The Discourse
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Erika Barootes and Cheryl Oates are seasoned political insiders from opposite sides of the aisle — and they’re not afraid to disagree. The Discourse is your backstage pass to the biggest issues in Canadian politics, featuring sharp takes, real talk, and unexpected common ground. It’s proof that politics doesn’t have to be a shouting match — it can be a damn good conversation.
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My Data, My Choice
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May 14, 2026 |
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Rebuilding Alberta Healthcare — Or Breaking It?
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Apr 23, 2026 |
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No MOU, No CUSMA, No Problem — If You're Not From Alberta
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Apr 10, 2026 |
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The UCP Telling You How to Live… Again
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Mar 26, 2026 |
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Rosé and Referendums
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Mar 11, 2026 |
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Red Ink and Red Flags: Alberta Budget 2026
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Feb 27, 2026 |
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Immigration, Alienation, and the Fracturing of Canada
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Feb 19, 2026 |
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Immigration, Alienation, and the Fracturing of Canada
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Feb 19, 2026 |
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What Really Divide Us - With Ryan Jespersen
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Dec 13, 2025 |
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The Truth About the UCP AGM (And What It Means for Danielle Smith)
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Dec 03, 2025 |
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It Was Never About a Pipeline - Alberta's Real Win Explained
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Nov 28, 2025 |
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Why There’s Still No Pipeline for Danielle Smith
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Nov 14, 2025 |
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Carney’s First Budget: Bold Bet or Train Wreck?
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Nov 07, 2025 |
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UCP Tipping Point?
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Oct 31, 2025 |
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Work-to-Rule, Pay-to-Play? Alberta’s New Public Service Realities Explained
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Oct 23, 2025 |
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Pipelines & Picket Lines - The Fights Danielle Smith Can't Afford to Lose
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Oct 16, 2025 |
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Why the Alberta teachers strike could change everything
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Oct 02, 2025 |
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Who Asked for This? ‘CAN’ Licences + Carney vs Poilievre
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Sep 18, 2025 |
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Has Mark Carney won over Danielle Smith?
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Sep 12, 2025 |
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Is Alberta Policing Porn - Or Just Pulling Politics?
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Sep 04, 2025 |
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UCP Defectors Expose Danielle Smith: The PC Comeback & Skeletons in the Closet
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Aug 28, 2025 |
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Are the UCP in trouble? The By-Election Signals You Missed
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Jun 26, 2025 |
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Teachers, Tariffs & Turf Wars
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Jun 19, 2025 |
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How To Actually Build A Pipeline
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Jun 12, 2025 |
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Who Owns the Missing 12%? Carrie Tait Finally Answers the Big Question
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Jun 05, 2025 |
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Ballsy Throne Speeches and Banned Books
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May 29, 2025 |
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Separation, Scandal & Sabotage
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May 22, 2025 |
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Danielle Smith’s Tightrope: Can She Keep Alberta and the UCP United?
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May 15, 2025 |
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Albertastan - Danielle Smith's Dangerous Dance with Separatism
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May 08, 2025 |
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The Election That Everyone Lost
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May 01, 2025 |
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If Carney Wins, Does Smith Drop the Writ?
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Apr 24, 2025 |
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Behind the Podium: How Political Debates Are Really Won (and Lost)
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Apr 15, 2025 |
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Alberta’s In Play—and Every Party Knows It
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Apr 09, 2025 |
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Danielle Smith's No F*cks Tour -- Does Poilievre approve?
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Apr 03, 2025 |
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The Uninvited Guest: Danielle Smith Crashes the Federal Election Party
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Mar 27, 2025 |
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Carney Calls Snap Election—Is Poilievre Doomed?
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Mar 20, 2025 |
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Budget Betrayal, RCMP Probes & Mark Carney’s Big Win
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Mar 13, 2025 |
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"This is not a Conservative budget"- Alberta 2025 Budget Special
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Feb 28, 2025 |
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Guthrie's Blaze of Glory: The latest in the UCP Procurement Scandal
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Feb 27, 2025 |
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Procurement or Profiteering?: Inside the AHS Contract Controversy
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Feb 20, 2025 |
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Danielle Smith's Aura of Power
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Feb 13, 2025 |
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Dani's Trump Card- Does She Get The Credit?
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Feb 06, 2025 |
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The COVID-19 report they don't want you to read
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Jan 30, 2025 |
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Trumped Up: The Truth About Premier Smith's US Strategy
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Jan 23, 2025 |
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Cheryl’s Secret UCP Crush and Erika’s Notley Obsession Revealed!
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Dec 12, 2024 |
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Alberta's great political unifier: Rats
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Dec 05, 2024 |
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Health care or health chaos?
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Nov 28, 2024 |
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The Ugly Truth: Owning the Icks of Our Own Parties
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Nov 21, 2024 |
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What the UCP hopes you won't notice
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Nov 14, 2024 |
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High Approval, Deep Divisions: What Danielle Smith's 91.5% means for Alberta
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Nov 07, 2024 |
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Danielle Smith: "I have no regrets"
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May 30, 2024 |
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Forget Pride: Erika Has No Shame!
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May 23, 2024 |
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Another UCP Power Grab
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May 16, 2024 |
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The Walk-Back: Political Suicide or Good Governance?
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May 09, 2024 |
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Has Danielle Smith Gone Too Far?
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May 02, 2024 |
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The Right (and Wrong) Way to Manage Natural Disasters
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Apr 25, 2024 |
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UNPRECEDENTED: Erika AGREES with Rachel Notley on Bill 18?!
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Apr 18, 2024 |
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Can Hoff Pull It Off?
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Apr 04, 2024 |
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RIP Rakhi / Axe the Tax!
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Mar 28, 2024 |
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UCP Police Farce!
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Mar 21, 2024 |
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Naheed Nenshi and the NDP: Since When?
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Mar 14, 2024 |
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Alberta Doctors: "A Lot of Fires Right Now"
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Mar 07, 2024 |
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THE 2024 BUDGET SPECIAL
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Mar 01, 2024 |
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Can We Trust (Social) Media?
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Feb 22, 2024 |
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Alberta NDP Leadership: Is it Ganley's Game?
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Feb 15, 2024 |
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The UCP's Parental Rights Policies
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Feb 08, 2024 |
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Brett Wilson Talks Tucker
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Feb 01, 2024 |
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Power Play: How To Fix Alberta's Grid
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Jan 25, 2024 |
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Alison Redford on Notley's Resignation
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Jan 18, 2024 |
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Rachel Notley, APP and Alberta vs The Feds
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Dec 08, 2023 |
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Premier Danielle Smith, Net Zero & COP28
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Dec 01, 2023 |
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Politicizing Pensions & Tylenol-gate
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Nov 24, 2023 |
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Constituency Week, Public Health Emergencies Panel Report and Alberta vs Ottawa
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Nov 17, 2023 |
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Talking Tucker, the UCP AGM, Party Polling, and the Future of AHS
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Nov 10, 2023 |
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Throne Speech, Alberta Pension Plan and the Carbon Tax
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Nov 03, 2023 |
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The Discourse TRAILER
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Oct 27, 2023 |