The Breakdown With Nate Pike

With Treaty Chiefs having voted unanimously in a non-confidence vote in Danielle SMith's UCP, separatism on the rise and over racism towards First Nations only growing more bold, what can be done?We're extremely excited to present this conversation with First Nations Scholar and Associate Professor from the University of Alberta Dr. Matthew Wildcat, which not only gets into what First Nations can do to better address some of these issues, but also offers some critical insight into the history of Alberta and Canada that has brought us to this moment in time. To get tickets to our July 25th live show in Edmonton, visit www.thebreakdownablive.ca!If you're able to support our legal defense fund to fight back against the $6 Million lawsuit against us by Sam Mraiche, the man who imported Vanch masks and the Turkish Tylenot as well as who hosted MLA's and Ministers in his skybox as he had business with the government...You can do that at www.savethebreakdownab.ca!As always, if you appreciate the kind of content that we're trying to produce here at The Breakdown, please consider signing up as a monthly supporter at our Patreon site at www.patreon.com/thebreakdownab and we can now accept e-transfers at [email protected]!If you’re looking for our new merch lineup, you can find that at www.thebreakdownabmerch.comIf you're listening to the audio version of our podcast, please consider leaving us a review and a rating, and don't forget to like and follow us on Substack, Bluesky, Facebook, Twitter, Instagram and Threads!#abpoli #ableg #cdnpoli

It's time to re-up this very, very special episode! Originally from June of 2025, this episode seems to have only become more relevant as Alberta has escalated tensions towards Treaty Chiefs and the province has been set careening to a separatism referendum by Danielle Smith and the UCP.With relations between the government of Alberta and First Nations at an arguable low with Treaty Chiefs expressing deep frustration and hurt from the way that the province is treating First Nations and the Treaties, we are extremely excited to present this extremely important conversation with Mi'kmaq poet Rebecca Thomas!We are extremely grateful to finally make this conversation a reality and it cuts to the core of what Canadian Identity is and what it could look like. For The Breakdown, this conversation is a love letter to Canada that is also based in accountability, and it cuts to the core of what Canadian Identity is and what it could look like. You are not going to want to miss the ending of this episode folks! To get tickets to our July 25th live show in Edmonton, visit www.thebreakdownablive.ca!If you're able to support our legal defense fund to fight back against the $6 Million lawsuit against us by Sam Mraiche, the man who imported Vanch masks and the Turkish Tylenot as well as who hosted MLA's and Ministers in his skybox as he had business with the government...You can do that at www.savethebreakdownab.ca!As always, if you appreciate the kind of content that we're trying to produce here at The Breakdown, please consider signing up as a monthly supporter at our Patreon site at www.patreon.com/thebreakdownab and we can now accept e-transfers at [email protected]!If you’re looking for our new merch lineup, you can find that at www.thebreakdownabmerch.comIf you're listening to the audio version of our podcast, please consider leaving us a review and a rating, and don't forget to like and follow us on Substack, Bluesky, Facebook, Twitter, Instagram and Threads!#abpoli #ableg #cdnpoli

Time for another Alberta Politics Roundup!We start with a bit of a follow up worm last weeks show before we get into yet another EMS policy shift from the UCP, a deep dive into the by-election candidates in Calgary, Smith's latest performance on Your Province, Your Premier before we end up with what could be another development in the "Corrupt Care" scandal!Plus we reveal another panelist for our July 25th live show in Edmonton!To get tickets to our July 25th live show in Edmonton, visit www.thebreakdownablive.ca!If you're able to support our legal defense fund to fight back against the $6 Million lawsuit against us by Sam Mraiche, the man who imported Vanch masks and the Turkish Tylenot as well as who hosted MLA's and Ministers in his skybox as he had business with the government...You can do that at www.savethebreakdownab.ca!As always, if you appreciate the kind of content that we're trying to produce here at The Breakdown, please consider signing up as a monthly supporter at our Patreon site at www.patreon.com/thebreakdownab and we can now accept e-transfers at [email protected]!If you’re looking for our new merch lineup, you can find that at www.thebreakdownabmerch.comIf you're listening to the audio version of our podcast, please consider leaving us a review and a rating, and don't forget to like and follow us on Substack, Bluesky, Facebook, Twitter, Instagram and Threads!#abpoli #ableg #cdnpoli

It's another Breakdown open mic night and we're talking healthcare, crisis comms, Calgary Mayor Jeromy Farkas and a whole lot more!To get tickets to our July 25th live show in Edmonton, visit www.thebreakdownablive.ca!If you're able to support our legal defense fund to fight back against the $6 Million lawsuit against us by Sam Mraiche, the man who imported Vanch masks and the Turkish Tylenot as well as who hosted MLA's and Ministers in his skybox as he had business with the government...You can do that at www.savethebreakdownab.ca!As always, if you appreciate the kind of content that we're trying to produce here at The Breakdown, please consider signing up as a monthly supporter at our Patreon site at www.patreon.com/thebreakdownab and we can now accept e-transfers at [email protected]!If you’re looking for our new merch lineup, you can find that at www.thebreakdownabmerch.comIf you're listening to the audio version of our podcast, please consider leaving us a review and a rating, and don't forget to like and follow us on Substack, Bluesky, Facebook, Twitter, Instagram and Threads!#abpoli #ableg #cdnpoli

It's another Alberta Politics roundup, and between the last week's events and the absolutely bonkers layers surrounding them...Well, it's a pretty bonkers episode.Dani's war with First Nations heats up, there's some new developments for the referendum and also the "Corrupt Care" scandal. Plus it seems like a lot of the senior leadership in Smith's government are letting the mask slide because we saw a lot of open racism from multiple members of government this week!Plus we announce our fourth guest for our live show in Edmonton, Deputy NDP Leader Rakhi Pancholi!To get tickets to that July 25th live show in Edmonton, visit www.thebreakdownablive.ca!If you're able to support our legal defense fund to fight back against the $6 Million lawsuit against us by Sam Mraiche, the man who imported Vanch masks and the Turkish Tylenot as well as who hosted MLA's and Ministers in his skybox as he had business with the government...You can do that at www.savethebreakdownab.ca!As always, if you appreciate the kind of content that we're trying to produce here at The Breakdown, please consider signing up as a monthly supporter at our Patreon site at www.patreon.com/thebreakdownab and we can now accept e-transfers at [email protected]!If you’re looking for our new merch lineup, you can find that at www.thebreakdownabmerch.comIf you're listening to the audio version of our podcast, please consider leaving us a review and a rating, and don't forget to like and follow us on Substack, Bluesky, Facebook, Twitter, Instagram and Threads!#abpoli #ableg #cdnpoli