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The "Best Summer Ever" from 2021-05-12T17:23:44
Join MLA David Shepherd as he sits down with MLA Kathleen Ganley to discuss the recent events in Alberta including the government house shut down, the covid 19 variants getting out of hand and d...
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Season 2 Episode 13 - Can I Afford Post-Secondary? from 2021-04-26T20:14:48
Join MLA David Shepherd and MLA David Eggen as they get into the steep tuition hikes students will be facing next fall.
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Season 2 Episode 12 - Symbols Mean Something from 2021-03-29T19:10:08
Join MLA David Shepherd Critic for Health with special guest Thomas Dang MLS for Infrastructure. They talk about the "Freedom Rally", symbols of hate appearing in Alberta, and more of the govern...
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Season 2 Episode 11 - Where Are My Supports? from 2021-03-19T19:26:35
Host David Shepherd sits down with Deron Bilous to talk about the governments new budget 2021. Keep up to date with the latest news from the Legislature!
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Season 2 Episode 10 - The Future Is In Your Hands Alberta from 2021-02-17T21:18:01
In this episode David Shepherd is joined by MLA Richard Feehan - Critic for Indigenous Relations and the chair of our committee on our Alberta's Future economic proposals. They discuss growing p...
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Season 2 Episode 9 - Get To Know Black History in Alberta from 2021-02-09T19:02:30
Join David Shepherd as he interviews Black folks in Alberta. Elmer Edwards - Was born in Amber Valley and grew up just north of Edmonton, and Mario Miles Sr. - Mario Miles is a long time footbal...
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Baby, It's Coal Outside from 2021-01-27T18:19:03
In this episode David Shepherd talks with Environment Critic Marlin Schmidt. They discuss transparent plan for covid19 variants, UCP MLA Pat Rehn not being held accountable for inappropriate exp...
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Season 2 Episode 7- Alohagate from 2021-01-19T19:28:12
MLA David Shepherd sits down with MLA Heather Sweet to talk about the jet setting some of the UCP MLAs did over the break.
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Season 2 Episode 6 - Decisions, decisions from 2020-12-17T23:14:28
Join David Shepherd and MLA Sarah Hoffman Critic for Education as they delve through another week of UCP blunders and misses.
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Season 2 Episode 5 - Past The Tipping Point from 2020-12-08T20:22:34
On The Heard this week we have special guest MLA Janis Irwin critic for Women and LGBTQ Issues sitting with David Shepherd discussing the ever-growing COVID-19 problem and the governments failur...
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Season 2 Episode 4 - Leaving Alberta's Money On The Table from 2020-12-02T20:08:17
On this episode David Shepherd is joined by MLA Christina Gray the Labour & Immigration Critic. This week we dive into where has Kenney been hiding? , how does this province not yet have a m...
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Season 2 Episode 3 - Where's the Leadership? from 2020-11-24T20:05:02
Join MLA Critic for Health David Shepherd recapping a week in the legislature, and answering some listener questions.
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Season 2 Episode 2 -Downloading Costs on Albertans from 2020-11-10T21:12:08
Join MLA David Shepherd as he and MLA Rod Loyola discuss the week in session. They go into separatism, Kenney speeding up his failed corporate handout, the new toll roads, insurance profits soar...
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Season 2 Episode 1 - We're Back from 2020-11-04T17:29:10
Join MLA David Shepherd for his second season of The Heard. This season starts with Rakhi Pancholi and a discussion on what is happening in the legislature. This episodes big stories including c...
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Episode 34: The Bills Keep Coming from 2020-07-22T20:26:28
This week David chats with MLA Christina Gray about the changes proposed by the UCP that directly effect your pension. He also delves into a new child care report and we hear the speech of...
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Episode 33: Dude! Where's My Doctor? from 2020-07-17T20:39:56
This week David sits down with Dr. Lorian Hardcastle to discuss in detail the UCP’s move to profit-centred, American-style healthcare. Dr. Hardcastle specializes in health law and is based in th...
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Episode 32 - What About This Deal Is Fair? from 2020-07-06T16:53:05
This week David Shepherd breaks down what defunding the police actually means, UCP Justice Minister Doug Schweitzer dismissal of concerns about a disgraced appointee nomination and we’ve g...
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Episode 31: Hands Off My Pension from 2020-06-22T16:14:47
In this latest installment of The Heard, we’re talking about May job numbers, business support from the UCP, Kenney's wage subsidy and his current plans for our hard earned pensions. Special gue...
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Episode 30 - Black Lives Matter from 2020-06-12T20:53:06
On this week's episode of The Heard, David Shepherd is joined by local activist/influencer Camille Maclean, Abdul Majid, a social worker living in Edmonton and Feisal Kirumira an advisor on the Cit...
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Episode 29 - Our Parks Are Not Your Construction Site from 2020-06-05T15:37:54
Parks are important. Parks are our solace. They are our getaway and they hold a special place in so many Albertans hearts. This episode David Shepherd is joined with our environment critic Marli...
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Episode 28 - State of the Arts from 2020-05-27T15:50:24
On this week's episode of David chats with s Nicole Goehring, NDP MLA and critic for the culture and Shannon McNally, the Artistic Director of the Lilac Street Festival in Calgary. &...
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Episode 27 - An Urgent Conversation from 2020-05-19T18:21:10
This week we talk about Alberta's roller coaster of a reopening. Rachel Notley then joins David for an urgent conversation with an Alberta doctor about the UCP's attack on their profession as pa...
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Episode 26 - Are We Ready To Reopen? from 2020-05-11T21:05:49
On this week's episode of The Heard we discuss testing the government's new TraceTogether app with a few questionable details, as well as delving into Alberta “reopening” and how scary that can ...
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Episode 25 - I Told You So... from 2020-05-05T21:23:23
On this week's episode we’re talking rental support and banning evictions. Our guests this week include MLA Lorne Dach from Critic for Agriculture and Forestry speaking up about the latest...
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Episode 24 - Where Is My PPE? from 2020-04-23T22:48:11
This week, David talks about the challenges facing post-secondary students, the government’s failure to protect workers from the COVID-19 outbreak at the Cargill meat processing plan, and the la...
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Episode 23 - To Business or Not to Business from 2020-04-15T21:59:06
This week we’re talking about the economic challenges our province is facing during the pandemic and some of what Albertans are facing. We cover Marie Renaud’s call for better support for folks on...
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Episode 22 -The Isolation Episode from 2020-04-03T16:58:52
On this week's episode, David delves into what’s going on in healthcare and what that means for folks as we get through this pandemic all from the comfort of his own self-isolation. Then he talk...
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Episode 21 - Corona & Cuts from 2020-03-22T03:14:35
On this week's episode David is joined by co-host MLA Heather Sweet as they discuss budget, cuts and corona. Later, they have a conversation with an ER Dr. Darren Markland covering all the need ...
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Episode 20 - A Fiscal Fairytale from 2020-03-14T00:17:26
This week, David Shepard is joined with fellow MLA Rakhi Pancholi. We’re talking big government moves this week, touching on drop in oil price, coronavirus, and the trickle down effect that the ...
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Episode 19 - All Pain and No Gain from 2020-03-02T22:55:58
This week, David and his guest MLA Christina Gray break down some initial thoughts on Jason Kenney's 2020 budget. Also, an Edmonton emergency room doctor talks about how the budget will impact peo...
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Episode 18 - Hands Off Our Health Care from 2020-02-22T00:23:33
This week we focus on women’s health and are joined by Women's Issues Critic Janis Irwin and 2 other women who tell their stories on how Jason Kenney’s cuts to Alberta health care have affected ...
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Episode 17 - So We Got a Letter... from 2020-02-15T00:02:01
In this episode we dig into mounting frustrations about how the government is and isn’t supporting Albertans. David speaks to the mother of a fifth grader who wrote a powerful letter questioning Ja...
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Episode 16 - Cuts, Costs & Community from 2020-02-08T19:08:58
This week David is talking AHS review, UCP changes to AISH and how this is hurting folks with disabilities, and Black History month. Featured Artist: Celeigh Cardinal - When All is Said and Done
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Episode 15 - Jobs, Economy, Pipelines from 2020-01-25T03:58:01
Jason Kenney and the UCP ran on a simple message - Jobs. Economy. Pipeline. But 9 months into their first term, Alberta is losing jobs and facing slower economic growth than previously expected....
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Episode 14 - Consult Your Physician from 2020-01-18T16:20:38
On the podcast this week, David chats with two patients with auto-immune diseases who take us through the UCP governement's changes to the use of biosimilars as a treatment method. Later he speaks ...
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Episode 13 - Climate, Climate, Climate from 2020-01-11T00:39:50
We're back! This week David speaks with MLA Marlin Schmidt, NDP Opposition Environment and Parks Critic, and Dr. Audrey Reid, Climate Scientist and University of Alberta instructor as they break...
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Episode 12 - A Session in Review from 2019-12-14T00:37:53
Join David Shepherd for our last episode of the season, as he looks back at the fall session with special guests, MLA Kathleen Ganley and MLA Heather Sweet. Help spread the word about this show thi...
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Episode 11 - A Patient, A Nurse, and A Doctor from 2019-12-06T22:39:26
This week, David sits down with three people at different intersections of the Alberta health care system. Marilyn Kontz, a woman with Crohn's disease who talks about how detrimental the UCP's c...
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Episode 10 - The Whites of Their Eyes from 2019-11-29T19:53:30
Our host is away this week, but we managed to find two great guest hosts in Shannon Phillips and Thomas Dang, who were more than willing to talk about how the UCP corruption scandal evolved this...
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Episode 9 - Nice Investigation You Have There... Shame if Something Happened to It from 2019-11-23T03:04:42
After a very busy week in the Legislature, David sits down with Christina Gray for a candid conversation about the NDP Leader's ejection from the House and the UCP's highly controversial decision t...
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Episode 8 - This Budget Is Bad For Your Health from 2019-11-16T01:14:56
This week, we dig into what's happening to our public health care system with Nicole Heron, a nurse with extensive experience in addictions and harm reduction, critical care and LGBTQ health. They ...
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Episode 7 - Thrown Under the Omnibus from 2019-11-01T21:44:55
This week, we brought in a mother, retired teacher and university student to hear their emotional reactions to the UCP's budget. Plus, David unpacks two especially large pieces of omnibus legisl...
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Episode 6 - The Cost of Kenney from 2019-10-26T03:54:09
It's been an incredibly busy week in Alberta politics, from the Federal election to Jason Kenney dropping his first budget. We took time to speak to former Finance Minister Joe Ceci to breakdown...
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Episode 5 - Sapporo is an Alberta Beer from 2019-10-19T01:43:04
This week we dig in to what's happening in the world of tech in our province with former Minister of Economic Development and Trade Deron Bilous and entrepreneur and advocate Ashlyn Bernier. Plus, ...
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Episode 4 - Questions about Questions from 2019-10-11T21:18:35
The Alberta Legislature is back in session, and you had some questions. David sat down with two new MLAs for a candid chat about all the debate drama, what it means to be partisan and how they g...
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Episode 3 - I Was Promised a Puppy from 2019-10-04T21:00
The way to Rachel Notley’s heart? Puppies. On this week’s episode she talks with Dave about music, being a honey badger, and why the heck she ran for office in the first place.
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Episode 2 - Dollars and Sense from 2019-09-27T18:00
Jobs and the economy is top of mind for many Albertans, so this week we talk to Lethbridge-West MLA Shannon Phillips and NDP Finance Critic about the upcoming budget and what we’ve been hearing at ...
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Episode 1 - Back to School from 2019-09-17T19:58
In the inaugural episode of The Heard Podcast, NDP MLA David Shepherd talks all things education with his guests, Education Critic, MLA Sarah Hoffman, and Allison Pike, President of the Alberta ...
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