From Town Councillor, to Provincial Political Critic, to the Coutts Blockade w/Marco Van Huigenbos

Marco Van Huigenbos is a business owner, a former Fort Macleod town councillor, and perhaps most well-known for the integral role he played in the Coutts border crossing blockade during the COVID lockdown protests of February 2022.

Marco joined us on the podcast to discuss a number of pressing issues in local and provincial politics. In this hour and a half talk, we chat about the recent UCP AGM, Danielle Smith's mandate, the robustness of our rights as citizens of this province, the ways in which governments spend our taxes, social issues of the day, and Alberta's place in confederation.

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00:00 Intro
00:51 Who is Marco Van Huigenbos?
04:22 Thoughts on the UCP AGM, Martyupnorth
12:08 Danielle Smith's leadership, powers of the Premier, in depth
23:18 Political promise-making and breaking
31:45 Taxes, municipal waste, infrastructure
41:29 Making the unpopular decisions, political pandering
49:00 Horseshoe Theory, rejecting the game
59:26 Substitution Hypothesis
1:04:24 How did Marco get into politics?
1:15:06 Marco's hope for Alberta / Is Canada salvageable?
1:26:12 Recognizing the power we already have
1:32:24 Closing thoughts, be involved, get engaged
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