Premier Danielle Smith in the Real Talk Studio

What are Danielle Smith's plans for Cabinet, an Alberta pension plan, and a "new relationship" with Ottawa and the media? Alberta's Premier joins Ryan in studio for an interview you won't want to miss.

2:00 | But first...we hear so many people declare society is more polarized now than ever before. Is that actually true? If so, how did we get to this point? More importantly, how do we move from polarization to collaboration? New York Times best-selling author Irshad Manji joins Ryan in studio for an interview she barely made. Find out why! 

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31:50 | Danielle Smith defied early polls, and won the Alberta election on May 29. Alberta's Premier talks to Ryan on the eve of her Cabinet announcement to discuss rural vs. urban representation, attracting "progressive conservatives" back to the UCP, plans to heal healthcare delivery, job losses in oil and gas, cooperation with PM Justin Trudeau and the federal government, a controversial "council of advisors" in Edmonton, her threatened lawsuit targeting the CBC, an Alberta pension plan, and unblocking her critics on Twitter.

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