Episode 7.31 - September 14, 2025 - Alberta Politics Roundup

Time for another Alberta Politics roundup with a special announcement and a scoop on how Invest Alberta is spending taxpayer dollars!

We start with a look at how Danielle SMith decided to use almost a billion dollars from a tobacco settlement and then we take a look at where the book bans are, the teachers strike, the HSAA union vote before we get to the big reveal we've been building up to all week!

How much did taxpayers money did the Invest Alberta Board spend on an elite retreat at the Fairmont Lake Louise?

Plus...

A special bonus thought experiment!

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You can do that at www.savethebreakdownab.ca!

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