J.J. McCullough on B.C., Alberta, and Canada’s Future

About this episode

J.J. McCullough discusses political issues in Canada, including B.C.'s Conservative leadership race and Alberta's separation, along with insights on AI in healthcare and men's mental health.

How did the media get it so wrong with B.C.'s Conservative leadership race? Does Alberta separation really deserve this much attention? Does Canada's Online News Act accomplish anything? UFC on the White House lawn: is this real life? We get into it all with political and cultural commentator J.J. McCullough (4:30) in our feature interview presented by Mercedes-Benz Edmonton West. THIS EPISODE IS PRESENTED BY HANSEN DISTILLERY. LOOK FOR HANSEN'S BRAND NEW "DISTILLED BY HER" GIN, WITH A PORTION OF PROCEEDS BENEFITING WIN HOUSE. VISIT https://hansendistillery.com/. MBEW: https://www.mercedes-benz-edmontonwest.ca/ CHECK HIM OUT ON YOUTUBE: @JJMcCullough J.J.'s SUBSTACK: https://jjmccullough.substack.com/ 44:00 | Nearly half of Canadians say they've used artificial intelligence for medical advice over the past year. David Valentin joins from Liaison Strategies with insights on what it all means. CHECK OUT THE SURVEY RESULTS: https://press.liaisonstrategies.ca/ai-in-health-care-canadians-using-ai-but-draw-the-line-at-autonomous-diagnosis/ 1:00:00 | Claude Lemieux's death is spurring talk about men's mental health. Mara Grunau and Seth McVeity have an important message about the Buddy…

People in this episode

Host: Ryan Jespersen

Guest: J.J. McCullough

Topics covered

• B.C. Conservative leadership race
• Alberta separation
• Canada's Online News Act
• artificial intelligence in healthcare
• men's mental health
• Canada-Uzbekistan FIFA Friendly

Keywords

• B.C. Conservative leadership
• Alberta separation
• Canada Online News Act
• artificial intelligence
• men's mental health
• Canada-Uzbekistan FIFA Friendly

Sponsors

Mercedes-Benz Edmonton West, Hansen Distillery

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Liaison Strategies, Buddy Up, Counselling Alberta

Places: B.C., Alberta, Canada

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