# West of Centre

A podcast by CBC. Canada is complicated. Alberta has opinions. Ride shotgun with host Kathleen Petty on West of Centre for conversations about the state of politics in Canada, as power and influence shifts West. Whether you live here or just can't look away, you’ll get the no-nonsense analysis you need to make sense of it all.

Feed: https://www.cbc.ca/podcasting/includes/westofcentre.xml

## Latest episodes

- [Was this referendum worth it? We ask Danielle Smith](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1496639620/7fdf5c1b75ca) (2026-10-24, 30 min): audio https://mgln.ai/e/12/cbc.mc.tritondigital.com/CBC_WESTOFCENTRE_P/media/westofcentre/westofcentre-uBwESu1s-20261024.mp3?ttag=season:9,episode:306
- [Referendum results: Alberta votes to remain](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1496639620/1cead7e8891b) (2026-10-20, 9 min): audio https://mgln.ai/e/12/cbc.mc.tritondigital.com/CBC_WESTOFCENTRE_P/media/westofcentre/westofcentre-mO1K4qM2-20261020.mp3?ttag=season:8,episode:305
- [CFB Wainwright tragedy + the final Alberta referendum push (via Front Burner)](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1496639620/1a72feafeba5) (2026-10-19, 55 min): audio https://mgln.ai/e/12/cbc.mc.tritondigital.com/CBC_WESTOFCENTRE_P/media/westofcentre/westofcentre-GGAoatD2-20261019.mp3
- [Alberta voters on where they stand and what comes next](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1496639620/fdf36ee21d25) (2026-10-16, 30 min): audio https://mgln.ai/e/12/cbc.mc.tritondigital.com/CBC_WESTOFCENTRE_P/media/westofcentre/westofcentre-wsqzDoyE-20261016.mp3?ttag=season:8,episode:304
- [Win or lose, is Alberta separatism here to stay?](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1496639620/d3a67dfa20eb) (2026-10-09, 32 min): audio https://mgln.ai/e/12/cbc.mc.tritondigital.com/CBC_WESTOFCENTRE_P/media/westofcentre/westofcentre-4xIPta2o-20261009.mp3?ttag=season:8,episode:303
- [Pacific Link: A pipeline in whose interest?](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1496639620/587efeaffecd) (2026-10-02, 33 min): audio https://mgln.ai/e/12/cbc.mc.tritondigital.com/CBC_WESTOFCENTRE_P/media/westofcentre/westofcentre-85qSwPPb-20261002.mp3?ttag=season:8,episode:302
- [Alberta’s data centre push is trouble for Danielle Smith](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1496639620/e35cd9d047d2) (2026-09-25, 30 min): audio https://mgln.ai/e/12/cbc.mc.tritondigital.com/CBC_WESTOFCENTRE_P/media/westofcentre/westofcentre-y4miSex1-20260925.mp3?ttag=season:8,episode:301
- [How Alberta’s federalist push is lagging](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1496639620/3e25f6ba84eb) (2026-09-18, 31 min): audio https://mgln.ai/e/12/cbc.mc.tritondigital.com/CBC_WESTOFCENTRE_P/media/westofcentre/westofcentre-oqQAwAWS-20260918.mp3?ttag=season:8,episode:300
- [Alberta separatists think they’ll win. Polls project a loss](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1496639620/20bc9abaca86) (2026-09-11, 32 min): audio https://mgln.ai/e/12/cbc.mc.tritondigital.com/CBC_WESTOFCENTRE_P/media/westofcentre/westofcentre-oe2Tn3OD-20260911.mp3?ttag=season:8,episode:299
- [Too friendly to resist: Danielle Smith’s U.S. diplomacy](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1496639620/7910cd056e96) (2026-09-04, 32 min): audio https://mgln.ai/e/12/cbc.mc.tritondigital.com/CBC_WESTOFCENTRE_P/media/westofcentre/westofcentre-kzzFR1ZC-20260904.mp3?ttag=season:7,episode:298
- [Trailer: Welcome to West of Centre](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1496639620/fa42f9e00c82) (2026-09-03, 3 min): audio https://mgln.ai/e/12/cbc.mc.tritondigital.com/CBC_WESTOFCENTRE_P/media/westofcentre/westofcentre-U8jMKFRJ-20260903.mp3
- [West of Centre on CBC Radio](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1496639620/1b66e78cdfca) (2026-09-02, 2 min): audio https://mgln.ai/e/12/cbc.mc.tritondigital.com/CBC_WESTOFCENTRE_P/media/westofcentre/westofcentre-owMplVt3-20260902.mp3
- [Is a trade war good for separatists?](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1496639620/e401c551cd34) (2026-08-28, 30 min): audio https://mgln.ai/e/12/cbc.mc.tritondigital.com/CBC_WESTOFCENTRE_P/media/westofcentre/westofcentre-G0kicoq6-20260828.mp3?ttag=season:7,episode:297
- [A new era of politics in Alberta?](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1496639620/cdba8f9b77a2) (2026-08-21, 27 min): audio https://mgln.ai/e/12/cbc.mc.tritondigital.com/CBC_WESTOFCENTRE_P/media/westofcentre/westofcentre-ivHzs6Wj-20260821.mp3?ttag=season:7,episode:296
- [The Prairies senators: ‘We can’t do stupid stuff’ (Encore)](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1496639620/272b31b5bcb4) (2026-08-14, 47 min): audio https://mgln.ai/e/12/cbc.mc.tritondigital.com/CBC_WESTOFCENTRE_P/media/westofcentre/westofcentre-sIpRJ5Em-20260720.mp3
- [The Firewall Letter - 25 years later (Encore)](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1496639620/816142928fd1) (2026-08-07, 33 min): audio https://mgln.ai/e/12/cbc.mc.tritondigital.com/CBC_WESTOFCENTRE_P/media/westofcentre/westofcentre-5IndXo0P-20260720.mp3
- [The Coutts Diaries (Encore)](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1496639620/1ec7e8472088) (2026-07-31, 36 min): audio https://mgln.ai/e/12/cbc.mc.tritondigital.com/CBC_WESTOFCENTRE_P/media/westofcentre/westofcentre-TeBJ1Z2Z-20260720.mp3
- ['We're not dealing with normal'](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1496639620/8d37908e2403) (2026-07-25, 34 min): audio https://mgln.ai/e/12/cbc.mc.tritondigital.com/CBC_WESTOFCENTRE_P/media/westofcentre/westofcentre-9K1mD2my-20260725.mp3?ttag=season:7,episode:295
- [It's all about the math](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1496639620/5b5cd5715d3d) (2026-07-17, 34 min): audio https://mgln.ai/e/12/cbc.mc.tritondigital.com/CBC_WESTOFCENTRE_P/media/westofcentre/westofcentre-jcchduvB-20260717.mp3?ttag=season:7,episode:294
- [Big tent party](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1496639620/7cc7f2fb411a) (2026-06-26, 40 min): audio https://mgln.ai/e/12/cbc.mc.tritondigital.com/CBC_WESTOFCENTRE_P/media/westofcentre/westofcentre-kkWRU6fI-20260626.mp3?ttag=season:7,episode:293
- ['It's always Band-Aids'](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1496639620/52b203d6725e) (2026-06-19, 35 min): audio https://mgln.ai/e/12/cbc.mc.tritondigital.com/CBC_WESTOFCENTRE_P/media/westofcentre/westofcentre-1XrG7Rdd-20260619.mp3
- [Mixed messages in the argument for federalism](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1496639620/47afd6227f26) (2026-06-12, 39 min): audio https://mgln.ai/e/12/cbc.mc.tritondigital.com/CBC_WESTOFCENTRE_P/media/westofcentre/westofcentre-XUyAavG1-20260612.mp3?ttag=season:7,episode:291
- ['The art of humility'](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1496639620/98c17f1ee22f) (2026-06-05, 31 min): audio https://mgln.ai/e/12/cbc.mc.tritondigital.com/CBC_WESTOFCENTRE_P/media/westofcentre/westofcentre-FS7gwTJt-20260605.mp3?ttag=season:7,episode:290
- ['Primordial politics'](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1496639620/7cdc1ad3e8d0) (2026-05-29, 35 min): audio https://mgln.ai/e/12/cbc.mc.tritondigital.com/CBC_WESTOFCENTRE_P/media/westofcentre/westofcentre-d4U0Sksa-20260528.mp3?ttag=season:7,episode:289
- [Door No. 1 or Door No. 2](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1496639620/4d6b2910b73e) (2026-05-22, 41 min): audio https://mgln.ai/e/12/cbc.mc.tritondigital.com/CBC_WESTOFCENTRE_P/media/westofcentre/westofcentre-V7IQAah5-20260522.mp3?ttag=season:7,episode:288
- [The thrill of victory and the agony of defeat](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1496639620/f0b5625fa874) (2026-05-16, 38 min): audio https://mgln.ai/e/12/cbc.mc.tritondigital.com/CBC_WESTOFCENTRE_P/media/westofcentre/westofcentre-OYEm9Ktm-20260516.mp3?ttag=season:7,episode:287
- [Separation anxiety](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1496639620/f7c3f3bb210f) (2026-05-08, 33 min): audio https://mgln.ai/e/12/cbc.mc.tritondigital.com/CBC_WESTOFCENTRE_P/media/westofcentre/westofcentre-YOYITmP0-20260508.mp3?ttag=season:7,episode:286
- ['One way or another'](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1496639620/d7688e74b63f) (2026-05-01, 41 min): audio https://mgln.ai/e/12/cbc.mc.tritondigital.com/CBC_WESTOFCENTRE_P/media/westofcentre/westofcentre-LlxjORhA-20260501.mp3?ttag=season:7,episode:285
- [Where to draw the line?](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1496639620/ebbfbbbb04f8) (2026-04-25, 43 min): audio https://mgln.ai/e/12/cbc.mc.tritondigital.com/CBC_WESTOFCENTRE_P/media/westofcentre/westofcentre-I7AnpORH-20260425.mp3?ttag=season:7,episode:284
- [Pushing boundaries](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1496639620/6a7cc7ba16fe) (2026-04-11, 38 min): audio https://mgln.ai/e/12/cbc.mc.tritondigital.com/CBC_WESTOFCENTRE_P/media/westofcentre/westofcentre-sNr2ggOr-20260411.mp3?ttag=season:7,episode:283
- [‘The federal NDP is irrelevant’](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1496639620/c85e3c5a06a9) (2026-04-02, 38 min): audio https://mgln.ai/e/12/cbc.mc.tritondigital.com/CBC_WESTOFCENTRE_P/media/westofcentre/westofcentre-YJB7TwZm-20260402.mp3?ttag=season:7,episode:282
- [The Firewall Letter - 25 years later](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1496639620/cc95d8db13eb) (2026-03-27, 33 min): audio https://mgln.ai/e/12/cbc.mc.tritondigital.com/CBC_WESTOFCENTRE_P/media/westofcentre/westofcentre-snWVEx98-20260327.mp3?ttag=season:7,episode:281
- [The Prairies senators: ‘We can’t do stupid stuff’](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1496639620/93492af44d60) (2026-03-20, 47 min): audio https://mgln.ai/e/12/cbc.mc.tritondigital.com/CBC_WESTOFCENTRE_P/media/westofcentre/westofcentre-ffSbmt0L-20260320.mp3?ttag=season:7,episode:280
- [War in Iran: What does it mean for Canadian oil?](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1496639620/2bb44c296fea) (2026-03-13, 33 min): audio https://mgln.ai/e/12/cbc.mc.tritondigital.com/CBC_WESTOFCENTRE_P/media/westofcentre/westofcentre-lPejd2rq-20260313.mp3?ttag=season:7,episode:279
- [‘Bizarro world’: Why is Liberal support rising in Alberta?](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1496639620/39a047bf6c76) (2026-03-06, 32 min): audio https://mgln.ai/e/12/cbc.mc.tritondigital.com/CBC_WESTOFCENTRE_P/media/westofcentre/westofcentre-zacBlTVO-20260306.mp3?ttag=season:7,episode:278
- [Unpacking Alberta's 2026 budget](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1496639620/eedba6ed122e) (2026-02-27, 44 min): audio https://mgln.ai/e/12/cbc.mc.tritondigital.com/CBC_WESTOFCENTRE_P/media/westofcentre/westofcentre-bQ8vV6DX-20260227.mp3?ttag=season:7,episode:277
- [Referendum Madness!](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1496639620/d79de511b4a0) (2026-02-20, 50 min): audio https://mgln.ai/e/12/cbc.mc.tritondigital.com/CBC_WESTOFCENTRE_P/media/westofcentre/westofcentre-ppN0IL5u-20260220.mp3?ttag=season:7,episode:276
- [The Coutts Diaries](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1496639620/b594f4f0454a) (2026-02-13, 36 min): audio https://mgln.ai/e/12/cbc.mc.tritondigital.com/CBC_WESTOFCENTRE_P/media/westofcentre/westofcentre-mkIxfnYf-20260213.mp3?ttag=season:7,episode:275
- [A West of Centre twofer: the citizens’ panel, plus energy insiders](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1496639620/15989909500c) (2026-02-06, 54 min): audio https://mgln.ai/e/12/cbc.mc.tritondigital.com/CBC_WESTOFCENTRE_P/media/westofcentre/westofcentre-qygnjl2K-20260206.mp3?ttag=season:7,episode:274
- [The road ahead for the CPC](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1496639620/48c928e98dbc) (2026-02-01, 37 min): audio https://mgln.ai/e/12/cbc.mc.tritondigital.com/CBC_WESTOFCENTRE_P/media/westofcentre/westofcentre-qJVv3Jmt-20260202.mp3?ttag=season:7,episode:273
- [Alberta: destination separation](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1496639620/a0c4d158cfc7) (2026-01-23, 41 min): audio https://mgln.ai/e/12/cbc.mc.tritondigital.com/CBC_WESTOFCENTRE_P/media/westofcentre/westofcentre-BlQrIbsc-20260123.mp3?ttag=season:7,episode:272
- [Can the Carney-Smith good vibes last?](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1496639620/72aa75c460df) (2026-01-16, 54 min): audio https://mgln.ai/e/12/cbc.mc.tritondigital.com/CBC_WESTOFCENTRE_P/media/westofcentre/westofcentre-Ft24XWsZ-20260116.mp3?ttag=season:7,episode:271
- [Venezuela fallout: 'We have to stop being such boy scouts in Canada'](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1496639620/53a28a6eed0e) (2026-01-09, 48 min): audio https://mgln.ai/e/12/cbc.mc.tritondigital.com/CBC_WESTOFCENTRE_P/media/westofcentre/westofcentre-dKiQYZss-20260110.mp3?ttag=season:7,episode:270
- [The Quiz Show](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1496639620/bce66c5b5ab3) (2025-12-19, 51 min): audio https://mgln.ai/e/12/cbc.mc.tritondigital.com/CBC_WESTOFCENTRE_P/media/westofcentre/westofcentre-VAYvrYK4-20251220.mp3?ttag=season:7,episode:269
- [Breaking Point: ‘This is a very problematic time in Canadian history’](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1496639620/872ed27d6339) (2025-12-12, 39 min): audio https://mgln.ai/e/12/cbc.mc.tritondigital.com/CBC_WESTOFCENTRE_P/media/westofcentre/westofcentre-KZhN95IK-20251212.mp3?ttag=season:7,episode:268
- [The ‘La-La-La We Can’t Hear You’ Act of 2025](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1496639620/87ebbcdb080a) (2025-12-06, 47 min): audio https://mgln.ai/e/12/cbc.mc.tritondigital.com/CBC_WESTOFCENTRE_P/media/westofcentre/westofcentre-tIacaoB7-20251206.mp3?ttag=season:7,episode:267
- ['What was impossible is now possible, if not yet probable'](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1496639620/609f51d619e1) (2025-11-28, 46 min): audio https://mgln.ai/e/12/cbc.mc.tritondigital.com/CBC_WESTOFCENTRE_P/media/westofcentre/westofcentre-yFrdHHSn-20251128.mp3?ttag=season:7,episode:266
- [Is it time to destigmatize the word 'privatize'?](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1496639620/8b0440804996) (2025-11-21, 46 min): audio https://mgln.ai/e/12/cbc.mc.tritondigital.com/CBC_WESTOFCENTRE_P/media/westofcentre/westofcentre-onh8ACzd-20251121.mp3?ttag=season:7,episode:265
- [‘Smith has created a poison pill for herself’](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1496639620/d6f3452dcf39) (2025-11-14, 45 min): audio https://mgln.ai/e/12/cbc.mc.tritondigital.com/CBC_WESTOFCENTRE_P/media/westofcentre/westofcentre-qgUdQqsz-20251114.mp3?ttag=season:7,episode:264
- ['Democratic reform is for losers'](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1496639620/6b23a0133a79) (2025-11-07, 47 min): audio https://mgln.ai/e/12/cbc.mc.tritondigital.com/CBC_WESTOFCENTRE_P/media/westofcentre/westofcentre-GCp923hF-20251107.mp3?ttag=season:7,episode:263

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