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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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Breakdown Update - February 16, 2025

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2025/02/17

An update form the show.

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01:34:42

Alberta Politics Roundup - February 9, 2025

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2025/02/10

If the wheels came off of Alberta Politics last week, this week Alberta Politics went full Ford Pinto and blew all the way up!Former Justice Minister Kaycee Madu was sanctioned and fined, Take Back Alberta and David Parker were fined over $100,000, Trump announced a new round of tariffs after the UCP attended a taxpayer covered prayer breakfast, Prime Minister Trudeau confirmed Trump's annexation threats are real and then Carrie Tait with the Globe and Mail blew the absolute lid off of the ongoing

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01:40:09

Episode 7.05 - Feb 2, 2025 Alberta Politics Roundup...

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2025/02/03

Here we go again with another whirlwind week in Alberta Politics that by necessity includes all of Canada and the United States!We start with a follow up on the overwhelming condemnation of Smith's taxpayer funded $2 Million COVID report before we take a look at the many stories falling through the cracks while all eyes are on the economic trade war that Trump has started before we also turn our attention to the last week in the trade war with the Tariffs officially in play!If you're able to support

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01:43:10

Episode 7.04 - January 26th, 2024 Alberta Politics...

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2025/01/27

Well that was a week...Trump's Tariffs! Nazi Salutes! COVID Report! Also, is Smith using taxpayer money to travel around on the taxpayers dime to beef up Kevin O'Leary's AI venture? And what is going on with this government and coal mines! Plus, should we maybe at least be taking a little seriously the threat that Trump wants to take over Canada using economic force and is actually taking the steps to do it?If you're able to support our legal defense fund to fight back against the $6 Million lawsuit

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01:50:45

Episode 7.03 - January 19, 2025 Alberta Politics...

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2025/01/20

It seems like someone has cut the brakes on Alberta Politics!From the start of the week with Smith's cell phone presser to address her Mar A Lago visit to her standing alone against confederation and everything in between, we've got you covered with our Alberta Politics Roundup! Plus we also reveal the results of two of our FOIP requests, with the first pulling back the curtain on the UCP government funding yet another right wing media group that claims to not take government funding and the second

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01:28:41

Episode 7.02 - January 12, 2025 Alberta Politics...

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2025/01/13

Well that escalated quickly!The Prime Minister steps down, Trump says he's serious about making Canada the 51st state and Danielle Smith's surprise vacation appears to have included an official stop at Mar a Lago to plead for Alberta's oil and gas.Plus the UCP give themselves a raise, healthcare gets cut, Marco goes to jail and a whole lot more!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

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00:57:46

Episode 7.01 - January 5th, 2025 Alberta Politics...

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2025/01/06

It's our first episode of 2025 and we're kicking it off with an Alberta Politics Roundup!Does changing a slogan fix the underlying problem? Why does Jordan Peterson seem to think racism in Canada has only been a problem since 1998? How crazy is the UCP travel itinerary?And what's up with the apples? 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

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00:45:44

Episode 6.80 - The Future of Progressive Politics...

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2025/01/01

What does 2025 hold for progressives?To try and get a handle on what the future of progressive politics might need to look like in the current political climate, we sit down with Political Scientist Dr. Lisa Young for a conversation you absolutely don't want to miss!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

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02:11:23

Episode 6.79 - Our Last Live Show of 2024

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2024/12/30

It's our last live episode of the year!We start with an update on the $6 million lawsuit against Nate and the show and we simply can't say thank you enough for all of the support we've received! Nate gets into that and then we try and throw together a bit of a town hall with the help of semi-retired politico Sarah Biggs!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

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01:14:14

Episode 6.78 - 2024 In Review with Dr Duane Bratt!

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2024/12/25

It's been not just quite a week but quite a year! To help make sense of the "year" part, we are extremely excited to welcome back to the show Political Scientist Dr Duane Bratt!Dr Bratt takes us through his top five biggest events in Alberta politics and shares what he's watching as the year turns over from 2024 to 2025!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

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01:34:29

Episode 6.77 - Nate Gets Sued For $6 million (&...

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2024/12/23

Welcome to the episode where Nate gets sued for $6 Million by Sam Mraiche, who became famous for importing Vanch Masks, childrens medication's from Turkey and hosting UCP Government members in his elite skybox during hockey games!(And our regular Alberta Politics roundup)Nate takes us through the lawsuit, his response and then...(As if that wasn't enough)We take a look at border comms blunders, massive changes to homeless funding in Alberta, the latest news for the Alberta Pension Fund and the bait

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02:17:47

Episode 6.76 - A Conversation with 2 UCP Members on...

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2024/12/19

As we head into the end of the year, we’re dropping what is likely to be one of our most controversial episodes, but it’s also potentially one of the most insightful and informative of the year as well!Because in this episode we sit down with conservative political organizer Kris Moen and new UCP member Andrea Willman, both of whom wrote policies in the hopes of seeing get debated on the floor of the recent UCP AGM!In this extended conversation we get into their thoughts on the new directions the

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02:19:56

Episode 6.75 - December 15, 2024 Albertans Politics...

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2024/12/16

Time for another live Alberta Politics Roundup!Despite the fact that the end of the legislative session is over, the last week in Alberta politics has been as busy as ever!In this episode we take a look at the EMS Crisis, Rachel Notley's resignation and the building calls for Naheed Nenshi to run in a Byelection, the drama coming our of the Edmonton Police service, the rapid fire developments on border security and the latest in the Green Line debacle!Don't forget, we have merch that's available at

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01:25:00

Episode 6.74 - From Tariffs to Sheriffs - December 8,...

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2024/12/09

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 our call in section later on in the week where we get into a Tylenot update and hear a heartbreaking story from one of

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01:26:33

Episode 6.73 - Lawyer & Alberta Party Leader Lindsay...

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2024/12/05

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.abpoli.ca/category/the-breakdown-ab!As always, if you appreciate the kind of content that we're trying to produce here at

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00:58:41

Episode 6.72 - Alberta Insurance Increases with...

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2024/11/28

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, if you appreciate the kind of content that we're trying to produce here at The Breakdown, please consider signing up as a

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01:04:51

Episode 6.71 - Navigating Misinformation and...

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2024/11/25

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..."Timothy Caulfield is a Professor in the Faculty of Law and the School of Public Health, and Research Director of the

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00:58:50

Episode 6.70 - Janis Irwin & Rakhi Pancholi

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2024/11/21

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 about what issues the NDP would like to see government pursuing instead of making government more opaque and less

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01:34:35

Episode 6.69 - Parental Rights with Legal Scholar...

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2024/11/15

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 down with legal scholar and award winning advoacte, Florence Ashley!Florence served as a clerk in the Supreme Court of

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01:41:43

Episode 6.68 - November 11, 2024 Alberta Politics...

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2024/11/12

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 stone at https://www.skippingstone.ca/legalfundDon't forget, we have merch that's available at

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