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January 6, 2021- Slave Lake Town Council, Alison Palmer, Zoe Cogger, Shima Robinson, Leah McRorie, Johnny Infamous

Author
Ryan Jespersen
Published
Wed 06 Jan 2021
Episode Link
https://ryanjespersen.podbean.com/e/january-6-2021-slave-lake-town-council-alison-palmer-zoe-cogger-shima-robinson-leah-mcrorie-johnny-infamous/

The Mayor and Councillors in Slave Lake, Alberta have called for the resignation of their absentee elected provincial representative, MLA Pat Rehn, who's refused to step down. Mayor Tyler Warman and Deputy Mayor Shawn Gramlich explain what led to their unprecedented (unanimous) demand. Grade Six teacher Alison Palmer and her student Zoe Cogger tell us how they landed the Prime Minister for a private Zoom call with their class, and what they talked about with Justin Trudeau. Black Lives Matter Edmonton organizer Shima Robinson addresses the troubling story of an Edmonton man celebrating the death of a Calgary police officer, and reports the man is connected to BLM in an official capacity. Activist Leah McRorie takes Ryan to task for something he said in a previous episode of Real Talk, as we tackle "ableist" language. And DJ Johnny Infamous takes us behind the curtain and tells a few stories about working in the bubble of the NHL Stanley Cup Playoffs and the World Junior Hockey Championship.

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