In this podcast, Paula Simons, an Independent senator from Alberta, sets out to debate and deconstruct some of the myths that define and bind her province.
Episodes
Monday Mar 10, 2025
Monday Mar 10, 2025
Bloomberg’s White House correspondent Josh Wingrove reports in from the front lines of Trump’s trade war.
Monday Feb 17, 2025
Monday Feb 17, 2025
Activist and author Jesse Lipscombe on Alberta’s Black history, the power of radical patience, and building coalitions of resistance.
Link to Return to Amber Valley: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MsRkZz1KJB0
Monday Jan 27, 2025
Monday Jan 27, 2025
Political pundit Graham Thomson on why and where Mark Carney, Chrystia Freeland and Pierre Poilievre are all playing up their Alberta roots.
Monday Dec 09, 2024
Monday Dec 09, 2024
Dishing the dirt on soil health and regenerative agriculture with Kimberly Cornish, Shorty Fensky and Yamily Zavala.
Wednesday Nov 13, 2024
Wednesday Nov 13, 2024
How Narwhal editor Emma Gilchrist’s childhood in oil and gas country shaped her commitment to environmental journalism.
Monday Oct 21, 2024
Monday Oct 21, 2024
The Hon. Ron Ghitter was an architect of Alberta’s first human rights legislation. Now, undaunted at 89, he’s fighting to protect it.
Wednesday Sep 18, 2024
Wednesday Sep 18, 2024
Right wing trolls have dubbed Dr. Kristopher Wells Canada’s most dangerous Senator. Now meet the real Kris Wells, Alberta’s “proudest” new Senate representative.
Wednesday Jul 24, 2024
Wednesday Jul 24, 2024
Join Independent Senator Paula Simons of Alberta and Senator Ratna Omidvar of Ontario as they co-host the final roundtable on municipal issues, inspired by Senator Simons' Senate inquiry into the role of municipalities in Canada today. They are joined by Mayor Dawn Arnold, Mayor of Moncton, New Brunswick; Dr. Kennedy Stewart, professor at Simon Fraser University, the former mayor of Vancouver and a former NDP MP; Lewis Cardinal, Project Manager at Indigenous Knowledge & Wisdom Centre in Edmonton; Edmonton City Councillor Keren Tang; and Mary Rowe, President and CEO of the Canadian Urban Institute.
Tuesday Jul 23, 2024
Tuesday Jul 23, 2024
Rejoignez la sénatrice indépendante de l'Alberta, Paula Simons, alors qu'elle anime la deuxième enquête sur les municipalités, modérée par la sénatrice indépendante de l'Ontario, Bernadette Clement. Cette conversation met en vedette des maires franco-canadiens éminents de partout au pays, plongeant dans le sujet vital des municipalités et de la préparation aux urgences. Ils ont le privilège d'être rejoints par la mairesse Elisa Brousseau de Bonnyville, AB, le maire Eric Marquis d'Edmundston, NB, et l'ancien maire de Gatineau, Maxime Pendinaud-Jobin.
Lien Youtube vers la version vidéo de cette table ronde
Join Independent Albertan Senator Paula Simons as she hosts the second municipalities inquiry, moderated by Independent Ontario Senator Bernadette Clement. This conversation features prominent French-Canadian mayors from across the country delving into the vital topic of municipalities and emergency preparedness. They are privileged to be joined by Mayor Elisa Brousseau of Bonnyville, AB, Mayor Eric Marquis of Edmundston, NB, and former Gatineau Mayor Maxime Pendinaud-Jobin.
Youtube link to the video version of this panel (in French only)
Monday Jul 22, 2024
Monday Jul 22, 2024
Independent Albertan Senator Paula Simons moderates a panel of prominent Canadian experts on the topic of infrastructure and municipalities. She is joined by former federal Cabinet Minister Hon. Lisa Raitt, former Calgary Major and current Alberta NDP Leader Naheed Nenshi, Bridgewater Mayor David Mitchell, urban planner and Co-Chair Commissioner of the Vancouver City Planning Commission Amina Yasin, and York University Professor Dr. Zac Spicer. This conversation was recorded in late January 2024.