Tag: Danielle Smith
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610 CKTB | Schrödinger’s Secession Petition and The Governance of Grievance
610 CKTB’s Gene Valaitis and KVETCH and RELEASE’s Jon Liedtke discuss Alberta Premier Danielle Smith’s controversial appeal of a court ruling against her secession referendum petition. I critique Smith’s “scorched earth” strategy, arguing she prioritizes political performance over legal integrity and treaty rights. We also touch upon potential foreign interference and upcoming federal-provincial energy negotiations.
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Schrödinger’s Secession Petition and The Governance of Grievance: Alberta Premier’s Scorched Earth Appeal
Danielle Smith isn’t just playing politics; she’s engaging in a scorched-earth PR strategy. By appealing the court’s decision on a fraudulent referendum, Smith is sacrificing Treaty rights and judicial integrity to fundraise off grievance. It’s a cynical shakedown that trades Alberta’s long-term stability for a short-term boost in base loyalty.
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610 CKTB | Succession and Treason Brings the North American Border War
Gene Valaitis and Jon Liedtke discuss Canadian unity amid Alberta secessionists “treasonously” seeking $500 billion in U.S. financing to exit confederation, comparable to the “Russian pretext” of manufactured regional grievances & security umbrellas. The conversation warns that if the federal union fails, the resulting economic “cardiac arrest” would devastate the country’s manufacturing heartland, shifting Canada’s…
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Newstalk 1010 The Rundown with Richard Crouse, Jon Liedtke & Stephen Murdoch
The Rundown on renting or buying, Ontario Science Centre closure, puppy mills made illegal, UWaterloo encampment to court, & Alberta dental plan opt-out.
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Canadian energy in 2023 & what to expect in 2024
EnergiMedia’s CEO & Publisher Markham Hislop discusses what happened in the Canadian energy in 2023 & what to expect in 2024.
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Canada Oil and Gas Sweetheart Carbon Tax deal
Publisher and journalist at Energi Media Markham Hislop discusses the sweetheart carbon tax deal that the oil & gas sector receives.
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What is going on in Alberta with those energy ads?
Markham Hislop, CEO/Publisher EnergiMedia discusses what he thinks is at play in Alberta with those energy ads about blackouts & Premier Smith’s new target.
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THURSDAY ROUNDTABLE
Ward 9 councillor Kieran McKenzie & Jeff Denomme discuss a new poutinerie, whether politicians read, increased Windsor parking costs, & backyard chickens.
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TUESDAY ROUNDTABLE
Sherry Bondy & Greg Lemay discuss Pierre Poilievre & Danielle Smith photographed with a STRAIGHT PRIDE shirt, green energy, money worries, & shared roads.