Police body cameras are sold as a solution that will increase trust, transparency, and accountability with police. Daniella Barreto of Rights Back at You joins host Duncan Kinney to debunk every one of these claims and make the case that police body cameras actually suck ass.

Body cams suck, actually

Ophelia Black is not just a young woman who lives in Calgary who likes to read fantasy romance novels and cross-stitch, she's also proof that safe supply programs can work. When the UCP tried to take away her treatment plan she took the government to court, and won. Black joins Duncan Kinney to talk about her case, the life she's built for herself thanks to her treatment and why the UCP are trying to kill her and other intravenous drug users.

Ophelia Black in her own words

Canadian Anti-Hate Network writer and research Peter Smith joins host Duncan Kinney to talk about the recent spate of far right protests at all-ages drag reading events and other queer events in Alberta—and the counter-protests that resist them.

No Nazis allowed at story time

Freelance investigative journalist and former paramedic Brett McKay joins Duncan Kinney to discuss his recent piece in the Breach which makes the convincing case that the increased use precarious paramedics in Alberta is a part of a deliberate strategy to make it easier for the UCP to privatize ambulance service in Alberta.

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Links:

 * Rise in Alberta’s precarious paramedics a UCP ‘privatization strategy’ [https://breachmedia.ca/rise-in-albertas-precarious-paramedics-a-ucp-privatization-strategy/]

The gigification of Alberta's paramedics

Shama Rangwala joins Duncan Kinney to discuss the students of Uleth owning Frances Widdowson, the UCP reaction and the historical context of academic free speech and how it's been weaponized by the right.

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Links:

 * Pronouncing un-freedom [https://www.blackwoodgallery.ca/publications/sduk/pronouncing/pronouncing-un-freedom]
 * Free Speech and the University: A Closer Look at the Chicago Principles [https://www.pyriscence.ca/home/2019/5/30/chicagoprinciples]
 * Controversial academic meets noisy resistance at U of L after school halts planned lecture [https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/calgary/frances-widdowson-lethbridge-1.6733896]

Academic Frozen Peaches

Paris Marx of the Tech Won't Save Us podcast joins Duncan Kinney to explore Danielle Smith's obsession with cryptocurrency and taking Alberta out of the Canada Pension Plan.

Cuckoo for cryptocurrency

Euan Thompson of Each + Every joins Duncan Kinney to discuss the incredibly evil "Alberta Model" of addressing the drug poisoning crisis and why it must be destroyed.

The Alberta Model must be destroyed 

University of Calgary law professor Martin Olszysnki joins Duncan Kinney to discuss the recently passed Alberta Sovereignty Act and its corrosive effects on democracy, the rule of law and the treaties.

All Hail Queen Danielle and her new shadow court

@garthmullins joins @duncankinney to discuss what it means for the rest of Canada that a coalition of cops and capitalists have seized control of Vancouver's city council through a campaign of fear.

Dark yoga money

Freelance journalist Jeremy Appel joins Duncan Kinney to discuss the assent of Danielle Smith, the origin of the Trash Can Dani nickname and Jason Kenney's legacy.

Trash can Dani

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