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Derek Fildebrandt fills in for Marty this week on Fildebrandt Live, taking on whether Canada needs its own version of Rupert Lowe’s U.K. rape gangs report, Danielle Smith’s “Danielle Dollars,” why the Iran war was never America’s fight, and how Tim Hortons has betrayed Canada.

“Fathers are not disposable!” Thus Christian-conservative activist Faytene Grasseschi, executive director of For My Canada, in today’s special Fathers’ Day edition of Hannaford.

Derek Fildebrandt, Nigel Hannaford, Cory Morgan and Dave Naylor break down the latest attempts to censor Alberta independence supporters, Danielle Smith’s incoming “DANI-BUCKS,” and the explosive U.K. rape gangs report raising new warnings for Western countries.

Cory talks about how the latest ruling on indigenous consultation has made Canada one of the worst places on earth to invest into.

In this interview, Derek Fildebrandt speaks with Alberta lawyer Jeffrey Rath about the legal battle over Alberta independence, the referendum question and the court decisions blocking an earlier citizen-led petition. Rath argues the courts misread the law, ignored Supreme Court precedent and created a dangerous standard around Indigenous consultation.

Live at the Global Energy Show Canada at the BMO Centre in Calgary, Marty talks about the Liberals extending the amnesty period for firearms ban. He also covers different developments in Alberta and Canadian politics.

Derek Fildebrandt, Nigel Hannaford and Cory Morgan break down whether Danielle Smith is moving to purge independence supporters from the UCP, Pierre Poilievre’s pitch to Alberta federalists, and the unrest in Northern Ireland after a brutal migrant attack in Belfast.

Cory talks about how independence supporters must take the referendum campaign seriously.

COVID resistance hero Pastor Tim Stephens says Christians must obey God over an increasingly godless Ottawa, yet draws firm line against violence in push for Alberta independence.

Derek Fildebrandt, Nigel Hannaford, Cory Morgan and Dave Naylor, joined by B.C. reporter Alex Zoltan, break down Kerry-Lynne Findlay’s narrow win in the B.C. Conservative leadership race, the fallout from a deadly stabbing in England and what it says about two-tier policing, and Danielle Smith’s increasingly difficult balancing act on Alberta independence.

Cory talks about how Danielle Smith’s anti-independence campaigning could put her leadership at risk.

Marty breaks down the political tightrope facing Danielle Smith as Alberta’s referendum debate intensifies, with Mark Carney calling the separation question a “dangerous bluff.” He also looks at Steven Guilbeault’s resignation, federal cabinet cracks, tensions at the Western Premiers’ meeting, the Kenney-Wilson debate, and the fifth anniversary of the Kamloops residential school claims.

Derek Fildebrandt, Dave Naylor, Cory Morgan and Dave Wiechnik break down Mark Carney’s comments on a clear majority, whether Danielle Smith's leadership is at risk and Wab Kinew's comments during the Western Premier's conference in Kananaskis.

Cory talks about how judicial interpretation of the constitution has empowered a racial minority to the point where the nation has become socially and economically crippled.

On the two occasions that Premier Danielle Smith has met with Prime Minister, they have seemed far more cordial than observers in Alberta might have imagined or expected. Why?

With the answer tonight on Hannaford, is Ottawa political consultant Yaroslav Baran: "They need each other."

In this episode of The Pipeline, Cory Morgan, Nigel Hannaford, Josh Andrus and Dave Naylor break down Alberta’s cabinet shuffle, the Smith-Carney pipeline and industrial carbon tax deal, and whether a potential independence referendum could dominate Alberta politics through the fall. The panel also discusses new claims of possible unmarked graves at Sturgeon Lake Cree Nation.