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Ryan Jespersen
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Host of #RealTalkRJ. Emcee. Keynote speaker.

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The Ottawa-Alberta pipeline agreement is "a really important moment" for Canada, says Sharan Kaur alongside Dr. Tom Gunton and Dr. Heather @exnerpirot.bsky.social on our #RealTalkRoundTable.

Do you agree?

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November 28, 2025 at 8:42 PM
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Did you know there's an Alberta Advantage when it comes to charitable giving?

Ahead of #GivingTuesday, North Road Investment Counsel's Marshall McAlister explains how Albertans can make donated dollars go further than anywhere else in 🇨🇦.

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Donated Dollars Go Further in Alberta...
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November 28, 2025 at 8:09 PM
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"Different levels of govt with different worldviews working together. Environmental responsibility isn't optional. Same goes for innovation, transparency & Indigenous participation."

Real Talker Sorin breaks down the pipeline MOU in Alberta Wins presented by Play Alberta.

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ALBERTA WINS: Apolitical Take on Pipeline Agreement
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November 27, 2025 at 10:30 PM
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"We're really bad at long-term thinking in Ottawa." @politico.com's Nick Taylor-Vaisey says despite a signed agreement between Alberta and Ottawa, Canadians shouldn't expect to see a pipeline built anytime soon.

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November 27, 2025 at 8:42 PM
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Alberta separatists hate Danielle Smith's pipeline deal. Thoughts?

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November 26, 2025 at 9:33 PM
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"I didn't hear any #UCP MLAs getting upset about how the (recall) law was being used against Jyoti Gondek..."

Dr. @duanebratt.bsky.social and Janet Brown chime in as recall efforts ramp up in Alberta...

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November 25, 2025 at 9:08 PM
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Has hell frozen over? Alberta and Ottawa are WORKING TOGETHER?

Dr. @duanebratt.bsky.social and pollster Janet Brown lay out why Smith and Carney's pipeline announcement is such a big deal for Alberta's premier...

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Pipeline Deal "A Big Win" for Danielle Smith
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November 25, 2025 at 8:51 PM
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Looks like Mark Carney's granting Danielle Smith's wish for a new pipeline. @supriya.bsky.social lays out how it came together (despite risk for the PM), and whether or not it'll actually get built. What do you think?

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November 24, 2025 at 10:20 PM
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"I don't know if Mark Carney and Danielle Smith appreciate the scale of opposition here. Carney's threading a really crazy tightrope." @arnokopecky.bsky.social says a new pipeline is far from guaranteed. Thoughts?

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"Carney's Threading a Crazy Tightrope"
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November 19, 2025 at 11:48 PM
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"We have politicians making medical decisions with no medical training. It's horrifying." Dr. Glynnis Lieb and @theannamurphy.bsky.social sound the alarm as the Alberta government invokes the notwithstanding clause to protect its transgender bills.

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November 19, 2025 at 11:39 PM
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Nobody (including Pierre Poilievre) wants an election. @maxfawcett.bsky.social explains why Monday's budget vote wasn't exactly a "nailbiter". Were you hoping for another election this winter?

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November 18, 2025 at 9:57 PM
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"(Gretzky) still doesn't get it. If he and Trump are friends, just say that. Stop giving these weaselly answers. Just own it."

Do you agree with @supriya.bsky.social?

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Gretzky Should "Just Own" Trump Friendship
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November 17, 2025 at 10:48 PM
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Donald Trump is sewering his biggest (former) fan - Marjorie "Traitor" Greene - as she continues to push for the release of the Epstein files. @supriya.bsky.social says MTG's evolution is a good thing. Do you buy it?

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November 17, 2025 at 9:22 PM
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Albertans are getting screwed.

A quarter-billion in unpaid property taxes. Countless billions more in environmental liabilities. And an energy regulator that can't be trusted.

@thenarwhal.ca's @drewanderson.bsky.social tells us what he's dug up...

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November 15, 2025 at 6:48 PM
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Great coverage of Alberta's unpaid oil & gas liability problem and the Mature Asset Strategy on today's Real Talk episode - “Big” Oil Betrays Landowners and Taxpayers www.youtube.com/watch?v=2u2s... @ryanjespersen.bsky.social @drewanderson.bsky.social @thenarwhal.ca #ABLeg #ABPoli #CDNPoli #YYC #YEG
“Big” Oil Betrays Landowners and Taxpayers
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November 14, 2025 at 5:35 PM
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Chatting oil and gas issues in Alberta on Real Talk with @ryanjespersen.bsky.social today — regulatory failings, unpaid taxes and leases, and more. A long one, but not nearly long enough to do it all justice. #ableg #cdnpoli www.youtube.com/watch?v=2u2s...
“Big” Oil Betrays Landowners and Taxpayers
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November 14, 2025 at 9:06 PM
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Highly informed @drewanderson.bsky.social of the @narwhal.bsky.social was on RealTalk hosted by @ryanjespersen.bsky.social this morning. Discussed are news stories by Drew on the current sad state of conventional oil and gas in Alberta

Must watch interview!

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“Big” Oil Betrays Landowners and Taxpayers
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November 14, 2025 at 11:34 PM
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[email protected] says Premier Danielle Smith is "failing" & "up for a coup".

The @albertandp.ca leader tells #RealTalkRJ why his party is gearing up for an election that's not yet been announced.

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Nenshi: NDP "Ready" for Early Election
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November 13, 2025 at 11:22 PM
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Do minimum wage earners in Alberta deserve a raise? @albertandp.ca leader @naheednenshi.bsky.social says a bump up to $18/hour is long overdue. Do you agree or disagree?

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November 13, 2025 at 11:16 PM
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"I don't blame them for saying, 'Why would I do that?' They need to learn from history. If we don't do it...who's going to?"

Lt.-Col. (Ret.) Laurie Hawn on Canadian Forces recruitment woes...

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November 11, 2025 at 11:05 PM
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Canada's military has long been neglected.

Lt.-Col. (Ret.) & former MP Laurie Hawn digs into defence spending in #Budget2025, the Trump factor, and #mentalhealth supports...

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November 11, 2025 at 11:04 PM
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Lest we forget. At 99 years of age, D-Day veteran Marty Jones remembers...

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"Forgiveness and Grace" - WWII Veteran Marty Jones
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November 11, 2025 at 3:11 PM
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Mark Carney calls pipeline talk "so boring" in front of a Toronto audience, triggering most of Alberta. @supriya.bsky.social says there's a different (and positive) way to interpret the PM's comment. What do you make of it?

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November 10, 2025 at 9:39 PM
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YOUCAN Youth Services is doing such important work helping young people out of harm's way and onto paths of economic independence. I'm honoured to host their annual Celebration of Success.

Please support YOUCAN's capital campaign to raise $2.5M to transform their new #yegdt location: youcan.ca #yeg
November 8, 2025 at 9:37 PM
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"By continuing to live their lives, it's a resistance to what's being carried out."

Alberta's Dr. Ian MacNairn checks in with #RealTalkRJ from the ER at Al-Aqsa Hospital in #Gaza.

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November 8, 2025 at 9:20 PM