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This week on rabble radio, rabble editor Nick Seebruch sits down with Alberta political analyst Dave Cournoyer to review the recent provincial election in Alberta, and the newly re-elected Premier of Alberta Danielle Smith. READ MORE: Smith's UCP ekes out a win in Calgary, secures majority Smith and Alberta New Democrat Leader Rachel Notley were neck and neck for most of this election; but even after scandal after scandal, and despite losing some seats, Danielle Smith's United Conservative Party was able to amass enough support to overtake Notley and the New Democrats. READ MORE: Despite election win, UCP shut out of Edmonton For more analysis on the recent Alberta election and for all-things Alberta politics, we encourage you to check out David Climenhaga's contributions on rabble.ca. About our guest Dave Cournoyer is an Edmonton-based writer, political watcher, and communications professional. He writes about Alberta politics at daveberta.substack.com and is the host of the Daveberta Podcast. He can be found on Twitter at @davecournoyer and on Instagram at @daveberta. If you like the show please consider subscribing on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or wherever you find your podcasts. And please, rate, review, share rabble radio with your friends — it takes two seconds to support independent media like rabble. Follow us on social media across channels @rabbleca.

This week on rabble radio, we feature a segment from our most recent Off the Hill political panel. This month, our theme was 'Off the Hill: Labour in high gear for action and change.' Recent months have seen significant activity in Canada's labour movement — including a public service strike, actions against austerity across the country, and the CLC convention in Montreal. This month our panel dove into recent developments and wondered what's next for the labour movement in Canada. Our panel included MP Alexandre Boulerice, OSBCU - CSCSO president Laura Walton, policy expert and rabble columnist Chuka Ejeckam and rabble parliamentary reporter Karl Nerenberg. Hosted by Robin Browne and Libby Davies. If you like the show please consider subscribing on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or wherever you find your podcasts. And please, rate, review, share rabble radio with your friends — it takes two seconds to support independent media like rabble. Follow us on social media across channels @rabbleca.

This week on rabble radio, Georgia Kelly and Norm di Pasquale discuss why the current renovation plans for Ontario Place may not be in the best interest of Ontarians – or the surrounding wildlife and environment. Norm di Pasquale is the co-chair of grassroots advocacy group Ontario Place for All. Norm has been fighting for waterfront public space for a decade, leading the NoJetsTO fight against jets at the island airport. di Pasquale has been an elected school board trustee in Ontario and has also run in federal and municipal elections. About Ontario Place for All Ontario Place for All is a grassroots organization which aims to ensure Ontario Place redevelopment plans truly serve the public of Ontario, maintains the cultural heritage of the building and respects the surrounding environment. Learn more about Ontario Place for All here – and, for those of you who want to donate to the cause, visit this page. Join us for Off the Hill this month! Recent months have seen significant activity in Canada's labour movement — including a public service strike, actions against austerity across the country, and the CLC convention in Montreal. This month, rabble's Off the Hill political panel takes a dive into recent developments and what's next for the labour movement in Canada. Register for this free event here! Guests this month include: MP Alexandre Boulerice, OSBCU - CSCSO president Laura Walton, policy expert and rabble columnist Chuka Ejeckam and rabble parliamentary reporter Karl Nerenberg. Hosted by Robin Browne and Libby Davies. If you like the show please consider subscribing on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or wherever you find your podcasts. And please, rate, review, share rabble radio with your friends — it takes two seconds to support independent media like rabble. Follow us on social media across channels @rabbleca.

This week on the show, national politics reporter Stephen Wentzell sits down with Olivia Chow, currently running for mayor of Toronto. The two discuss her platform, her history and why she believes it's all about love and 'creating a caring city.' "People in Toronto are feeling stuck. They're stuck waiting for the bus, stuck in traffic or stuck on lists for housing, childcare and recreation programs. After a decade of conservative mayors, the city has become more expensive and less liveable for people," said Chow. "We can give in to fear and pessimism, or we can choose to channel our frustration into hope. We can open up city hall and work together to build a more caring, affordable and safer city." – OliviaChow.ca. About Olivia Chow Olivia Chow has served two terms as a school trustee, four terms as a Toronto city councillor and eight years as New Democratic Party Member of Parliament for Trinity—Spadina from 2006 to 2014. Chow is a well-known public figure for social justice and progressive political change. She is also the founder of the Institute for Change Leaders where she has trained thousands of activists in political organizing. Join us for Off the Hill this month! Recent months have seen significant activity in Canada's labour movement — including a public service strike, actions against austerity across the country, and the CLC convention in Montreal. This month, rabble's Off the Hill political panel takes a dive into recent developments and what's next for the labour movement in Canada. Register for this free event here! Guests this month include: MP Alexandre Boulerice, OSBCU - CSCSO president Laura Walton, policy expert and rabble columnist Chuka Ejeckam and rabble parliamentary reporter Karl Nerenberg. Hosted by Robin Browne and Libby Davies. If you like the show please consider subscribing on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or wherever you find your podcasts. And please, rate, review, share rabble radio with your friends — it takes two seconds to support independent media like rabble. Follow us on social media across channels @rabbleca.

This week on rabble radio, Gabriela Calugay-Casuga sits down with Gabriel Allahdua, an outreach worker working with migrant workers across Ontario. The two discuss the harsh realities of Canada's farm labour system and how Canadians can take action to create fairer working conditions for all. "Migrant workers are made invisible. We are made invisible, and that's not an accident – that is by design. From the very foundation of Canada, from the Chinese railroad workers … Canada continues to use unjust immigration and unjust labour laws to work in tandem, to keep migrant workers vulnerable. To keep migrant workers in precarious situations. To exploit migrant workers, essentially. That's not something new to Canada." – Gabriel Allahdua. About our guest Gabriel Allahdua is a former migrant farm worker from Saint Lucia and is now an outreach worker working with migrant workers across Ontario. Allahdua is also the University of Guelph's first Activist-in-Residence. He is the author of Harvesting Freedom: The Life of a Migrant Worker in Canada. Harvesting Freedom is available through Between the Lines Publishing, here. If you like the show please consider subscribing on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or wherever you find your podcasts. And please, rate, review, share rabble radio with your friends — it takes two seconds to support independent media like rabble. Follow us on social media across channels @rabbleca.

This week on rabble radio, we're sharing a clip from our most recent Courage My Friends podcast series, hosted on Needs No Introduction. The planet is telling us it's high time we change our ways and transition to a clean economy, but what does that look like? Specifically, what does that look like for workers? This week, senior program manager for Blue Green Canada, Jamie Kirkpatrick joins host of the Courage My Friends podcast series Resh Budhu to talk about the alliance between labour and climate movements in the push for a clean energy economy and the Just Transition we need to get us there. To listen to the full episode of Good jobs, clean economy: Pushing for a Just Transition, please tune into Needs No Introduction. Needs No Introduction is available on rabble.ca, Apple Podcasts and Spotify. The Courage My Friends podcast is presented by rabble.ca and the Tommy Douglas Institute, with the support of the Douglas Coldwell Layton Foundation. If you like the show please consider subscribing on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or wherever you find your podcasts. And please, rate, review, share rabble radio with your friends — it takes two seconds to support independent media like rabble. Follow us on social media across channels @rabbleca.

This week on rabble radio, we feature a segment from our most recent Off the Hill political panel. This month, our theme was 'Off the Hill: Corporate interference and the climate crisis.' Corporate interference – or corporate capture – refers to the means by which large corporations can (and do) influence politicians and political decision-making. We have to wonder: how does corporate Interference affect the climate crisis in Canada? Our April panel included MP Leah Gazan, Diana Yoon and Gordon Laxar. Hosted by Robin Browne and Libby Davies. Happy birthday, rabble.ca! This week, rabble is celebrating 22 years of sharing progressive news and views! And it's all thanks to the support from our rabble rousers. Thanks to the financial support of rabble rousers like you, rabble can continue to publish journalism that matters - reporting on the news from progressive social and labour movements and providing context and analysis to national and world events that you will not find elsewhere. Help us celebrate our birthday! We're giving away vegetable seed packets, books and our new union-made tote bag to new donors. Become a rabble rouser today at rabble.ca/donate. If you like the show please consider subscribing on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or wherever you find your podcasts. And please, rate, review, share rabble radio with your friends — it takes two seconds to support independent media like rabble. Follow us on social media across channels @rabbleca.

In this year's federal budget, the Liberal government announced a $13-billion plan to expand dental care to families earning less than $90,000 a year, fulfilling the government's commitment to the New Democrats. This is, of course, a major step forward for dental care in Canada. But is it enough? Or do we also need to rethink the structure of dental care in Canada as a whole? This week on rabble radio, national politics reporter Stephen Wentzell speaks to Dr. Brandon Doucet about his new book, About Canada: Dental Care. About our guest Brandon Doucet is a Nova Scotia-based dentist, founder of the group Coalition for Dentalcare, and author of About Canada: Dental Care. You can get a copy of About Canada: Dental Care at FernwoodPublishing.ca or order it at your favourite local bookstore. If you like the show please consider subscribing on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or wherever you find your podcasts. And please, rate, review, share rabble radio with your friends — it takes two seconds to support independent media like rabble. Follow us on social media across channels @rabbleca.

What does it mean for a workplace to be truly inclusive for all workers? This week on rabble radio, labour reporter Gabriela Calugay-Casuga sits down with Jade Pichetter from Pride at Work to discuss creating safe and inclusive workplaces for trans, non-binary and agender people. Through dialogue, education and thought leadership, Pride at Work Canada empowers employers to build workplaces that celebrate all employees regardless of gender expression, gender identity, and sexual orientation. -- Pride at Work Canada About our guest Jade Pichette is an inclusion, diversity, equity, and accessibility professional based in Tkarón:to/Toronto. Currently, Pichette serves as the director of programs at Pride at Work Canada, where they work with over 250 large employers across Canada around gender expression, gender identity, and sexual orientation inclusion. Pichette was one of the authors of Transitioning Employers, a survey of policies and practices for trans inclusive workplaces. To learn more about the work Pride at Work Canada does, please visit their website here. If you like the show please consider subscribing on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or wherever you find your podcasts. And please, rate, review, share rabble radio with your friends — it takes two seconds to support independent media like rabble. Follow us on social media across channels @rabbleca.

This week on rabble radio, Georgia Kelly sits down with Franz Hartmann from The Alliance for a Livable Ontario. The two discuss the Alliance's goals for holding the Ontario government accountable and creating vibrant communities across the province. Want to learn more about The Alliance for a Livable Ontario? Visit their website here. About our guests: Franz Hartmann is the coordinator of The Alliance for a Liveable Ontario. Before this role, Hartmann was the executive director of the Toronto Environmental Alliance (or TEA) for 11 years. He also served as chair of the Ontario Greenbelt Alliance for four years and helped the Alliance build vast community support for the Greenbelt. Prior to working at TEA, Hartmann was the environmental advisor to Jack Layton when he was city councillor and oversaw Layton's civil society engagement activities in Ottawa. Georgia Kelly is a third-year undergraduate in the University of Toronto's Ethics, Society, and Law program. She works as an associate editor for the student newspaper, the Varsity, and is working towards a career as a journalist. She primarily reports on labour issues on campus and local business issues around Toronto. If you like the show please consider subscribing on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or wherever you find your podcasts. And please, rate, review, share rabble radio with your friends — it takes two seconds to support independent media like rabble. Follow us on social media across channels @rabbleca.