"Going after trans kids is just WRONG!"

Real Talk Ryan Jespersen

Elizabeth May reversed course on Mark Carney's first budget, ultimately voting in favour of it (helping the Liberals' minority government survive). What went on behind the scenes? The Green Party leader and longtime MP tells us what changed her mind (6:30) in our feature interview presented by Mercedes-Benz Edmonton West.

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41:00 | Corb Lund's fight against Big Coal continues. The country music star tells us why he believes politicians and coal companies are lying to Albertans, and lays out his plan to stop mining in the Eastern Slopes.

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1:16:00 | Jespo sounds off on the closure of a supervised consumption site for inpatients at the Royal Alexandra Hospital. We debrief on Elizabeth May's comments about Pierre Poilievre (1:25:00) and the West Coast tanker ban (1:47:00). Johnny has thoughts on Marjorie Taylor Greene's "turnaround" (1:53:00). Who was the lone vote against releasing the Epstein files (1:55:30)? Did you see the remarkable moment in the Oval Office involving Donald Trump, Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman, and ABC's Mary Bruce (2:01:00)?

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2:14:00 | It's an all-Bill 9 edition of The Flamethrower, as Real Talkers Jill, Erin, Robert, Josef, "Ins Piration," Brian, Karen, and Joe unload hot takes on the UCP invoking the notwithstanding clause to protect bills affecting trans Albertans. The Flamethrower is proudly presented by the DQs of Northwest Edmonton and Sherwood Park.

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