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The journey so farWestern Standard CanvaPublished on:18 Oct 2026, 4:00 pmNatalie St. Hilaire and Randy Royer look back at the major ideas, guests and lessons from the first 16 episodes of Nation of People. From Western alienation and Danielle Smith’s approach to citizen assemblies, Indigenous partnerships, constitutional reform and participatory democracy, they pull together the themes that have shaped the series so far and ask what Alberta can build from here. Western AlienationNation of People Podcastparticipatory democracy
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