EXCLUSIVE: Premier Danielle Smith

Alberta Premier Danielle Smith joins us in the Real Talk studio just hours after meeting with Prime Minister Justin Trudeau. 

1:37 | What did the PM say when Smith asked him to fire Environment Minister Steven Guilbeault? Did they make any progress on pharmacare? What's Premier Smith's response to Naheed Nenshi calling her "immoral"? Why didn't her government work harder to keep its promise on income tax cuts? What's the UCP's plan to clean up Alberta's abandoned wells? What's up with continued coal mining in the Rockies? Is Premier Smith concerned about the Red Deer Catholic School board banning pronouns in emails and Pride flags? And, what did she say to set Take Back Alberta's David Parker straight? Danielle Smith takes our questions - and yours - during a half hour interview. 

38:21 | Political columnist Graham Thomson and former Calgary councillor Jeromy Farkas fact check our interview with Premier Smith, and tell us what most resonated with them. 

1:19:05 | Is there still a stigma around skilled trades? Ryan and Johnny get into a couple emails after our March 13 conversation about post-secondary education and career paths. 

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