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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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00:53:57

Episode 7.29 - The Alberta Party becomes the Alberta...

The Breakdown With Nate Pike ·

2025/09/04

Two former UCP MLA's have spent the last several months looking for a way to make a home for Progressive Conservatives in Alberta, but Danielle SMith and the UCP have tried to shut them down at almost every turn.Last week though, the Alberta Party officially voted to rebrand as a Progressive Conservative option, and while the final version of the name has yet to be approved, we sat down with Current AP leader Lindsay Amantea to get the full inside scoop as to how this all came to be!If you're able

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01:48:36

Episode 7.28 - August 31st, 2025 Back To School...

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2025/09/01

It's back to school and our Alberta Politics roundups are back too with a scorcher of an episode!On this episode we deep dive into not only the massive self inflicted blowback on the UCP's book bans, we also git into the impending teachers strike, Alberta's constantly revising COVID Vaccine policy and the recent scandal with a UCP minister letting a hate preacher into the legislature for a special late night tour and impromptu worship ceremony!Plus we get into coal mines and AI a little. If you're

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02:59:47

Episode 7.27 - The Breakdown Live in Edmonton (August...

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2025/08/25

We did a thing!On August 16th we did our first live show ever and went up to Edmonton to do it!Not only that, but after we did a deep dive on the UCP's book bans, we had a panel discussion with Curriculum expert Dr. Carla Peck, ATA President Jason Schilling, Advocacy Leader Bradley Lafortune and the best voice in Alberta Politics TikTok Lisa B!But we didn't stop there!We also sat down with former Deputy Premier Thomas Lukaszuk to talk Forever Canadian!Plus we announced our revitalized merch line

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00:55:18

Episode 7.26 - Independent Candidate Bonnie Critchley!

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2025/07/28

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

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01:27:10

Episode 7.25 - Alberta Politics with Political...

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2025/07/21

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

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00:10:21

Bonus Episode - Burning Jasper Again!

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2025/07/20

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

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02:25:53

Episode 7.24 - July 13th, 2025 Alberta Politics Roundup!

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2025/07/14

*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

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01:11:50

Alberta's Book Ban - Bonus Mashup Episode!

The Breakdown With Nate Pike ·

2025/07/12

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

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01:15:53

Episode 7.23 - Stopping Separatism with Thomas Lukaszuk!

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2025/07/07

Let's talk separatism!Or rather, let's talk about the fight against separatism with the man leading the charge to ensure that Alberta remains in Canada, Thomas, Lukaszuk!With the recent approval of his referendum petition question, we sat down with Thomas to get the inside story on why he decided to bring the referendum question forward and what’s next!But we don’t stop there, because the separatism question really opens the door for a conversation on Alberta Politics, Danielle Smith’s “leadership”

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01:00:53

Episode 7.22 - Canada Day Special with Poet Rebecca...

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2025/06/30

This episode is a very, very special episode! With relations between the government of Alberta and First Nations at an arguable low with Treaty Chiefs expressing deep frustration and hurt from the way that the province is treating First Nations and the Treaties, we are extremely excited to present this extremely important conversation with Mi'kmaq poet Rebecca Thomas!We are extremely grateful to finally make this conversation a reality and it cuts to the core of what Canadian Identity is and what it

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02:14:35

Episode 7.21 - June 22, 2025 Alberta Politics Roundup...

The Breakdown With Nate Pike ·

2025/06/23

We're back after two weeks and on this Alberta Politics Roundup we have a lot to catch up on! We start off with a look at Danielle Smith and the UCP's very bad day in Fort Macleod before we take a look at the changes to seniors drug coverage and COVID vaccination coverage that were quietly introduced over the last few days.From there we do a deep dive in Dani's health care restructuring before be talk about our recent FOIP result on Halal mortgages!We follow all of that up with our recent FOIP

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01:52:00

Episode 7.20 - June 1, 2025 Alberta Politics Update!

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2025/06/02

On this Alberta Politics Roundup we're taking a look at the by-elections, the latest in the corrupt care scandal, the UCP's new book ban and the latest very wild episode of "Your Province, Your Premier"!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

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00:22:59

Episode 7.19 - A Return To "Tylenot"!

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2025/05/26

Time for another look at the biggest political scandal in Alberta's history!That Danielle Smith effectively threw $80 million down the drain in an attempt to own the feds by trying to buy childrens medication is largely a matter of public record.But it's the story beneath the surface that begins to show the real problems. There's been a lot of speculation as to who did what and when, but in this episode we are able to finally reveal the results of a FOIP request that seems to confirm a lot of the

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02:28:14

Episode 7.18 - May 11, 2025 Alberta Politics Roundup!

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2025/05/12

Time for another Alberta politics roundup!UCP Travel! Another by election on the way! Abortion debate returns! Plus we do a deep dive on the incredible fallout from the UCP's Bill 54 and their sweeping changes to the fabric of democracy in Alberta as well as how it has re-opened the door for separatism in Alberta.Plus the return of our Speakers Corner!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

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00:17:52

The Western Standard gets PAID!

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2025/05/06

Almost 2 years ago we did a deep dive on the Western Standard and where they get their funding from, despite claims they accept no government funding whatsoever.As we finally got our FOIP results back after involvement from the office of the Information and Privacy Commissioner, this is a follow up on the 100's of thousands of taxpayer dollars that the Western Standard has recieved from Danielle Smith's government!And on that note...If you're able to support our legal defense fund to fight back

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02:29:49

Episode 7.17 - May 4, 2025 Alberta Politics Roundup!

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2025/05/05

May the 4th be with you for this galactic sized episode!!We take a look at the latest in Alberta coal mining, we circle back to our deep dive on The Western Standard, Smith's half a million plates and rugs, we take a look at Smith's re-writing of democracy with her Bill 54, the ongoing Saga with Pete Guthrie and his shocking schism with the UCP, and we continue our deep dive on the former AHS CEO's lawsuit and the government response as well as the launch of her go fund me at www.saveathana.comOn

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02:06:12

Episode 7.16 - April 27th 2025 Alberta Politics Roundup!

The Breakdown With Nate Pike ·

2025/04/28

Time for another live Alberta Politics roundup!This time around we take a look at the building frustration with the UCP, both internal and external, with Albertans blasting Smith's office for fundraising for an alt right US media outlet while Alberta taxpayers footed the bill, the UCP's court loss on the coal mine file, the whole Saga with Pete Guthrie and his shocking schism with the UCP, the departure of Alberta's CMOH and consequent apparent unmuzzling and we continue our deep dive on the former

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01:15:56

Episode 7.15 - The Profitization of Alberta's...

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2025/04/21

Oh we’ve got a spicy one for you here!A couple of weeks ago, Andrew Longhurst released his latest research that shows that chartered surgical facilities in Alberta haven’t delivered as promised!Little did we know when we booked this interview that it would come the day after Danielle Smith announced massive changes that expand the role of profitized medicine and surgery in Alberta, but as luck would have it that’s exactly what happened.Plus we solve health care! (Kinda)If you're able to support our

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01:24:59

Episode 7.14 - Panel Discussion on the UCP Cuts to...

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2025/04/14

In a province where the amount disabled Albertans receive from AISH is well below the poverty line, the UCP have launched a multi-pronged attack against the stability and security of the disabled in our province.To get a better grasp of the brutal clawback of federal supports intended to lift up disabled Albertans, the defunding of grassroots support groups and more, we're joined on this episode by disability self advocates Mike, Mary and Kavin as well as the executive director of the now defunded

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02:24:16

Episode 7.13 - April 6, 2025 Alberta Politics Roundup!

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2025/04/07

Time for another live Alberta Politics roundup!This time around we take a look at the UCP's short lived move to take popsicles away from kids fight cancer, Danielle Smith's bizarre tour with far right influencers and how they reacted, Donald Trump's tariffs not being the big win Smith claimed them to be and we start our Part 1 of a deep dive on the former AHS CEO's lawsuit and the government response!On that note... If you're able to support our legal defense fund to fight back against the $6

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