Join Sarah O'Donnell, Graham Thomson, Paula Simons and their colleagues in The Press Gallery, Edmonton Journal's politics podcast. This week, Journal content editor Kathy Kerr sits in as the panel discusses Alberta Energy's pipeline safety review (47-second mark),the province's 2013-14 first quarter fiscal update(5:46 mark) and the pot-related true confessions seizing Canadian politics(12:03 mark). Panelists wrap up with Good Stuff from the Gallery, recommended reading or viewing for those looking for a political fix this week (15:00 mark).

Links from the Gallery:
Alberta Pipeline Safety Review
http://www.aer.ca/about-aer/spotlight-on/pipeline-safety-review

2013-14 Quarter 1 Fiscal update:
http://finance.alberta.ca/publications/budget/quarterly/2013/2013-14-1st-Quarter-Fiscal-Update.pdf

Arrival City by Doug Saunders
http://arrivalcity.net/about/

The Newsroom
http://www.hbocanada.com/thenewsroom/

180 Days: A Year Inside an American Classroom
http://180schooldays.org/

The Presidents Club by Nancy Gibbs & Michael Duffy
http://www.amazon.com/The-Presidents-Club-Exclusive-Fraternity/dp/1439127727

The Press Gallery: Episode #2

The Press Gallery’s final episode of 2018 features a chat with a man who is under fire for the struggles of Alberta’s energy industry: Amarjeet Sohi.

The Trudeau government’s natural resources minister has been in the spotlight since July, when he was appointed to the role that is overseeing the (delayed) construction of the Trans Mountain pipeline expansion. Sohi talks about Ottawa’s progress on conducting “meaningful” consultations with Indigenous communities needed to get the pipeline back on track, and the state of the controversial Bill C-69 that is intended to overhaul how energy projects are approved in the future.

The episode also features a conversation about reviving the Energy East project and anti-pipeline politics in Quebec. In addition, Sohi addresses the wave of anger Albertans are directing at his government — anger that had him voted as the most unpopular cabinet minister in a recent poll of Canadians.

Interview: Amarjeet Sohi on pipelines, oil prices and being Canada's most unpopular cabinet minister

Audio recordings from the Edmonton Journal.

Interview: Amarjeet Sohi on pipelines, oil prices and being Canada's most unpopular cabinet minister

Edmonton Journal

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