You can read his latest Walrus articles here: 

Can Alberta Protect Its Secession Vote from Trump? | The Walrus

How Did an Alberta Separatist Group Get Its Hands on the Voter List? | The Walrus

To see more of Chan's work, visit his website https://martychan.com for more details. 

Here are the nine referendum questions below: 

1. Do you support the Government of Alberta taking increased control over immigration for the purposes of decreasing immigration to more sustainable levels, prioritizing economic migration and giving Albertans first priority on new employment opportunities?

2. Do you support the Government of Alberta introducing a law mandating that only Canadian citizens, permanent residents and individuals with an Alberta-approved immigration status will be eligible for provincially funded programs, such as health care, education and other social services?

3. Assuming that all Canadian citizens and permanent residents continue to qualify for social support programs as they do now, do you support the Government of Alberta introducing a law requiring all individuals with a non-permanent legal immigration status to reside in Alberta for at least 12 months before qualifying for any provincially funded social support programs?

4. Assuming that all Canadian citizens and permanent residents continue to qualify for public health care and education as they do now, do you support the Government of Alberta charging a reasonable fee or premium to individuals with a non-permanent immigration status living in Alberta for their and their family’s use of the health care and education systems?

5. Do you support the Government of Alberta introducing a law requiring individuals to provide proof of citizenship, such as a passport, birth certificate, or citizenship card, to vote in an Alberta provincial election?

6. Have provincial governments, and not the federal government, select the justices appointed to provincial King’s Bench and Appeal courts?

7. Abolish the unelected federal Senate?

8. Allow provinces to opt out of federal programs that intrude on provincial jurisdiction such as health care, education, and social services, without a province losing any of the associated federal funding for use in its social programs?

9. Better protect provincial rights from federal interference by giving a province’s laws dealing with provincial or shared areas of constitutional jurisdiction priority over federal laws when the province’s laws and federal laws conflict? 

To read more about Debby's latest work, see her substack here: https://debbywaldman.substack.com/

And to learn more about the Gerhard Herzberg award and David's research, see this link: David Wishart - Gerhard Herzberg Canada Gold Medal for Science and Engineering - NSERC

More of his comedy can be seen here: 

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Just for Laughs: Dog People vs Cat People

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More information: https://linktr.ee/farrooossi 

Recordings of Faris' shows were provided by the comic himself and OK Dope Productions. 

Link to Return to Amber Valley: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MsRkZz1KJB0

Youtube link to video version of the panel

Lien Youtube vers la version vidéo de cette table ronde

Join Independent Albertan Senator Paula Simons as she hosts the second municipalities inquiry, moderated by Independent Ontario Senator Bernadette Clement. This conversation features prominent French-Canadian mayors from across the country delving into the vital topic of municipalities and emergency preparedness. They are privileged to be joined by Mayor Elisa Brousseau of Bonnyville, AB, Mayor Eric Marquis of Edmundston, NB, and former Gatineau Mayor Maxime Pendinaud-Jobin.

Youtube link to the video version of this panel (in French only)

Youtube link to the video version of this panel

Alex Marshall works for the University of Alberta’s College of Health Science, where she is the college’s Strategic Initiatives Officer for Equity, Diversity and Inclusion.

Kristy Harcourt is a social worker in clinical practice and therapist who devotes much of her practice to counselling trans kids and their families. She is a social work instructor at MacEwan University, the organizer of Edmonton’s annual Queer Prom and a long time gay rights activist.

This event was presented in partnership with the Edmonton Public Library, LitFest, and Calgary Public Library.

Jonny Wakefield has been with the Edmonton Journal/Sun newsroom since 2017. He is now the courts and crime reporter, covering the Edmonton Law Courts and other justice issues. He came to Canada from the U.S. as a student in 2009 and became a dual citizen in 2020.

Danielle Paradis is an award-winning Indigenous (Métis) magazine writer, journalist, editor, educator, podcaster and mentor who lives in Treaty 6 (Edmonton, Alberta). She has written for both local and international audiences. You can read (or hear) her work at Aboriginal Peoples Television (APTN), Canadaland, Chatelaine, The Walrus, Alberta Views, Toronto Star (Edmonton), Canadian True Crime Podcast, and The Sprawl. Danielle covers politics, arts and culture, and Indigenous Issues. Danielle loves a good FOIP story and studied investigative journalism, story-based inquiry method, at the Centre for Investigative Journalism out of the UK. She has journalism, focusing on advanced reporting and reporting on diverse communities at MacEwan University and Humber College. She has also worked for a non-profit, Indigenous Friends Association, that focuses on connecting traditional knowledge and digital technology for Indigenous youth. She also has a background as a literary editor for Other Voices and in-depth media experience in both television and audio journalism.

Jason Markusoff has been writing about what's happening – and not happening, but maybe should – in Alberta for more than two decades. He's a writer, editor and producer with CBC Calgary, and before that he's been a correspondent for Maclean's, Calgary Herald and Edmonton Journal. He's on Twitter a lot less these days, for patently obvious reasons. Paula Simons was appointed to the Senate of Canada in 2018, after a long and distinguished career as one of western Canada’s most acclaimed journalists. She has been a radio documentary-maker, a playwright, and an author of popular history, but she is best known for her work as a political columnist and reporter with the Edmonton Journal.

(This interview was recorded January 16, 2024.)

Timothy's books, including Relax: A Guide to Everyday Health Decisions with More Facts and Less Worry and The Science of Celebrity . . . or Is Gwyneth Paltrow Wrong About Everything?, can be found here.

(This interview was recorded on November 29, 2023.)

Dr. Emily Laidlaw is Canada Research Chair in Cybersecurity Law and Associate Professor of Law at the University of Calgary.

Jen Gerson is a co-founder of The Line and a commentator and journalist who has contributed to the CBC, the National Post, Maclean's, the Walrus, the Washington Post, and the New York Times.

Karen Unland is co-founder and Editor-in-Chief of Taproot Edmonton, the creator of the Alberta Podcast Network, and co-host of the podcast That's a Thing?!

Dr. Adams is a Professor in the University of Alberta Faculty of Law.

Dr. Leach is a Professor of Economics and Law at the University of Alberta. His new book is Between Doom and Denial: Facing Facts About Climate Change.

Dr. Leach will be speaking about his new book, Between Doom and Denial: Facing Facts About Climate Change, during an upcoming series of McGill Max Bell Lectures. Event and ticketing information can be found below: 

• October 19, 2023 in Ottawa, Ontario: Can governments promise a just energy transition in Canada?
• October 25, 2023 in Calgary, Alberta: Will the world use enough of our oil and gas?
• November 2, 2023 in Montreal, Quebec: Do Canada's cold temperatures mean we shouldn't worry about climate change?

Following this new discussion of the APP report is a rebroadcast of our February 2023 episode, in which Senator Simons speaks to a panel of experts about the Canadian Pension Plan and the pros and cons of a possible Alberta Pension Plan.

Panelists: Dr. Lindsay Tedds, Associate Professor in Economics at the University of Calgary;

Deborah Yedlin, President & CEO of the Calgary Chamber of Commerce;

Ricardo Acuna, Executive Director of the Parkland Institute;

Dr. Trevor Tombe, Professor of Economics at the University of Calgary; and 

Dr. Leo de Bever, Senior Fellow at the C.D. Howe Institute. 

Panelists: Dr. Lindsay Tedds, Associate Professor in Economics at the University of Calgary;

Deborah Yedlin, President & CEO of the Calgary Chamber of Commerce;

Ricardo Acuna, Executive Director of the Parkland Institute;

Dr. Trevor Tombe, Professor of Economics at the University of Calgary; and 

Dr. Leo de Bever, Senior Fellow at the C.D. Howe Institute. 

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Senator Simons on Mastodon

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Panelists include Dr. Ellen Goddard, University of Alberta professor in the Faculty of Agricultural, Life and Environmental Sciences; Gleise M. da Silva, the first BCRC-Hays Chair in Beef Production Systems; Isha Datar, the Executive Director of New Harvest, a nonprofit research institute that funds open, public cultured meat research; Alison Sunstrom, the founder/CEO of CNSRV-X Inc. (Conserve X) and Co-CEO/Founder of GrowSafe Systems Ltd.; and Dr. William “Bill” Shotyk, the Bocock Chair in Agriculture and Environment at the University of Alberta.