Dr. Jordan Peterson talks with the Premier of Alberta, Danielle Smith, about Canadian politics, what works and what doesn’t.
Danielle Smith is a proud Albertan.
As leader of the governing United Conservative Party, she was sworn in as the 19th Premier of Alberta on October 11, 2022.
She represents the riding of Brooks-Medicine Hat in the Legislative Assembly.
Ms. Smith has had a lifelong interest in Alberta public policy, finding the right balance between free enterprise and individual freedom, and the role of government.
This episode was recorded on June 29th, 2024
(2:38) Bill C-59, criminalized speech
(11:22) Why is the Liberal Party of Canada promoting detrimental green policy?
(21:22) Carbon dioxide is a net good
(33:36) Uplift people to uplift the world
(37:30) Plausible lies are at the heart of bad policy
(42:12) They overplayed their hand in targeting the food production industry
(47:40) Trudeau wants to destroy our wealth
(55:45) The return of nature worship
(1:01:41) The Liberal Party stopped caring about people, Pierre Poilievre
(1:03:56) The practical unity of Canada’s Conservative Party
(1:09:50) Between conscience and calling, the message of the modern Conservative movement
(1:19:49) Family breakdown multiplies over generations
(1:20:59) Tolerance for the fringe, proper respect for the center
(1:26:16) “I find the message of the Left so bleak”
(1:33:43) Alberta’s stance on gender care