Edmonton Ward 4 City Councillor, Aaron Paquette, is a man of many talents, including: author, artist, illustrator, public speaker, goldsmith, and stained glass window builder. He brings a wealth of experience and perspective to city hall, which is a major asset. In this wide ranging conversation we discuss things like reframing divisive issues with a comedic approach, the process of creating art and its subjective nature, social problems we face as a society, and the ways in which we might better approach them. Perhaps most valuably, we spend time discussing his mother, a hero in his eyes who taught him passion for community and what can be accomplished with ingenuity and hard work.
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Ep: 99 | Producer Studio Series: BISPING | Adam Scorgie & Michael Hamilton
Ep: 98 | Chris Hayden & Doug Workman | Driven by Experience
Ep: 97 | Victor Valimaki | The Fighting Spirit
Ep: 96 | Ashif Mawji - Data Driven Community Solutions & The Edmonton Police Foundation
Ep: 95 | Amos Kajner-Nonnekes | DESIGN, et cetera.
Ep: 94 | Edmonton Police Chief Dale McFee | Protests, Policing, and Progress
Ep: 93 | Rick Bronson @ The Comic Strip | The Life and Times of a Comedian
Ep: 92 | Evan Gallant | A Conversation About Alcohol and Drugs
Ep: 91 | Councillor Mike Nickel | Big "Value for Taxes" Guy
Ep: 90 | Kris Harvey | Take Me To Chvrch
Ep: 89 | Grant Fuhr | "I'm a hockey player but I'm here for golf"
Ep: 88 | Daniel Matishak | Building the Best, Badass Company Culture
Ep: 87 | Raj Dhillon | Physio, Fitness, and Don Cherry
Ep: 86 | Councillor Michael Walters | Climate, Development, and Homelessness
Ep: 85 | Keegan Lowe & Jaynen Rissling | Paths to Playing Pro
Ep: 84 | Arjen Colquhoun | The Canadian Flash
Ep: 83 | Councillor Jon Dziadyk | Top of the City
Ep: 82 | Shaun Maslyk | The Most Hated F-Word
Ep: 81 | Ladislav Smid | Tough Czech'ing
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