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Hosted by Matthew Bissett and John Vandenbeld · 🇺🇸 US · EN · 24 episodes
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Tired of misinformation online, and extremely biased opinions? Looking for a real and common sense breakdown of Canadian politics?Get informed as we take you through current political and economic events and what they mean to you. With over 40 years of combined political and communications experience in both volunteer and professional capacities, we provide valuable perspective on the why, who, and how's of the events around us. With perspectives from both the right and the left side of the political spectrum, we discuss and debate real issues in a balanced and fair approach.
Matthew Bissett and John Vandenbeld hosts Real Sensical Politics, a news show with 24 episodes published.
On this episode, we are joined by special guest MLA Peter Guthrie, leader of the Progressive Tory Party of Alberta. We ask Peter about a variety of topics including why he entered politics, what success would look like i
As discussion around Alberta separation continues to ramp up, we start this episode by exploring separation referendums in other jurisdictions and how it compares to what we are looking at here. We also lay out a roadmap
In the past couple of weeks, and particularly the past couple of days, there have been some major updates on the separation movement/petition in Alberta. John and I look at what these are and where it could potentially t
It's never truly boring watching federal politics (if you have the stomach for it). In this episode we first look at the recent election of Avi Lewis as the NDP leader and how that could shake out down the road. Afterwar
With the federal NDP leadership race set to conclude thisweekend, John and I take a look at the candidates and make predictions. We also take about what and why of the price ofoil before concluding with a discussion abou
Usually we wouldn't release two shows so close together, but our last episode on federal issues and this one regarding Alberta topics are too timely to wait. A listener asked for some analysis on the recent changes to th
John and I discuss an overview of the political spectrum and what you find on each side as well as how parties in Canada fall onto that. John also describes a better way other than spectrums to describe political ideolog
As conservative leader Pierre Poilievre prepares to face a leadership review the last week of January, we John and I talk a bit about what percentage of confidence is required to maintain effective leadership within a po
It’s been a few weeks since we were able to launch an episode. With all of the Christmas celebrations and some illness thrown in, we just couldn’t get together and putone together. But we are back and ready to go! So muc
Canada's budget passed recently, and at a much later time in the year than normal. Join us as we converse the main points of the budget. As with everything, there was a lot of politics involved in passing the budget. We
We received a number of questions over the past while, and we spend this whole episode going through them and answering them one by one. Some of the question topics include: - clarification on public sector vs. private s
As with all things, we look to take a balanced and fair look at any issue in exploring both sides. This episode is no different as we take on the heavy task of analyzing the public sector unrest here in Alberta. Many of
With our first run on Municipal Elections quickly jumping to our 2nd most listened to episode, we decided to add some further discussion to the mix. In this episode we discuss some of the logistics around running an elec
In this episode we discuss the upcoming municipal elections here in Alberta and some of the major hot button issues. We also touch on some of the topics that you should discuss with the candidates when they come to your
John and I discuss the Prime Minister's first four months in office as we head into the fall sitting of parliament. There have certainly been some highlights both good and bad. UPDATE: We recorded this just days before t
Do you know how much Canada spent on climate change initiatives? What did we achieve with it? It could have been so much more. Join us as we revisit a couple forms of energy that deserve a little more attention - hydroge
We start a two part discussion around different forms of energy and the slow conversion to greener forms of energy. Why does green energy cost more? What is the hold-up if there is such urgency? As with most things, it's
With news now coming in that MLAs Pete Guthrie and Scott Sinclair have entered into formal talks to reignite the Alberta Party, we discuss where that could go in the current political climate here in Alberta. What will t
As part of our series on the Alberta Next Panel, and largely within that context, we discuss constitutional reform in Canada. Why it is so difficult for changes to be made, especially for changes that Alberta would like
While Alberta currently collects its own corporate income taxes, personal income tax (PIT) is collected through Revenue Canada. The Alberta Next Panel asks the question of whether Alberta should collect its own PIT. What
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Real Sensical Politics is hosted by Matthew Bissett and John Vandenbeld. The show is categorised under news (politics) and has published 24 episodes.
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