West of Centre

Kathleen Petty sits down with politicians, pundits, and other thoughtful westerners for conversations about the priorities, preoccupations and politics of Albertans and others who are West of Centre.

Danielle Smith walks a fine line between staying and splitting
May 9, 2025 – 00:47:57
Short: The Alberta separation question
May 5, 2025 – 00:20:25
Carney’s win sparks hope in some, wariness in others
May 2, 2025 – 00:42:10
Short: The 'big shift' meets the 'breaking point'
Apr 30, 2025 – 00:24:58
After Dark: The election night postmortem
Apr 29, 2025 – 00:35:35
The fault lines of this federal election
Apr 25, 2025 – 00:43:21
Short: How Canada’s ‘lost decade’ was decades in the making
Apr 23, 2025 – 00:29:35
Live from Medicine Hat, the sunniest city in Canada
Apr 17, 2025 – 01:11:42
Short: Debate club for grownups — how parties prepare their leaders for prime time
Apr 15, 2025 – 00:29:37
It's too early to call Mark Carney a 'Teflon' candidate
Apr 11, 2025 – 00:46:33
Short: How the 'Calgary School' reimagined prairie politics to reshape Canadian conservatism
Apr 7, 2025 – 00:19:59
The new normal is not normal, but are Albertans ready to separate?
Apr 4, 2025 – 00:48:55
Coming soon: West of Centre live in Medicine Hat — how ‘Gas City’ is shaping Alberta’s future
Apr 2, 2025 – 00:03:49
Voting on anxiety
Mar 28, 2025 – 00:51:55
A moment in time
Mar 21, 2025 – 00:49:40
Short: Manifest destiny
Mar 19, 2025 – 00:24:36
Not a rational opponent
Mar 14, 2025 – 00:48:35
Way too much news
Mar 7, 2025 – 00:41:41
Short: Dangled like a yo-yo
Mar 5, 2025 – 00:22:59
Short: Build, build, build
Mar 3, 2025 – 00:19:01
Deficit by choice
Feb 28, 2025 – 00:58:09
Dump everything
Feb 21, 2025 – 00:57:16
Diagnosing a controversy
Feb 14, 2025 – 00:47:11
Short: Gen Z swipes right
Feb 11, 2025 – 00:19:21
Boos and booze
Feb 7, 2025 – 00:42:46
Hope for the best, prepare for the worst
Jan 31, 2025 – 00:50:09
Short: If, if, if...
Jan 28, 2025 – 00:24:54
Their sticks are so much bigger than ours
Jan 24, 2025 – 00:41:49
Castaway island
Jan 17, 2025 – 00:47:49
We're in a lot of trouble here
Jan 10, 2025 – 00:49:29
A hot mess
Dec 19, 2024 – 00:42:16
The "great state" of Canada
Dec 13, 2024 – 00:43:02
Photo finished
Dec 6, 2024 – 00:46:37
Trump says jump
Nov 29, 2024 – 00:46:25
Nate Horner's busy week
Nov 22, 2024 – 00:44:05
Ready,AIMCo,fired
Nov 15, 2024 – 00:45:01
Alberta's Trump strategy
Nov 8, 2024 – 00:45:10
Slalom skiing with Danielle Smith
Oct 25, 2024 – 00:47:00
Scrapping about the cap
Oct 18, 2024 – 00:47:04
Ballot battles
Oct 11, 2024 – 00:41:01
All about that base
Oct 4, 2024 – 00:51:59
Alberta's cities: sitting at the kid's table
Sep 27, 2024 – 00:49:40
Alberta called, too many answered
Sep 20, 2024 – 00:46:43
Ms. Smith goes to everywhere
Sep 13, 2024 – 00:40:15
'Alberta politics has no chill'
Jun 28, 2024 – 00:46:45
‘Blast radius’ in B.C. politics
Jun 21, 2024 – 00:51:29
Parsing Poilievre
Jun 14, 2024 – 00:50:40
'Not enough Pilsner in Saskatchewan...'
Jun 7, 2024 – 00:45:34
"Pothole politics"
May 31, 2024 – 00:49:46
Number nerds unite!
May 24, 2024 – 00:43:33