July 22, 2022 - Dr. Raj Sherman: UCP Leadership; Indigenous & Catholic Perspective: the Pope’s Visit

2:17 | Days away from the Pope's visit to his home territory of Ermineskin Cree Nation, Dr. Matthew Wildcat talks about the mixed feelings survivors are experiencing. Wildcat, a professor of political science at the University of Alberta, shares what he hopes will come of the papal apology.

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18:26 | After seven years away from Alberta's Legislature, Dr. Raj Sherman wants to come back...as Alberta's premier. The ER doc and former MLA tells us what prompted him to take the plunge and raise the $150,000 entry fee, and updates us on his status (contest rules say he's ineligible). 

41:46 | Our Real Talk Round Table panelists this week come from very different backgrounds. Dr. Crystal Gail Fraser is Gwichya Gwich'in, originally from NWT, and an intergenerational residential school survivor. Dr. Shawn Flynn, originally from Northern BC, is president of St. Joseph's College. They join for "uncomfortable" conversation about the Pope's visit, and what next steps look like for Indigenous and non-Indigenous people in Canada.

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1:27:34 | Lousy dishwashers and lazy commentary are in the crosshairs in this edition of Trash Talk presented by Local Environmental Services! 

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