Alberta Unbound

S4 Episode 8: One Just Transition

Senator Simons speaks with diversity and inclusion professional Marni Panas.

S4 Episode 7: Pension Planning

Senator Simons speaks to a panel of experts about the Canadian Pension Plan (CPP) and the pros and cons of a possible Alberta Pension Plan.

Panelists: Dr. Lindsay Tedds, Associate Professor in Economics at the University of Calgary;

Deborah Yedlin, President & CEO of the Calgary Chamber of Commerce;

Ricardo Acuna, Executive Director of the Parkland Institute;

Dr. Trevor Tombe, Professor of Economics at the University of Calgary; and 

Dr. Leo de Bever, Senior Fellow at the C.D. Howe Institute. 

S4 Episode 6: Migration

Senator Simons speaks with the administrator of Mstdn.ca, Chad Ohman about what has been called the Mastodon migration.

Mstdn.ca

Senator Simons on Mastodon

Chronos Vocal Ensemble - Choristers Private Tears

 

S4 Episode 5: The Future of Food

Senator Simons moderates the 2022 University of Alberta Chancellor's Forum on Food for the Future.

Panelists include Dr. Ellen Goddard, University of Alberta professor in the Faculty of Agricultural, Life and Environmental Sciences; Gleise M. da Silva, the first BCRC-Hays Chair in Beef Production Systems; Isha Datar, the Executive Director of New Harvest, a nonprofit research institute that funds open, public cultured meat research; Alison Sunstrom, the founder/CEO of CNSRV-X Inc. (Conserve X) and Co-CEO/Founder of GrowSafe Systems Ltd.; and Dr. William “Bill” Shotyk, the Bocock Chair in Agriculture and Environment at the University of Alberta.

S4 Episode 4: Of Ducks and Men

Senator Simons speaks with Cape Breton cartoonist Kate Beaton about her graphic memoir, Ducks; her two years spent in the Alberta oil sands; and how the East coast and Alberta influence each other.

S4 Episode 3: On the Fringe

Senator Simons speaks to Vice News senior reporter Mack Lamoureux about his deep Franco-Albertan roots and his journalistic focus on extremist groups in Alberta and Canada. 

S4 Episode 2: Her Voice of Fire (Part 2)

Senator Simons speaks with Cree/Iroquois/French journalist and author Brandi Morin about the papal visit to Canada, reconciliation, and the meaning of Wood Buffalo National Park.

S4 Episode 1: Her Voice of Fire (Part 1)

Senator Simons speaks to Cree/Iroquois/French journalist and author Brandi Morin about her memoir, Our Voice of Fire: A Memoir of a Warrior Rising.

S3: Episode 10: A Royal Progress

Senator Simons speaks to playwright, writer, composer, performer, director, and queer historian Darrin Hagen.

S3: Episode 9: 2022 Leitch Lecture Part 3 - In the Hot Seat

Senator Simons answers questions following the 2022 Merv Leitch, QC Memorial Lecture to the University of Alberta and the University of Calgary.