The Alberta Roundup with Isaac Lamoureux

Every week, Isaac Lamoureux will keep you informed on the latest in Alberta news and politics – including what’s happening in the UCP leadership race. The Alberta Roundup will feature analysis and commentary from the heart of the West. Tune in every Saturday.

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Alberta stands up to feds, passes Sovereignty Act
9 min
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Alberta tells Ottawa to fire RCMP Commissioner ...
11 min
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Smith fires Hinshaw and AHS Board
9 min
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Unvaccinated woman denied organ transplant
This week on The Alberta Roundup, Rachel discusses how a woman is being denied an organ transplant due to her Covid-19 vaccination status
9 min
130
Premier Smith attacks “extreme left” climate po...
10 min
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Danielle Smith pushes Ottawa back
This week on The Alberta Roundup, Rachel Emmanuel discusses Premier Danielle Smith’s plans to push Ottawa back. Namely, the premier announced her government will pull out of new federal programs or avoid federal consultations that aren’t in Alberta’s best interests.
11 min
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Alberta’s APOLOGY WARS
Rachel discusses the latest in the ‘apology wars’ taking over Alberta politics
12 min
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Danielle Smith triggers Rachel Notley on Day 1
On this week's episode of The Alberta Roundup, Rachel Emmanuel discusses Notley's demand that Smith apologize for her comments on unvaccinated discrimination.
10 min
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Danielle Smith becomes the next Premier of Alberta
After winning the UCP leadership contest on Thursday, Danielle Smith becomes Alberta’s next Premier
8 min
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Provinces push back against Trudeau’s gun grab
This week, the Alberta government announced that it will intervene in ongoing challenges of the Trudeau government’s firearms bans and take action to prevent Ottawa from conscripting Alberta RCMP officers to collect those firearms
12 min
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Is Jason Kenney campaigning against Danielle Sm...
This week on The Alberta Roundup, Rachel Emmanuel discusses how a third party advertiser, which was created to promote Alberta Premier Jason Kenney, is sending out automated text messages criticizing Danielle Smith’s candidacy for the United Conservative Party (UCP) leadership.
8 min
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Alberta takes Trudeau to court over plastic ban
This week on The Alberta Roundup with Rachel Emmanuel, Rachel discusses how the Alberta government has filed a notice with the Federal Court to intervene in a legal challenge of the Trudeau government’s plastic ban. Premier Jason Kenney says plastic is not toxic but is necessary to achieve Canada’s carbon reduction goals. Will common sense prevail?
8 min
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Alberta’s $13 billion SURPLUS pays off for Albe...
This week on The Alberta Roundup with Rachel Emmanuel, Rachel discusses how the Alberta government is forecasting a $13.2 billion surplus in the upcoming budget and as a result, Alberta will bring personal income taxes in line with inflation for the 2022 tax year. Premier Jason Kenney’s move is being welcomed by many Albertans, including many of United Conservative Party leadership candidates looking to replace Kenney. Plus, Deputy Prime Minister Chrystia Freeland gets yelled at by angry protesters while visiting Alberta. Does Freeland deserve your sympathy or are Canadians upset for good reason? And Rachel discusses the latest in the UCP leadership race, including the final debate which saw Todd Loewen deliver an epic takedown of the Trudeau government’s fertilizer emissions scheme. These stories and more on The Alberta Roundup with Rachel Emmanuel.
11 min
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Freedom activist released after peaceful protest
This week on the Alberta Roundup with Rachel Emmanuel, Rachel discusses the arrest and release of freedom activist Alex Van Herk. Van Herk, who took part in the Coutts border blockade and the protest for GraceLife Pastor James Coates, was arrested on Thursday by the Alberta RCMP.
8 min
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Smith tells Kenney to stay out of leadership race
On this week’s episode of The Alberta Roundup with Rachel Emmanuel, Rachel discusses how Premier Jason Kenney and UCP leadership candidate Danielle Smith butt heads over the Sovereignty Act, an act that Kenney calls “premature” and “ill-informed.”
8 min
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Alberta takes aim at Trudeau’s handgun ban
On this week’s Alberta Roundup, Rachel Emmanuel breaks down the news and headlines that matter to Albertans. First, Alberta’s Chief Firearms Officer Dr. Teri Bryant takes aim at Trudeau’s latest measure to punish law-abiding gun owners by banning the importation of handguns without the oversight of parliament.
8 min
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Dr. Hinshaw gets a $227,911 Covid bonus
This week, Albertans were shocked to learn the province’s chief medical officer of health Dr. Deena Hinshaw received a $227,911 Covid bonus, in addition to her $363,634 salary. This marks the largest cash benefit payout of any provincial civil servant. Plus, United Conservative Party (UCP) leadership candidate Leela Aheer took on an unlikely opponent this week – a raging bull! Aheer jumped in front of a bull and pushed it off a boy it was trampling at the Strathmore Stampede during the Running of the Bulls event. And UCP candidates share their vision for a provincial police force – a policy that has long been discussed as a means to give Alberta more autonomy. All but two candidates are in favour of the policy – Rebecca Schulz and Brian Jean. These stories and more on The Alberta Roundup with Rachel Emmanuel! Tune in now!
7 min
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UCP Leadership candidates face-off
On the first episode of True North's Alberta Roundup with Rachel Emmanuel, Rachel takes us inside the United Conservative Party (UCP) leadership race and breaks down the winners and losers of last week's debate.
14 min