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Ryan Jespersen
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Host of #RealTalkRJ. Emcee. Keynote speaker.

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What's Santa bringing Premier Danielle Smith, PM Mark Carney, Pierre Poilievre, and President Donald Trump this Christmas? We go straight to the source on a special edition of #RealTalkRJ... 🤣

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December 22, 2025 at 10:31 PM
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"The worst year of my life." Accused of using his connections as a federal minister to funnel cash to a company he co-owned, @rboissonnault.bsky.social's political career crashed in 2025. He tells #RealTalkRJ all about it.

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Embattled Former MP Randy Boissonnault Speaks Out
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December 22, 2025 at 10:21 PM
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Excellent article regarding #Healthcare and especially #Alberta, a logical explanation regarding the foundation of healthcare.. #abpoli #ableg
December 21, 2025 at 4:57 AM
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ICYMI: rtrj.info/121625DrRaj #abhealth #abpoli
December 20, 2025 at 10:18 PM
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If Pierre Poilievre can't pivot, could Jason Kenney lead Canada's Conservatives as early as 2026? Senator Charles Adler tells us he wouldn't be surprised. How about you?

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December 19, 2025 at 9:38 PM
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Could the Liberals turn their minority government into a majority with another floor crossing over the holidays? We ask Minister @seanfraser.bsky.social to spill the beans...

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Min. Sean Fraser's Message to Potential Floor Crossers...
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December 17, 2025 at 10:45 PM
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"Just because you cite the Notwithstanding Clause, it doesn't mean you're not violating somebody's rights."

So what's Ottawa prepared to do about it? We ask Minister of Justice @seanfraser.bsky.social...

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December 17, 2025 at 10:37 PM
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The frontlines of Alberta's healthcare system are in "chaos," says longtime ER Dr. Raj Sherman, warning plans for dual practice (public/private) delivery are premature.

Not everybody agrees. How about you?

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December 16, 2025 at 11:38 PM
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"If they can cancel our petition, they can cancel the coal contracts."

Country star @corblund.bsky.social calls out Alberta Premier Danielle Smith after the #UCP's Bill 14 stymies his anti-coal petition...

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Corb Lund Calls Out Danielle Smith
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December 16, 2025 at 11:37 PM
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Opposition Leader Pierre Poilievre says losing three Conservative MPs is "a problem with Mark Carney's leadership," not his own. @supriya.bsky.social doesn't buy it. Do you?

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December 15, 2025 at 11:33 PM
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"Mark Carney's playing chess and everybody else is playing checkers." Cheryl Oates and Erika Barootes check in after another Conservative defection to the Liberals.

What does this mean for Pierre Poilievre's leadership?

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December 12, 2025 at 10:26 PM
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"We'd win an election today."

@albertandp.ca leader @naheednenshi.bsky.social tells #RealTalkRJ he's ready for an early election, and he's confident he'd beat Danielle Smith's #UCP.

Thoughts?

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December 11, 2025 at 10:11 PM
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Saskatchewan braces for pain as Trump threatens to tariff Canadian fertilizer imports. Farmer and YouTuber Quick Dick McDick says it's a global issue hurting #cdnag producers across the board...

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Quick Dick on Trump, China, India Tariffs
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December 11, 2025 at 12:02 AM
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Separation. Tariffs. Harvest. Hunting. 🦌

We get into it all with Quick Dick McDick on a "holiday hangout" edition of #RealTalkRJ, live from his calving barn in Tuffnell, Saskatchewan...

📺 FULL: rtrj.info/121025QDM

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December 10, 2025 at 11:13 PM
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Alberta's MOU with Ottawa is having "an immediate impact," says Premier Danielle Smith, who's expecting "a lot of activity very soon."

Watch the full #RealTalkRJ exclusive here: rtrj.info/120925PDS

Listen to the podcast: rtrj.info/120925 #ableg #abpoli #cdnpoli

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Danielle Smith: MOU with Ottawa Already Paying Off
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December 10, 2025 at 12:13 AM
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Does Danielle Smith agree that Alberta should remain in Canada? We ask Alberta's premier about a referendum on the province's future in Canada. Your thoughts on her answer?

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December 9, 2025 at 8:56 PM
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Does Canada need "feminist" foreign policy? @supriya.bsky.social and Sharan Kaur debate PM Mark Carney's message shift on feminism...

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December 8, 2025 at 9:49 PM
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I'm so honoured to return as host of Festival of Trees' Silver Bell Soiree every December. The vision of Laura Kinghorn, Sarah Knopp & Kelly Scott-Gray has translated into hundreds of thousands of dollars raised for the University Hospital Foundation through this MUST-attend holiday event! #yeg 🥂
December 6, 2025 at 7:34 PM
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"What on earth is going on in Alberta?'' How can a province sign a pipeline agreement with Ottawa and posture toward a separation referendum AT THE SAME TIME?

@alexmarland.bsky.social and @jaredwesley.ca discuss...

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December 5, 2025 at 9:13 PM
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"We're used to voters getting to pick their governments. Increasingly, we're seeing this government wanting to pick its voters..." Dr. @jaredwesley.ca digs into the #UCP's Bill 14 on #RealTalkRJ.

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"This Government is Choosing Who Gets to Vote."
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December 5, 2025 at 8:19 PM
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"Albertans are saying 'We've had enough.'" @albertandp.ca deputy leader @pancholirakhi.bsky.social says there's a big shift happening in Alberta politics right now. Do you see it?

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"Albertans Are Saying 'We've Had Enough.'"
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December 5, 2025 at 5:47 PM
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Alberta Premier Danielle Smith has a choice to make: put Alberta's future in Canada to a free vote in the Legislature or roll out a referendum. #ForeverCanadian founder @lukaszukab.bsky.social lays out what's at stake...

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December 4, 2025 at 11:58 PM
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"There is going to be an independence referendum. There is no question." Former UCP MLAs Scott Sinclair and Peter Guthrie say separatist party supporters are "looking for their pound of flesh". What do you think is going to happen?

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December 3, 2025 at 11:36 PM
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Finally, someone mentions Alberta's devastating environmental record. Of course Coastal First Nations can't trust Alberta. Albertans can't trust Alberta! Why didn't Carney make cleanup a condition along w/ lifting the renewables ban? Or should we leave that up to the next generation to solve too?
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"Why should Coastal First Nations trust Alberta?"

@maxfawcett.bsky.social says Alberta hasn't done enough on home soil to earn support for a new pipeline through B.C.

Agree or disagree?

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December 3, 2025 at 4:54 PM
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As the #UCP abruptly ends talks with two firms tied to the CEO at the centre of a healthcare procurement controversy, Min. Adriana LaGrange and former Min. Peter Guthrie give us two very different sides of the story...

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UPDATE: Alberta Healthcare Procurement Controversy
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December 3, 2025 at 10:14 PM