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
Sep 14, 2022
Sep 14, 2022
23 min
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.
Sep 13, 2022
Sep 13, 2022
22 min
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.
Jun 28, 2022
Jun 28, 2022
28 min
Senator Simons speaks to playwright, writer, composer, performer, director, and queer historian Darrin Hagen.
Apr 12, 2022
Apr 12, 2022
28 min
Senator Simons answers questions following the 2022 Merv Leitch, QC Memorial Lecture to the University of Alberta and the University of Calgary.
Apr 12, 2022
Apr 12, 2022
28 min
Senator Simons delivers part two of the 2022 Merv Leitch, QC Memorial Lecture to the University of Alberta and the University of Calgary.
Apr 12, 2022
Apr 12, 2022
18 min
Senator Simons delivers the first part of the 2022 Merv Leitch, QC Memorial Lecture to the University of Alberta and the University of Calgary.
Mar 10, 2022
Mar 10, 2022
25 min
Senator Simons interviews former Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of Canada Beverley McLachlin about her time as a jurist in Ottawa, differences between the Canadian and American Supreme Courts, and her bestselling mystery novels.
Mar 8, 2022
Mar 8, 2022
21 min
Senator Simons speaks with former Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of Canada Beverley McLachlin about her Alberta roots, Alberta identity, and the true nature of freedom.
Feb 8, 2022
Nov 2, 2021
Nov 2, 2021
34 min
Sen. Paula Simons sits down with the history-making new mayors of Edmonton and Calgary.