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EPISODE · Oct 16, 2025 · 47 MIN

THE PIPELINE: Time to SMASH the Alberta teachers’ strike

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Derek Fildebrandt, Nigel Hannaford, and Cory Morgan are joined by Alise Mills to dive into Alberta’s teacher strike and Derek’s proposal to turn union schools into charter schools. They discuss the harsh sentences handed to Tamara Lich and Chris Barber, examine Danielle Smith’s showdown with Mark Carney over new pipeline approvals, and react to the cancellation of comedian Ben Bankas’s Calgary show for being “offensive.”

Derek Fildebrandt, Nigel Hannaford, and Cory Morgan are joined by Alise Mills to dive into Alberta’s teacher strike and Derek’s proposal to turn union schools into charter schools. They discuss the harsh sentences handed to Tamara Lich and Chris Barber, examine Danielle Smith’s showdown with Mark Carney over new pipeline approvals, and react to the cancellation of comedian Ben Bankas’s Calgary show for being “offensive.”

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