It’s no breaking news that Alberta Premier Danielle Smith is an authoritarian. Specifically, a “libertarian-authoritarian”. As concerned Canadians, what can we do about it? Join Bill Kelly and Markham Hislop of Energi Media/ while they discuss breaking political news stories sweeping Western Canada, offering easy-to-understand political context and breaking down politics news stories and questions like:- Should we take Western separation from Canada seriously?- Does Danielle Smith even take the Western Separation referendum seriously?- Why is it so dangerous that she’s invoked the Notwithstanding Clause several times?- And what is the antidote to all this MAGA-style politics overtaking Canadian politics in the West? - PLUS: Everything you need to know about Danielle Smith’s direct links to MAGA, from her days as leader of the Wild Rose Party, a political talk show host and oil and gas lobbyist till now.

Tune in to Episode 283 of The Bill Kelly Podcast (with Markham Hislop of @EnergiMedia) for conversations in critical times!

This episode was recorded on November 21, 2025.

Don’t forget to like, share, comment and subscribe to support Bill’s work! THANK YOU!

Subscribe to Markham’s Substack: https://substack.com/@markhamhislop

Become a podcast member to hear Bill’s stories and life lessons from 50+ years as a broadcast journalist in his members-only series, MORAL OF THE STORY: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCeUbzckOLocFzNeY1D72iCA/join

Listen to The Bill Kelly Podcast everywhere: https://kite.link/the-bill-kelly-podcast

YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@TheBillKellyPodcast/featured

BlueSky: https://bsky.app/profile/billkellypodcast.bsky.social

SubStack: billkelly.substack.com/

*Comment ‘likes’ on behalf of this channel are an acknowledgment of your comment, not necessarily an endorsement of its contents. Thanks for joining these critical discussions in critical times!

WATCH THIS EPISODE and subscribe to our channel: https://youtu.be/0PuxQ6X5NnI

FURTHER READING:

Find the article when it’s published on Markham’s Substack: https://substack.com/@markhamhislop

Subscribe to Energi Media: https://www.youtube.com/@EnergiMedia

This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit billkelly.substack.com/subscribe