Shaye Ganam

A place to talk. To come together. To be heard. Shaye Ganam is taking the conversation province-wide on 880 CHED in Edmonton and QR Calgary - 770 AM, creating a collective town square to rehash the old and imagine the new for every part of this province. Tune in Monday to Friday from 9 a.m. to noon to join the conversation. Follow Shaye Ganam on Twitter to keep up with your host wherever he goes.

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Annexation threats, Canada's election, Canada-E...
U.S. President Donald Trump has pulled no punches it comes to expanding the U.S. territory. The only to do that, is to take away from other countries, Canada being one of them. Legal analyst Gib van Ert believes this gives reason for courts to be ready to resist U.S. annexation. While Canada-U.S. relations remain frosty, is it time to explore further establishing its relationships with European nations? Liberal leader Mark Carney is on the defensive after one of his candidates made deplorable comments toward an opponent.
58 min
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Now can Canada get its natural to Europe
Larry Hughes is a professor in the department of electrical engineering at Dalhousie University
12 min
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Trump is right to fear a Canada-Europe team up....
Aaron Burnett is a German-Canada geopolitical and security analyst based at Berlin's Democratic Strategic Initiative
10 min
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Canadian courts must be ready to resist U.S. an...
Gib van Ert is a partner at Olthius van Ert and a former president of the Canadian Council on International Law
9 min
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The withering of the Green Party
Arno Kopecky is a contributing writer for The Walrus
8 min
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Is it enough that Carney set up a blind trust, ...
Ian Stedman, a lawyer and associate professor who specializes in government ethics at York University's School of Public Policy and Administration
6 min
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Auto Tariffs, Smith in Florida, EV's
83 min
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Lawyers advise Canadians working in U.S. to avo...
Jonathan Grode, a managing partner at immigration law firm Green and Spiegel
9 min
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It’s time for Canada to get building
Paul de Jong is president and CEO of the Progressive Contractors Association of Canada, which specializes in construction sector public policy advocacy
9 min
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Thanks to Elon Musk, EV virtue signaling is dis...
David Berman, investment reporter, The Globe and Mail
5 min
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Security Clearance, Healthcare, Trade War
Poilievre and his security clearance are back in the spotlight after leadership meddling accusations. Are the two front-running parties putting healthcare on the back burner? And with 23andMe filing for bankruptcy. IS your genetic data safe?
65 min
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21 min
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23andMe bankruptcy: Is your genetic DNA data safe?
Katie Hammond is an associate professor of law at Toronto Metropolitan University. She focuses on medical technology-related issues like genetic testing
5 min
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Will healthcare get much attention this electio...
Dr. Ivy Bourgeault is a professor in the school of sociological and anthropological studies at the University of Ottawa and leads the Canadian Health Workforce Network
7 min
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Foreign interference and security clearance tak...
Phil Gurski, president and CEO, Borealis Threat and Risk Consultants and former strategic analyst with CSIS
7 min
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Tax Cuts, War Plan , Housing
The Liberals and Conservatives are both promising big tax cuts if elected. Will the Housing Crisis play a roll in the election? And a U.S. war plan was exposed in a group chat that mistakenly included a journalist.
81 min
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Asteroid 2024 YR may not hit Earth in 2032, but...
Martin Connors, Professor of Astronomy, Mathematics, and Physics, Athabasca University
6 min
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Will the housing issue get much attention this ...
Dr. Carolyn Whitzman, senior researcher at the University of Toronto School of Cities and author of the recently published book Home Truths: Fixing Canada’s Housing Crisis
7 min
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U.S. war plan exposed in group chat that mistak...
Ret. Major-General Denis Thompson, fellow at the Canadian Global Affairs Institute
7 min
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Liberals and Conservatives promising big tax cu...
Sahir Khan, executive vice-president of the Institute of Fiscal Studies and Democracy at University of Ottawa
8 min
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2025 Election, Tariffs, Polling
Mark Carney has called the 45th Federal Election. How will the election effect us is Alberta? According to a new Abacus Data Poll, the Conservatives lead the Liberals by 3 as the NDP sinks further. And Alberta Premier Danielle Smith faces backlash for asking America to pause tariffs until after election.
86 min
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The Social Fray - Understanding Crime and Socia...
Dan Jones, retired EPS member (spent time with the gang’s unit and homicide team), chair of justice studies, NorQuest College
18 min
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It’s the first official day of campaigning
Eddie Sheppard, Vice President, insights at Abacus Data
6 min
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The federal election is a two-horse race
Ian Skipworth, consultant with Summa Strategies
11 min
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How will the federal election impact us here in...
Dr. Lisa Young, professor of political science, University of Calgary
8 min