The Line: Alberta Podcast
Episodes
Why Albertans should have a say on coal policy; Alberta's volatile political landscape
25 Feb 2026
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode of The Line: Alberta podcast, a closer look at Alberta's Year of the Referendum. Alberta Premier Danielle Smith has set October 1...
Pessimism Grows Among Alberta Teachers as Government Insists Help is On The Way
18 Feb 2026
Contributed by Lukas
It's been three months since the Alberta government controversially legislated an end to a bitter teachers' strike, but have conditions in t...
Record Output, Global Shifts, and Policy Uncertainty: Seizing Canada’s Energy Opportunity
11 Feb 2026
Contributed by Lukas
Between the Alberta-Ottawa pipeline MOU and the growing push to diversify Canada's export markets, 2026 could prove to be a key year for the oil ...
As the fight over Alberta's future heats up, Forever Canadian pivots to campaign mode
04 Feb 2026
Contributed by Lukas
The topic of Alberta separation has been thrust into the national spotlight, amid the ongoing petition campaign by separatists to force a referendum, ...
Does Trump have sights set on Alberta? Plus, challenges in finding new oil export markets
28 Jan 2026
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode of The Line Alberta podcast, host Rob Breakenridge explores two big topics of interest right now in Alberta: why the U.S. is suddenly ...
The emergency in Alberta's acute care system
21 Jan 2026
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode of The Line: Alberta podcast, host Rob Breakenridge takes a closer look at the growing concern over the state of acute care in Alberta...
What the hell happened to Calgary's water system? And who else should be worried?
14 Jan 2026
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode of The Line: Alberta podcast, Rob Breakenridge takes a closer look at the latest water crisis in the city of Calgary following the lat...
From UCP cabinet minister to Alberta Party leader - Peter Guthrie reflects on eventful 2025
17 Dec 2025
Contributed by Lukas
In this week's episode of The Line Alberta podcast, Rob Breakenridge sits down for a conversation with Airdrie-Cochrane MLA Peter Guthrie, who ju...
The Indigenous case for pipelines and energy partnerships
10 Dec 2025
Contributed by Lukas
In this week’s episode of The Line: Alberta Podcast, Rob Breakenridge speaks with Stephen Buffalo, who is president and CEO of the Indian Resource C...
Alberta's historic energy deal with Ottawa / Major health reform coming to Alberta
03 Dec 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Two big topics in this week’s episode of The Line: Alberta podcast, as Rob Breakenridge breaks down the hugely significant Alberta-Ottawa memorandum...
Comeback Kid - The evolution of Jeromy Farkas and the challenges now facing Calgary's new mayor
26 Nov 2025
Contributed by Lukas
In this week’s episode of The Line: Alberta Podcast, Rob Breakenridge takes a closer look at one of the more fascinating stories emerging from the r...
Hoisted with their own petard - why the UCP now faces a threat from their own voter recall law
19 Nov 2025
Contributed by Lukas
In this week’s episode of The Line: Alberta Podcast, Rob Breakenridge takes a closer look at the debate over direct democracy and how opponents of t...
Jason Kenney unleashed - why the former premier is speaking out about Alberta's future
12 Nov 2025
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode of The Line Alberta podcast, Rob Breakenridge sits down for an in-person conversation with former Alberta Premier Jason Kenney.As Albe...
Why Alberta invoked the notwithstanding clause - and why organized labour is so outraged
05 Nov 2025
Contributed by Lukas
In this week’s episode of The Line: Alberta Podcast, Rob Breakenridge takes a closer look at the debate around the notwithstanding clause and Albert...
Teachers strike ends, but tensions escalate - What the back-to-work legislation means
29 Oct 2025
Contributed by Lukas
In this week’s episode of The Line: Alberta Podcast, Rob Breakenridge takes a closer look at the Alberta government’s decision to introduce back-t...
Digging into the details of the new report on Alberta’s healthcare procurement scandal
22 Oct 2025
Contributed by Lukas
In this week’s episode of The Line: Alberta Podcast, Rob Breakenridge takes a closer look at the controversy surrounding procurement at Alberta Heal...
Public dollars, private schools - does Alberta need to reconsider how it funds education?
15 Oct 2025
Contributed by Lukas
In this week’s episode of The Line: Alberta Podcast, Rob Breakenridge takes a closer look at the debate around education funding in Alberta. The pro...
Parsing the premier’s pipeline announcement and how this issue is shaping Alberta politics
08 Oct 2025
Contributed by Lukas
In this week’s episode of The Line: Alberta Podcast, Rob Breakenridge takes a closer look at the big pipeline announcement last week from Alberta Pr...
From highest to lowest in the country - What next for minimum wage policy in Alberta?
01 Oct 2025
Contributed by Lukas
In this week’s episode of The Line: Alberta Podcast, Rob Breakenridge explores the politics and economics of the province’s minimum wage policy. ...
Edmonton Police oppose plea deal - a welcome intervention or attack on crown independence?
24 Sep 2025
Contributed by Lukas
In this week’s episode of The Line: Alberta Podcast, Rob Breakenridge takes a closer look at a case in Edmonton that has made national headlines: th...
Does Alberta have a point? The impact of bad federal policy and signs that change is coming
17 Sep 2025
Contributed by Lukas
In this week’s episode of The Line: Alberta Podcast, Rob Breakenridge is joined by Heather Exner-Pirot, a Calgary-based senior fellow at the Macdona...
Calgary’s (lone) Liberal voice - A conversation with Corey Hogan
10 Sep 2025
Contributed by Lukas
In this week’s episode of The Line: Alberta Podcast, Rob Breakenridge sits down for a wide-ranging conversation with Calgary Confederation Liberal M...
Going nuclear - Is Canada’s oil and gas heartland now poised to embrace nuclear energy?
03 Sep 2025
Contributed by Lukas
In this week’s episode of The Line: Alberta Podcast, Rob Breakenridge highlights a couple of unique perspectives on the question of Alberta’s nucl...
The economic benefits and pitfalls of Alberta's reliance on energy development
27 Aug 2025
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode of The Line: Alberta Podcast, Rob Breakenridge is joined by Dr. Kent Fellows, assistant professor of economics at the University of Ca...
Alberta Provincial Police Force - Meeting Alberta’s policing needs, or serving Alberta’s political agenda?
20 Aug 2025
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode of The Line: Alberta Podcast, Rob Breakenridge delves into the future of policing in Alberta and whether that will - or should - invol...
All eyes on Battle River - Crowfoot. Why an Alberta byelection has taken on national significance
13 Aug 2025
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode of The Line: Alberta, Rob Breakenridge and Bonnie Critchley discuss the byelection campaign in the Alberta riding of Battle River - Cr...
Conversation with a separatist - Why are so many Albertans ready to sever ties with the rest of Canada?
06 Aug 2025
Contributed by Lukas
In this conversation, Rob Breakenridge and Martin Belanger delve into the complexities surrounding Alberta's push for separation from Canada. The...
Why the rosy fiscal claims of Alberta separatists don't add up
30 Jul 2025
Contributed by Lukas
In this conversation, Rob Breakenridge and Trevor Tombe discuss Alberta's current fiscal challenges, including the pressures from fluctuating oil...
Welcome to The Line: Alberta Podcast.
25 Jul 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Hear Jen Gerson and Rob Breakenridge, the host of The Line: Alberta Podcast, talk about this exciting new expansion for The Line.