Rob Breakenridge Show
Rob Breakenridge Show
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Veteran broadcaster and journalist Rob Breakenridge brings you important and fascinating conversations and offers an in-depth look at the major issues facing Alberta, the West, and Canada. robbreakenridge.substack.com
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The podcast explores critical issues related to Alberta, Canadian politics, and international events, focusing on topics such as energy policy, immigration, healthcare reform, and geopolitical conflicts. Example episodes delve into Alberta's Byelections, the implications of Bill C-5 on Canada’s energy future, and discussions about the state of affairs in Iran and the Middle East.
Veteran broadcaster and journalist Rob Breakenridge brings you important and fascinating conversations and offers an in-depth look at the major issues facing Alberta, the West, and Canada.
In this episode of The Rob Breakenridge Show, a look at the ongoing debate over direct democracy and elections rules in Alberta – and the changes now being made through the government’s new Bill 14.
Introduced on Thursday, the bill – among other things – gives the Alberta government more control over referendum petitions and clears a path now for the separatist side to start gathering signatures. The bill also bans new political parties from using certain word and phrases linked to existing party – a move that will prevent the Progressive Conservative Party from rising again.
Interestingly, the bill doesn’t touch the rules around voter recall. At last count there were 14 approved recall campaigns, all targeting UCP MLAs.
We discuss all of this, and the implications for Alberta politics, in our conversation with political commentator Deirdre Mitchell-MacLean.
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