The Breakdown With Nate Pike
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Time for another live Alberta Politics Roundup! This week we start by taking a look at the recent healthcare announcement in Airdrie that is somehow a lot less than it seems before we take a look at Danielle Smith's continued defense of her divisive referendum questions. We then take a deep dive into who the divisive environment Smith has cultivated has allowed to gain in profile!
Don’t miss our live show on October 3rd in Re...
On August 29th, The Breakdown brought our show to Calgary, live for almost 200 people. We had an incredible lineup of guests who not only shed light on the biggest issues facing Alberta’s democracy but also presented potential solutions. Remarkably, two provincial party leaders attended, offering insights into what could be done.
We’re thrilled to present “Part 5” of that show—an in depth conversation w...
In a special episode, we break down the stunning revelations from former UCP Minister and now Tory Party MLA Peter Guthrie about the direct involvement of the premier's office in facilitating key components of the corruptcare scandal, namely Guthrie's shocking statements at our recent live event in Calgary that directly implicate Danielle Smith's Executive Director Rob Anderson, but also Mickey Amery, Alberta's Minister of Justice!
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On August 29th, The Breakdown brought our show to Calgary, live for almost 200 people. We had an incredible lineup of guests who not only shed light on the biggest issues facing Alberta’s democracy but also presented potential solutions. Remarkably, two provincial party leaders attended, offering insights into what could be done.
We’re thrilled to present “Part 4” of that show—a captivating conversation...
On August 29th, The Breakdown brought our show to Calgary in front of a live audience of almost 200 people with a group of amazing guests that not only helped to define the biggest issues inside Alberta's democracy but with the attendance of not one but TWO provincial party leaders, what some possible solutions can look like!
We're proud to present "Part 3" of that show, an inventory of the guardrails of Alberta's democracy with Pol...
Here we go!
On August 29th, The Breakdown brought our show to Calgary in front of a live audience of almost 200 people with a group of amazing guests that not only helped to define the biggest issues inside Alberta's democracy but with the attendance of not one but TWO provincial party leaders, what some possible solutions can look like!
We're proud to present "Part 2" of that show, a conversation on the state of healthcare in Albert...
Here we go!
On August 29th, The Breakdown brought our show to Calgary in front of a live audience of almost 200 people with a group of amazing guests that not only helped to define the biggest issues inside Alberta's democracy but with the attendance of not one but TWO provincial party leaders, what some possible solutions can look like!
We're proud to present "Part 1" of that show which includes the introduction for the night and a ...
Economist Jim Stanford, Director of the Centre for Future Work, recently reviewed 3 detailed economic analysis done by three other economist to put together an easy to access and understand report on the catastrophic impact that separatism would have on Alberta's economy.
There's a lot in this conversation, including the divergence of oil and gas profits and oil and gas jobs, but the bottom line of all of it is that it's the average...
It's another Alberta Politics Roundup!
Calgary gets a by-election! Data centres get a spanking! And we do a deep dive on the two simple themes that flows through the separatist leadership...
Power & Control.
To get tickets to our August 29th live show in Calgary, 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 imp...
What do an Alberta online university, a union grievance and a parent being faced with the choice of abandoning their child or amputating their child's legs have in common?
In 7 years of doing interviews, this is easily one of the most bonkers ones we have ever done!
We sit down with Dave Powell of the Athabasca University Faculty Association to make sense of their recent post https://aufa.ca/blog/2026/7/23/athabasca-university-forces...
Time for another Alberta Politics Speakers corner, and we're kicking it off with the announcement of our second guest for our live show in Calgary, Alberta Tory Leader Peter Guthrie!
From there it's a busy night with the chat that covers everything from harm reduction and addressing the opioid crisis to...
A separatist tank?
To get tickets to our August 29th live show in Calgary, visit www.thebreakdownablive.ca !
If you're able to supp...
For almost two years, Recovery and Rehabilitation Advocate Guy Felicella has been the subject of an online campaign surrounding a criminal case from three decades ago. It started with some very heavy handed questions from a National Post opinion writer and has only escalataed in that time.
In this Breakdown exclusive, we sit down with Guy for a sit down where he tells his side of the story for the first time from start to finish.
Bu...
On July 25th, The Breakdown brought our show up to Edmonton to be in front of a live audience of almost 200 people and we were able to put together a 3 hour show filled with amazing guests!
We're proud to present "Part 6" of that show now with not only a conversation with Forever Canadian's Communications Director Serena Mah, but also the announcement that came from The Breakdown at the end of the night!
A former journalist with two...
On July 25th, The Breakdown brought our show up to Edmonton to be in front of a live audience of almost 200 people and we were able to put together a 3 hour show filled with amazing guests!
We're proud to present "Part 5" of that show now with a conversation with Public Interest Alberta Executive Director, Bradley Lafortune!
As a long standing politico in Alberta and now leader of an advocacy organization, Bradley has a unique persp...
On July 25th, The Breakdown brought our show up to Edmonton to be in front of a live audience of almost 200 people and we were able to put together a 3 hour show filled with amazing guests!
We're proud to present "Part 4" of that show now with a conversation with NDP MLA Jodi Calahoo Stonehouse!
As the first First Nations Woman to be elected to the Alberta Legislature, Jodi has had a front row seat to a seismic and historic period i...
On July 25th, The Breakdown brought our show up to Edmonton to be in front of a live audience of almost 200 people and we were able to put together a 3 hour show filled with amazing guests!
We're proud to present "Part 3" of that show now with a conversation with Deputy Leader of the NDP Rakhi Pancholi!
Rakhi was literally on the front row as the UCP had the curtain pulled back on the fix being in on their referendum question as the...
On July 25th, The Breakdown brought our show up to Edmonton to be in front of a live audience of almost 200 people and we were able to put together a 3 hour show filled with amazing guests!
We're proud to present "Part 2" of that show which is a conversation on the risks that Danielle Smith's 10 referendum questions expose Albertans to in regards to foreign interference with decorated international intelligence expert Dr Patrick Len...
Here we go! On July 25th, The Breakdown brought our show up to Edmonton to be in front of a live audience of almost 200 people and we were able to put together a 3 hour show filled with amazing guests!
We're proud to present "Part 1" of that show which includes the introduction for the night and a conversation with renowned political scientist Dr Jared Wesley!
To get tickets to our August 29th live show in Calgary, visit www.thebrea...
It's another live episode with an open mic/speakers corner!
And this time around the audience made it clear that it wanted to get into th latest on separatism, the disastrous AISH/ADAP rollout and what the NDP can or should be doing to break through!
To get tickets to our August 29th live show in Calgary, visit www.thebreakdownablive.ca !
If you're able to support our legal defense fund to fight back against the $6 Million lawsuit aga...
It's a special mini episode! There's long been a public perception that Danielle Smith's radio program, "Your Province, Your Premier" comes at not cost to taxpayers.
But...
Recent documents obtained by The Breakdown demonstrate that not only is the program not free, it's costing Alberta taxpayers almost $10,000 a month! We break it all down in this special mini deep dive!
To get tickets to our July 25th live show in Edmonton, visit...
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