The Ledge
The Ledge
The Ledge is a podcast about Alberta politics produced by CBC Edmonton. Legislature reporters Kim Trynacity and Michelle Bellefontaine discuss the events of the week and interview guests to offer listeners an insider's look.
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The calm before the (election) storm
Alberta's political parties are working quietly behind the scenes, organizing and laying the foundations for the next provincial election that is scheduled to take place between March 1 and May 30.
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[mp3 file: runs 00:24:53]
Change is in the Air
Alberta's oil production cuts dominated the political agenda this week. The table was set on Sunday when Premier Rachel Notley ordered an oil production cut of 8.7 per cent starting Jan. 1, aimed at boosting the price of Alberta crude.
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[mp3 file: runs 00:23:19]
It's all about the money, honey.
Whether it's the government buying rail cars to transport Alberta oil or unions and corporations financing a barrage of political ads, mostly everything in provincial politics this week was about money.
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[mp3 file: runs 00:24:43]
Dirty little secrets
The fall session of the Alberta legislature resumed with calls for more transparency into how complaints of harassment and bullying are investigated. Alberta Party MLA Karen McPherson sent a letter to the Speaker asking for a review into how the NDP handled sexual misconduct complaints against two of their members.
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[mp3 file: runs 00:22:07]
Church and state in Alberta politics
CBC reporters Michelle Bellefontaine and Kim Trynacity discuss how church and state clashed this week in Alberta politics. And John Carpay's comparison of the Pride flag to the Nazi swastika forces the UCP to deal with questions about party membership.
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[mp3 file: runs 00:23:32]
The fine line between party discipline and bullying
In this week's episode CBC's legislature reporters look at a bombshell letter from a government MLA, who's since been thrown out of caucus. What the ousted member calls bullying others call party discipline.
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[mp3 file: runs 00:21:11]
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