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Kathleen Petty sits down with politicians, pundits, and other thoughtful westerners for conversations about the priorities, preoccupations and politics of Albertans and others who are West o...
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20 of 149 episodesWhere to draw the line?
The UCP’s decision to reject a bi-partisan commission’s report and order a do-over of riding maps has ignited a firestorm over the usually s...
Pushing boundaries
Separatism is in court (again), as several First Nations try to thwart a referendum on Alberta independence. The group collecting signatures...
‘The federal NDP is irrelevant’
As members of the NDP celebrate new leader Avi Lewis and his vision to revitalize their party, there’s skepticism in Alberta that Lewis’ fed...
The Firewall Letter - 25 years later
Back in January 2001, six influential Alberta conservatives sent then premier Ralph Klein the now famous 'firewall letter.' Under the headin...
The Prairies senators: ‘We can’t do stupid stuff’
There’s great concern that people in Ottawa aren’t taking what’s happening in Alberta seriously enough. With national unity at stake, some S...
War in Iran: What does it mean for Canadian oil?
The deadly U.S.- and Israel-led attack on Iran has given way to a cold economic reality. According to the International Energy Agency, the w...
‘Bizarro world’: Why is Liberal support rising in Alberta?
For decades, Alberta’s federal politics has been a fortress. But the Conservative blue wall protecting the province is showing signs of crac...
Unpacking Alberta's 2026 budget
Buckle up and keep your hands on the bar, Albertans! The province’s ride on the resource revenue roller coaster continues, and the latest $9...
Referendum Madness!
Alberta Premier Danielle Smith has some questions she wants Albertans to answer. Nine of them, to be exact. That’s how many referendum quest...
The Coutts Diaries
What does a kid from Nanton, Alta., write in his private journals after spending his days influencing some of Pierre Elliott Trudeau's most...
A West of Centre twofer: the citizens’ panel, plus energy insiders
Grab your snacks and beverages and settle in for a West of Centre twofer, no coupon required. First, host Kathleen Petty reconvenes our citi...
The road ahead for the CPC
It’s a wrap for the Conservative Party Convention in Calgary. Leader Pierre Poilievre secured an 87.4 per cent vote of confidence. Now that...
Alberta: destination separation
The seeds of separation are being sown. Thousands have been braving January’s cold to put some heat on the effort for the province to become...
Can the Carney-Smith good vibes last?
This week on West of Centre , guest host Jason Markusoff reconvenes the national political panel The House Party for a conversation about Al...
Venezuela fallout: 'We have to stop being such boy scouts in Canada'
The geopolitical rules were rewritten this week as the U.S. moves beyond simply buying oil. It effectively took over the world's largest oil...
The Quiz Show
From a Trump trade war and a historic teachers' strike, to the UCP government’s use of the notwithstanding clause, 2025 has been a high-stak...
Breaking Point: ‘This is a very problematic time in Canadian history’
What if the biggest danger to Canada isn’t a foreign enemy or even U.S. President Donald Trump? Rather, poor policy decisions and decades of...
The ‘La-La-La We Can’t Hear You’ Act of 2025
For the second time this year, Alberta’s UCP government is lowering the barriers for citizen-led referendum questions while also stripping t...
'What was impossible is now possible, if not yet probable'
Alberta and Ottawa have sealed a new “grand bargain” – a long-awaited memorandum of understanding that could pave the way for a major new bi...
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