About this episode

The episode examines the state of democracy in Alberta through the lens of political science.

The health of democracy comes down to three basic questions: Are the rules applied equally? Is government accountable? And is it actually serving the public? In this episode, political scientists Dr. Jared Wesley and Dr. Feo Snagovsky put Alberta’s UCP government to the test in our feature interview (3:15) presented by Mercedes-Benz Edmonton West. THIS EPISODE IS PRESENTED BY RapidEX FINANCIAL. THE CRYPTO WORLD MOVES FAST, BUT YOUR TRUST IN AN EXCHANGE SHOULDN'T BE A GAMBLE. RapidEX IS SECURE, FINTRAC-REGISTERED, AND NON-CUSTODIAL. SAVE 50% ON FEES ON ONLINE INTERAC E-TRANSFER TRADES WITH PROMO CODE RYAN50 AT https://rapidexfinancial.com/. MBEW: https://www.mercedes-benz-edmontonwest.ca/ DR. WESLEY'S SUBSTACK: https://drjaredwesley.substack.com/ COMMON GROUND POLITICS: https://www.commongroundpolitics.ca/ TELL US WHAT YOU THINK: talk@ryanjespersen.com 1:18:00 | Jespo and Johnny's hearts are in their throats ahead of Game Five of the Oilers-Ducks series. Jespo tangles with a troll in our Live Chat powered by Park Power. We mourn the sudden loss of former NHL goalie and colour commentator John "Cheech" Garrett. SAVE on INTERNET, ELECTRICITY, and NATURAL GAS…

People in this episode

Host: Ryan Jespersen

Guests: Dr. Jared Wesley, Dr. Feo Snagovsky

Topics covered

• democracy
• politics
• government accountability
• public service
• Alberta UCP

Keywords

• democracy
• Alberta
• UCP government
• political science
• accountability

Sponsors

Mercedes-Benz Edmonton West, RapidEX FINANCIAL

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Park Power, Edmonton Convention Centre, Common Ground Politics, drjaredwesley.substack.com

Places: Alberta

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