kick things off, we're reaching back to May of 2023 with our election kickoff episode! We'll be dropping our top 10 most popular episodes over the next two weeks, so stay tuned! Plus we now have merch that's available at www.abpoli.ca, including a fall lineup! 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

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01:22:10

Episode 5.88 - Open Mic!

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2023/12/13

Here's the call in section from our Dec 3rd, 2023 Alberta Politics Roundup! We get into the housing crisis, long COVID, the healthcare crisis, the Alberta Pension, the lifting of gift limitations for MLA's and a whole lot more! Plus we now have merch that's available at www.abpoli.ca, including a fall lineup! 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

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01:26:16

Episode 5.88 - December 9th, 2023 Alberta Politics...

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2023/12/10

We're back for another weekly Alberta Politics roundup! On our last live show of 2023, we try and debunk some of the myths that are being spun on th carbon tax, we take a look at the bizarre meeting Adriana Lagrange had this last week leading to two rants on naturopaths and the Alberta Paramedic Association! From there, we take a look at the new federal emissions caps on oil and gas before we break down the new (and somewhat revealing) developments on the Alberta Pension Plan! Make sure to look

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00:46:35

Dec 3rd 2023 - Open Mic!

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2023/12/05

Here's the call in section from our Dec 3rd, 2023 Alberta Politics Roundup, with a special surprise appearance from a former 2 term MLA! Plus we now have merch that's available at www.abpoli.ca, including a fall lineup! 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. If you’re listening to the audio version of our podcast, please consider

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01:44:06

Episode 5.87 - December 3rd, 2023 Alberta Politics...

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2023/12/04

We're back for another weekly Alberta Politics roundup! We start by breaking down some of the biggest news stories of the last week of Alberta politics, including the Westlock Crosswalk situation, a CSIS report that should turn significantly more heads than it has, Tanya Fir's very bad week in the Legislature, multiple leaks from the oils sands up north, Smith launching the Sovereignty Act (kinda) AND... We get into th results of our FOIP requests on the Pension Report that seem to strongly

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00:27:59

Episode 5.86 - Dr. Joe Vipond on healthcare and the...

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2023/11/30

Dr. Joe Vipond is an ER physician who has been an advocate for a number of causes, but over the lest few years his voice particularly stood our for his passioned positions on healthcare and on COVID prevention and mitigation. We sat down with Dr. Vipond to hear what his concerns are on Alberta healthcare, the respiratory virus season, COVID and perhaps most importantly, what people can do to protect themselves and their loved ones! Plus we now have merch that's available at www.abpoli.ca,

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00:56:34

Episode 5.85 - November 26, 2023 - Open Mic!

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2023/11/28

During this weeks open mic we heard from Jenney Yeremiy on a disturbing situation developing with logging in Southern Alberta and as well got some good news from one of our regular callers! Plus we now have merch that's available at www.abpoli.ca, including a fall lineup! 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. If you’re listening to

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02:04:03

Episode 5.85 - November 26, 2023 Alberta Politics...

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2023/11/27

We're back for another weekly Alberta Politics roundup! We start by breaking down the whole saga with Red Deer Catholic School Board Trustee Monique Lagrange before we tackle the provinces war on affordable housing, their war on healthcare, the continuing Turkish Tylenol debacle, some fascinating developments in renewable energy (despite the renewables moratorium from the UCP), the Manning Report, and an extended "Stuff Smith Says" segment. Make sure to look for the bonus episode that goes with

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01:29:01

Episode 5.84 - Alberta Health Care with Lorian...

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2023/11/16

Alberta is seeing seismic changes to it's healthcare system and the implications can be a bit overwhelming. To try and make sense of the changes that Danielle Smith and the UCP are implementing and threatening to implement, we sat down with an expert in the field of health law, Dr. Lorian Hardcastle! Lorian Hardcastle is an Assistant Professor in the Faculty of Law at the University of Calgary, with a joint appointment to the Department of Community Health Sciences in the Cumming School of

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02:04:55

Episode 5.83 - November 11th, 2023 - Alberta Politics...

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2023/11/12

Time for another weekly roundup! Ethics rules re-written! AHS Implosion! And... Tucker Carlson is coming to town for a play date with Smith? We had a LOT to talk about this week, including a special visit from David Grey for and update on the Citizens Research Foruum and we had our regular open mic!! Plus we now have merch that's available at www.abpoli.ca, including a fall lineup! As always, if you appreciate the kind of content that we’re trying to produce here at The Breakdown, please

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01:07:03

Episode 5.82 - Andrew Leach

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2023/11/09

Dr Andrew Leach is an economist, a constitutional law scholar and a professor at the University of Alberta! He recently released a new book entitled “Between Doom and Denial” which takes a look at the ongoing conversation about Oil and Gas during a time of climate change and where investors are demanding companies and jurisdictions work to reach net zero. Plus we ask him for his thoughts on the Alberta Pension Plan, the Carbon Tax & Nate Horner’s announcement he’s pursuing a retrofit subsidy for

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01:36:17

Episode 5.81 - November 5th, 2023 - Open Mic and Town...

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2023/11/06

After our weekly roundup, we always open our mic up to the "X Spaces" for people to share their thoughts on the show, the topics we cover and Alberta Politics in general! Plus we now have merch that's available at www.abpoli.ca, including a fall lineup! 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. If you’re listening to the audio version

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01:43:11

Episode 5.81 - November 5th, 2023 Back In Session...

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2023/11/06

It's game on in the Alberta Legislature and we're back with another Alberta politics roundup in two parts! In this back to session episode, we take a look at the throne speech, all of the bills that have been introduced so far and we try and make sense of their impact and what they mean for Albertans. But if that wasn't enough... This weekend also saw the UCP AGM, and we take a look at the policies that passed and try and make sense of the impact of what they mean for Albertans! As always, we

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00:58:52

Episode 5.80 - David Gray and the Citizens Research...

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2023/11/02

A conversation with David Gray! Some of you might remember David from our earlier episode where we talked about how the primary driver of skyrocketing electricity prices was the policy of economic withholding that the UCP brought in. David is now working to create a space where Albertans can access unbiased information about the issues facing their province and sat down with us to talk about this new project, The Citizens Research Forum! Plus we now have merch that's available at www.abpoli.ca,

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02:46:00

Episode 5.79 - October 29, 2023 Alberta Politics...

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2023/10/30

Time for another weekly roundup of Alberta politics! The Banff Centre is embroiled in scandal (again)! We learn how much the Alberta Government is willing to pay for a prime website address! Take Back Alberta continues with some major drama! There's pension problems aplenty, Albertans got SCREWED on Smith's Turkish TyleNot and more! Plus our regular segment "Stuff Smith Said", and we host our weekly open mic! Plus we now have merch that's available at www.abpoli.ca, including a fall lineup! As

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