{"version":"1.0","type":"rich","provider_name":"Acast","provider_url":"https://acast.com","height":250,"width":700,"html":"<iframe src=\"https://embed.acast.com/$/630ceae33fe37400122828c6/685487e50bed216db7e55368?\" frameBorder=\"0\" width=\"700\" height=\"250\"></iframe>","title":"Alberta's Green Energy Plan to Dig up the Rockies for Coal","thumbnail_width":200,"thumbnail_height":200,"thumbnail_url":"https://open-images.acast.com/shows/630ceae33fe37400122828c6/1750370032520-94e152fd-e0d4-4828-9043-2972d1a50d50.jpeg?height=200","description":"<p>Rescinding an almost 50-year-old coal mining moratorium to get out of lawsuits, Greenbelt FOI code words, mayoral power-fuelled bike lane challenges…the latest transparency breaches from provincial and municipal governments across Canada are almost too numerous to count. Does democracy mean nothing in this country?</p><p><br></p><p>Host: San Grewal</p><p>Credits: Jess Schmidt (Producer), Lucie Laumonier (Associate producer and Fact Checking) Tristan Capacchione (Audio Editor and Technical Producer), max collins (Director of Audio), Jesse Brown (Editor)</p><p>Co-host: <a href=\"https://colenotcole.substack.com/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Cole Bennett</a></p><p>Photo: <a href=\"https://www.pexels.com/photo/body-of-water-near-mountain-peaks-1592461/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">James Wheeler</a>&nbsp;(modified)</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>Further reading:&nbsp;</p><ul><li><a href=\"https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/calgary/premier-town-hall-angry-1.7559070\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Alberta Premier Danielle Smith faces raucous, angry town hall on province's coal policy</a> - CBC</li><li><a href=\"https://www.ipc.on.ca/en/2024-annual-report/ontarios-greenbelt-access-information-and-government-transparency\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Ontario’s Greenbelt: Access to information and government transparency</a> - IPC report</li><li><a href=\"https://www.theglobeandmail.com/canada/alberta/article-ahs-investigations-danielle-smith-marshall-smith-home-sam-mraiche/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Former chief of staff to Alberta Premier lived in home owned by Sam Mraiche’s sister</a> - The Globe &amp; Mail</li><li><a href=\"https://thetyee.ca/Opinion/2025/06/12/Please-Advise-National-Post-Editors/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Please Advise! Have National Post Editors Gone Too Far?</a> - The Tyee</li></ul><p><br></p><p>Sponsors:&nbsp;</p><p><br></p><p><a href=\"https://canadaland.oxio.ca/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">oxio</a>: Head over to<a href=\"http://canadaland.oxio.ca/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\"> canadaland.oxio.ca</a> and use code CANADALAND for your first month free!&nbsp;</p><p><br></p><p><a href=\"http://singlekey.com\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">SingleKey</a>: use the promo code CANADALAND to get your first tenant report free at <a href=\"http://singlekey.com\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">singlekey.com</a>.</p><p><br></p><p><a href=\"http://betterhelp.com/canadaland\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">BetterHelp</a>:&nbsp;Visit<a href=\"http://betterhelp.com/canadaland\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\"> BetterHelp.com/canadaland</a> today to get 10% off your first month.</p><p><br></p><p>If you value this podcast,<a href=\"https://canadalandnetwork.supercast.com/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\"> Support us</a>! You’ll get premium access to all our shows ad free, including early releases and bonus content. You’ll also get our exclusive newsletter, discounts on merch at<a href=\"https://canadalandstore.com/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\"> our store</a>, tickets to our live and virtual events, and more than anything, you’ll be a part of the solution to Canada’s journalism crisis, you’ll be keeping our work free and accessible to everybody.&nbsp;&nbsp;</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>You can listen ad-free on Amazon Music—included with Prime.</p>","author_name":"CANADALAND"}