Jason Kenney was elected premier of Alberta on April 16 after a bitterly fought campaign. But the journey started nearly three years ago. This special series from the Press Gallery, the Edmonton Journal’s long-running politics podcast, will give listeners a deep dive into Alberta’s 2019 election. Chapter 2 focuses on the UCP leadership campaign, the surrounding controversies and the role it played in the election. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
May 30, 2019•26 min
Your dragon show has ended but the 30th legislature of Alberta has just begun, kicking off this week with the speech from the throne. Join host Emma Graney with guests Janet French, Keith Gerein and Dave Breakenridge to take a look at what was in that speech, what we can expect and what that means for Alberta. The team also visits new standing orders that will change some of the rules that govern the house. Desk-thumping? Yeah, you won't hear that anymore if the UCP gets its way. Good stuff from...
May 24, 2019•41 min•Ep. 274
Jason Kenney was elected premier of Alberta on April 16 after a bitterly fought campaign. But the journey started nearly three years ago. This special series from the Press Gallery, the Edmonton Journal's long-running politics podcast, will give listeners a deep dive into Alberta's 2019 election. Host Emma Graney and others from the Edmonton Journal politics team will delve into how Kenney was able to cobble together an agreement that unified the Progressive Conservative and the Wildrose parties...
May 22, 2019•18 min
As Alberta heads into the May long weekend, the UCP lifted restrictions around booze consumption in provincial parks. Join Press Gallery host Emma Graney with guests Elise Stolte, Clare Clancy and Dave Breakenridge to talk about those changes, the schedule of business tax cuts released this week, and what we can expect when session begins next week. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
May 17, 2019•35 min•Ep. 273
Alberta Premier Jason Kenney has appointed a panel to find ways to balance the budget, but without raising taxes. Join guest host Sarah O'Donnell, Keith Gerein, Clare Clancy and Dave Breakenridge as they discuss this, the UCP's plan to encourage free speech on universities, and Derek Fildebrandt's colourful goodbye. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
May 10, 2019•32 min•Ep. 272
Alberta has a new cabinet, sworn in at Government House in Edmonton this week. Join Press Gallery host Emma Graney with guests Don Braid, Clare Clancy and Dave Breakenridge to talk about who was appointed and why. The team also delves into Premier Jason Kenney's problems with federal bills C-69 and C-48, and the implications of Alberta's proclamation of Bill 12, known as turn of the taps legislation. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
May 03, 2019•35 min•Ep. 271
As the United Conservative Party prepares to govern from next week, head-scratching over the implications of its first promise — to scrap the carbon tax — has already begun. Join host Emma Graney with guests Paige Parsons, Clare Clancy and Dave Breakenridge to take a look at what's worrying municipalities and the potential implications for new in-situ oil projects in Alberta. The team also talks new MLAs — and the case of the two Nixon brothers. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone....
Apr 26, 2019•33 min
Coming April 24: There hasn’t yet been a podcast dedicated to a wide range of Canadian business stories. We want to change that. Down to Business is a new podcast devoted to what you need to know about Canadian business this week in under 30 minutes. Hosted by the Financial Post's Emily Jackson. Subscribe on Apple Podcasts Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Apr 22, 2019•2 min
Election 2019 is finally done. Join Press Gallery host Emma Graney and her equally tired guests Sarah O'Donnell, Clare Clancy and Keith Gerein to discuss what the UCP victory means for Alberta and relationships outside our provincial borders, delve into some cabinet speculation and give a quick update on the Peter Singh file. Good Stuff from the Gallery is here. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Apr 18, 2019•32 min
Jason Kenney has led the UCP to a majority government, defeating Rachel Notley's NDP. The Press Gallery team analyzes results from the night and discusses what's next for Alberta's new government. Dave Breakenridge, Clare Clancy and Keith Gerein are in Edmonton. Emma Graney joins the panel from Calgary. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Apr 17, 2019•21 min
As the election drags into its final days and Albertans prepare to head to the polls on Tuesday, the Press Gallery team takes a look back at the campaign so far. Join host Emma Graney and guests Elise Stolte, Keith Gerein and Dave Breakenridge to talk about the highs, the lows, the polls, the vibe in rural Alberta and what the last few days days of the election might look like. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Apr 13, 2019•39 min•Ep. 268
The Alberta election heads into the homestretch. Jason Kenney is still ahead in the polls despite a campaign filled with constant scandal. Emma Graney joined the UCP leader for a few days through southern Alberta. From Calgary she talks to Dave Breakenridge in Edmonton about the state of the UCP campaign. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Apr 10, 2019•20 min
Leaders debate! More candidate controversies! (This time about bigoted remarks and conversion therapy.) Kamakazie updates! The Independence Party! Election Week 3 has had it all, and the Press Gallery team is here to talk you through it. Join host Emma Graney with guests Clare Clancy, Keith Gerein and Dave Breakenridge to talk about all the goings on from the campaign trail, and hear how Emma's brother used to apologize to her as a kid. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoi...
Apr 06, 2019•38 min
Both the NDP and UCP have released their full platforms as we reach the halfway mark of the campaign. Dave Breakenridge and Keith Gerein explain the details behind both platforms. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Apr 03, 2019•22 min
With the Alberta election now in its second week, the Press Gallery team take a look at the big platform promises, the tone and some of the controversies that have marked the campaign thus far. Join host Emma Graney with guests Clare Clancy, Sarah O'Donnell and Keith Gerein to talk about all that and more as Alberta prepares to head to the polls on April 16. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Mar 30, 2019•42 min•Ep. 266
A United Conservative Party government would proclaim a seven-year-old piece of education legislation, turfing some legal protections for Alberta LGBTQ students and school staff introduced by the NDP government, Jason Kenney announced Monday. Join Dave Breakenridge and Janet French as they dive into the details of the far reaching education platform. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Mar 27, 2019•24 min
A little thing happened in Alberta politics this week. It was called the writ drop — and that means voters head to the polls April 16. Join Press Gallery host Emma Graney with a table of over-excited political guests to talk about the first few days of the campaign trail. Graney, Keith Gerein, Sarah O'Donnell and Clare Clancy also examine the latest in leaked emails that detail the links between the UCP leadership campaigns of Jason Kenney and Jeff Callaway. Learn more about your ad choices. Vis...
Mar 22, 2019•37 min•Ep. 265
Albertans will head to the polls April 16, after Rachel Notley called an election Tuesday. This week regular Press Gallery panelist Dave Breakenridge is sitting in the interviewer's chair. He is joined by legislative reporter Clare Clancy who gives us an overview of what to expect during the 28 day campaign. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Mar 21, 2019•21 min
The RCMP is investigating allegations a leadership candidate for the UCP party was illegally funded, according to a report Friday. It’s been alleged by one-time UCP insiders that party operative Jeff Callaway ran as a so-called kamikaze candidate during the 2017 leadership race to undermine Jason Kenney’s main rival, former Wildrose leader Brian Jean. Join Sarah O'Donnell, Clare Clancy, Keith Gerein and Dave Breakenridge as they parse the allegations. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit mega...
Mar 15, 2019•33 min
With farms across the country marking Canadian Agricultural Safety Week this week, the Press Gallery Interview has a chat with Alberta's Agriculture and Forestry Minister Oneil Carlier. Join host Emma Graney as Carlier talks farm safety, the canola conundrum with China and his thoughts on the UCP proposal to scrap Bill 6. You'll also discover how the minister lost some teeth in a farming accident many moons ago. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Mar 13, 2019•20 min
Press Gallery host Emma Graney and the Edmonton Journal's Janet French took a deep dive into the provincial carbon tax this week, looking at exactly where all the cash has been spent. Join them and guests Keith Gerein, Clare Clancy and Dave Breakenridge to talk about the tax, the host of policies unveiled this week in the run-up to the spring election, and a bizarre and somewhat creepy video posted online by Jason Kenney's office. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Mar 08, 2019•40 min•Ep. 264
Alberta's third-quarter fiscal update this week wasn't as horrible as we imagined, but that didn't exactly make it good news. Join Press Gallery host Emma Graney with guests Clare Clancy, Keith Gerein and Sarah O'Donnell as they dive into those numbers. The team also takes a look at new UCP election promises around immigration, and fines related to an investigation into the Jeff Callaway alleged kamikaze UCP leadership campaign. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Mar 02, 2019•39 min
Former Wildrose press secretary Vitor Marciano joins Emma Graney. Marciano gives his take on where the future of Alberta politics is headed, and explains why he doesn't see eye to eye with Jason Kenney. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Feb 27, 2019•23 min
The cash cow being talked about in Alberta politics this week was nothing to do with oil — it was photo radar, and a long-awaited report into the practice that was finally released by government. Join Press Gallery host Emma Graney with guests Paige Parsons, Keith Gerein and Dave Breakenridge to discuss government's plans to have municipalities prove they're using radar to improve safety, not just generate revenues. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Feb 23, 2019•38 min•Ep. 262
United Conservative Party deputy leader Leela Aheer talks election strategy and her views, her pro choice views and recruiting more women into politics. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Feb 20, 2019•20 min
The spring election hasn't even been called yet, but that didn't stop the NDP unveiling a new website attacking UCP leader Jason Kenney and Kenney unveiling a raft of policy platforms. Take a deep breath, Alberta politics fans, and join Press Gallery host Emma Graney with guests Clare Clancy, Keith Gerein and Sarah O'Donnell to talk about those developments. And don't think the Alberta Party manages to miss out — no, no. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Feb 16, 2019•41 min•Ep. 261
Alberta education minister David Eggen joins education reporter Janet French. Eggen explains why he thinks the government's curriculum is necessary. Plus Janet's consults a magic eight ball (app) to look into Eggen's future. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Feb 13, 2019•18 min
This week the crew talks about Bill C-69, complaints about oil curtailments from Suncor, and, of course, Alberta's Phoney War election period. Sarah O'Donnell is joined in studio by Dave Breakenridge and Clare Clancy and by Chris Varcoe in Calgary. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Feb 09, 2019•31 min•Ep. 261
Legislative reporter Clare Clancy sat down with Culture and Tourism Minister Ricardo Miranda to talk about his experience as Alberta's first openly gay cabinet minister, and issues he's dealt with in the past year such as Calgary's Olympic bid. They also chatted about the upcoming election after two NDP MLAs in Calgary said they wouldn't be running. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Feb 06, 2019•20 min
This week's panel discusses the orphan wells supreme court decision and where Alberta needs to go next, the NDP decision to ease back curtailment, and an errant tweet sent by UCP candidate Michaela Glasgo on the size of her church's carbon tax bill. Sarah O'Donnell is once again filling hosting duties, and is joined by Clare Clancy, Dave Breakenridge and Chris Varcoe. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Feb 02, 2019•29 min•Ep. 260
