Meet Ryan McDougall, the Alberta Party candidate for Red Deer South. On this episode of Ask Me Anything, we find out why unreturned phone calls helped push this Red Deer family law mediator and single parent to step up and seek public office in

Episode 13: Fort Chip

Jul 6th, 2018 13m 39s

Join us as Alberta Party Leader Stephen Mandel travels to Fort Chipewyan, Alberta's oldest settlement. Founded in 1788, the community is located about 600 kilometres northeast of Edmonton and can only be accessed by plane or boat in the summer

Episode 12: Abigail Douglass

Jun 1st, 2018 14m 42s

Meet Abigail Douglass, the Alberta Party candidate for Innisfail-Sylvan Lake. A by-election in the central Alberta riding is expected to be called in the coming days. On this episode, Alberta Party leader Stephen Mandel talks to Abigail about

Episode 11: Your Questions

Feb 25th, 2018 22m

Elliott Tanti (@tantiyeg) hosts our final podcast before the Alberta Party leadership election wraps up on Feb. 27. This is a special episode where Stephen answers listener questions about everything from pipelines to education funding to our b

Episode 10: Rural Alberta

Feb 20th, 2018 6m 46s

Curt McNaughton (@mdmcurt) asks Stephen pressing questions that are facing rural Alberta today, including electricity prices, taxes and long-term care options. They also chat about how to build and sustain rural Alberta for generations to come.

Episode 9: The Gregor Interview

Feb 17th, 2018 11m 55s

Sportscaster Jason Gregor (@JasonGregor) asks Stephen a range of questions, including his strategy to make inroads in rural Alberta, his opinions on children and physical fitness and how he plans to improve the tone of politics in Alberta today

Episode 8: Women & Politics

Feb 15th, 2018 23m 44s

Kassie Burkholder (@kassie360) asks Stephen about how he plans to attract more women to get involved with the Alberta Party and politics in our province. Kassie is an Edmonton-based entrepreneur and co-founder of Femme Cabal, an online communit

Episode 7: Your Questions

Feb 11th, 2018 10m 43s

Join us for a special episode of the podcast where we ask Stephen questions that were sent into the campaign. The guest host is Emerson Csorba (@emersoncsorba). Emerson is a 26-year-old business owner, PhD student at Oxford University in Engla

Episode 6: Swish

Feb 10th, 2018 14m

Join Manu "Swish" Goswami (@goswish) as he asks Stephen how he plans to attract the next generation to enter politics, ways to deal with failure and his own road to public service. There is also lots of talk about basketball. Manu is a 20-year

Episode 5: Giving Back

Feb 6th, 2018 8m 51s

Rachel Kruitbosch quizzes Stephen about the role the Alberta government should play when it comes to the not-for-profit and charitable sectors in our province. Rachel resides in Medicine Hat and is the regional director for Junior Achievement S

Episode 4: Public Service

Feb 2nd, 2018 10m 59s

Omar Masood asks Stephen about the important call to public service and how he plans on attracting the province's next generation to enter politics and join the Alberta Party. Omar is a chemical engineer and nominated Alberta Party candidate in

Episode 3: Small Business

Feb 2nd, 2018 14m 22s

Join Mo Blayways as he asks Stephen how he plans to work with the province’s struggling small business community and the current state of investor confidence in Alberta. They also discuss the impact of recent government changes, including new l

Episode 2: Pride

Jan 18th, 2018 8m 27s

Join David Friedland as he quizzes Stephen about his track record when it comes to protecting and promoting LGBTQ rights in Alberta. They also touch on the recent GSA (Gay-Straight Alliance) debate that erupted at the Alberta Legislature last y

Episode 1: Why I'm Running

Jan 18th, 2018 13m 2s

On our first episode of Ask Me Anything with Stephen Mandel, join guest host William Lau as he asks Stephen about his Alberta Party leadership bid. William, a former University of Alberta Students’ Union President, asks Stephen one of the most

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