- 266
- Episodes
- 161
- Transcribed
- 16
- Ratings
- Weekly
- Cadence
- 2024
- First episode
About Just Asking
You’ve got smart questions, we’ve got solid answers. If googling got you nowhere, you can always call your friend Saroja Coelho. With guest experts, Just Asking turns the week’s news and latest trends into tips that help you make better decisions about your life. Whether it’s tech, money, career or health — we’ll hear you out, and help you out. The show takes live calls on CBC Radio every Saturday afternoon, and drops the podcast after the live show. Do you have a question you want Just Asking to explore? Send us a text or voice note at 226-758-8924. You can also e-mail us at justasking@cbc.ca (mailto:justasking@cbc.ca)
- Publisher
- CBC
- Category
- news
- Language
- en
- Explicit
- No
- First episode
- 16 Feb 2024
- Latest episode
- 17 Oct 2026
Latest episodes
161 of 266 episodes have a transcript.
17 Oct 2026TRANSCRIPT
Alberta’s referendum: How we got here and what the future holds
17 Oct 2026TRANSCRIPT
Jason Kenney takes your questions on the Alberta referendum
10 Oct 2026TRANSCRIPT
How to gather when we don’t agree: navigating awkward moments at the holiday dinner table
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Alberta’s referendum: How we got here and what the future holds
Published 17 Oct 2026 · Transcript excerpt
[…] Could you unpack that number for us? Well, I know that that is the claim made in the government information. It took them a while to come up with a figure that had changed a few times in the first announcements. But it doesn't, according to health economists, it is not an accurate figure. And the Chamber of Commerce, Calgary Chamber of Commerce, recently released a study that showed that that while the cost may well be a billion dollars, the contributions just in tax revenues made by immigrants is over a billion dollars. That doesn't account for the jobs that they create, the economic growth that they contribute to, some of the intangibles that might be involved. […]
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- Lori Williams
- Julie Simmons
- Jason Kenney
- Angela Tabak
- Kate Mulligan
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- Apple Podcasts (US)
- 3.3 / 5
- 3 ratings
- Spotify
- 5.0 / 5
- 13 ratings
Podcast Authority Score: 61 / 100
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- Quality
- 91
- Social presence
- 0
- YouTube
- 0
- Engagement
- 76
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