Shaun Newman Podcast

This is a recording from this past weekend’s Cornerstone Forum 2026 in Calgary. First, Premier Danielle Smith delivers her keynote speech followed by my 1-on-1 conversation with her, where we dive deeper into immigration, Alberta independence, Bill C-9, pipelines and ivermectin. The entire Cornerstone Forum is being released on Substack. Watch the Cornerstone Forum 26’https://shaunnewmanpodcast.substack.com/Silver Gold Bull Links:Website: https://silvergoldbull.ca/Email: SNP@silvergoldbull.comText Grahame: (587) 441-9100Bow Valley Credit UnionBitcoin: www.bowvalleycu.com/en/personal/investing-wealth/bitcoin-gatewayEmail: welcome@BowValleycu.com Get your voice heard: Text Shaun 587-217-8500

Today I am releasing three keynote speeches from the Cornerstone Forum. Neil Oliver, Chad Prather, and Karen Kwiatkowski each brought a unique voice, yet their messages formed the theme of the Forum this year:The power of open discussion and honest dialogue in an age of censorship and division. Why aiming at a clear goal matters — having vision and direction in uncertain times. The core truth is that freedom is in our DNA — it’s not granted by governments, it’s hardwired into who we are as human beings.The entire Cornerstone Forum is being released on Substack. Watch the Cornerstone Forum 26’https://shaunnewmanpodcast.substack.com/Silver Gold Bull Links:Website: https://silvergoldbull.ca/Email: SNP@silvergoldbull.comText Grahame: (587) 441-9100Bow Valley Credit UnionBitcoin: www.bowvalleycu.com/en/personal/investing-wealth/bitcoin-gatewayEmail: welcome@BowValleycu.com Get your voice heard: Text Shaun 587-217-8500

222 Minutes takes over the Mashup during the Cornerstone Forum weekend. Headlines, laughs and full 2s. Silver Gold Bull Links:Website: https://silvergoldbull.ca/Email: SNP@silvergoldbull.comText Grahame: (587) 441-9100Bow Valley Credit UnionBitcoin: www.bowvalleycu.com/en/personal/investing-wealth/bitcoin-gatewayEmail: welcome@BowValleycu.com Get your voice heard: Text Shaun 587-217-8500

Emma Waters is a policy analyst and conservative commentator at The Heritage Foundation in Washington, D.C. Her work focuses on family policy, biotechnology, reproductive technologies, marriage, femininity, and pro-natal issues. An evangelical Christian and author of the book Lead Like Jael, she is a frequent speaker and writer on biblical womanhood, the goodness of family life, and critiques of modern feminism. Silver Gold Bull Links:Website: https://silvergoldbull.ca/Email: SNP@silvergoldbull.comText Grahame: (587) 441-9100Bow Valley Credit UnionBitcoin: www.bowvalleycu.com/en/personal/investing-wealth/bitcoin-gatewayEmail: welcome@BowValleycu.com Get your voice heard: Text Shaun 587-217-8500

Martin Pelletier, CFA, is a seasoned Calgary-based portfolio manager and financial strategist with over 20 years of experience in institutional equity research and investment management. He is a Senior Portfolio Manager at TriVest Wealth Counsel (part of Wellington-Altus Private Counsel), where he co-manages the firm’s risk-managed balanced fund and oversees customized portfolios for high-net-worth and ultra-high-net-worth clients. Co-founder of the boutique firm TriVest Wealth Counsel, he also serves as an outsourced chief investment officer, writes a regular column for the Financial Post, and frequently comments on macroeconomics, markets, and wealth management in the media.Silver Gold Bull Links:Website: https://silvergoldbull.ca/Email: SNP@silvergoldbull.comText Grahame: (587) 441-9100Bow Valley Credit UnionBitcoin: www.bowvalleycu.com/en/personal/investing-wealth/bitcoin-gatewayEmail: welcome@BowValleycu.com Get your voice heard: Text Shaun 587-217-8500

Daniel Turp is a Canadian legal scholar and prominent Quebec sovereigntist. He is an emeritus and associate professor at the Université de Montréal’s Faculty of Law, where he has taught advanced constitutional law and public international law since 1982. A former Bloc Québécois MP for Beauharnois—Salaberry (1997–2000) and Parti Québécois MNA (2003–2008), Turp is a leading advocate for Quebec independence, arguing its legal basis under Canadian and international law. He also serves as president of the Québec Association of Constitutional Law and the Research Institute on the Self-Determination of Peoples and National Independence (IRAI).Silver Gold Bull Links:Website: https://silvergoldbull.ca/Email: SNP@silvergoldbull.comText Grahame: (587) 441-9100Bow Valley Credit UnionBitcoin: www.bowvalleycu.com/en/personal/investing-wealth/bitcoin-gatewayEmail: welcome@BowValleycu.com Get your voice heard: Text Shaun 587-217-8500

Bret Weinstein is an American evolutionary biologist, podcaster, author, and former professor. He earned his PhD in Biology from the University of Michigan, focusing on evolutionary trade-offs such as senescence, cancer, species diversity, and the adaptive roles of morality and religion. He taught at The Evergreen State College from 2002 to 2017, where he gained national attention in 2017 for opposing a campus racial equity initiative, leading to protests, his resignation, and a settlement with the college. Now a prominent public intellectual often linked to the Intellectual Dark Web, he co-hosts the DarkHorse Podcast with his wife Heather Heying, applying evolutionary thinking to science, culture, politics, and current events.Silver Gold Bull Links:Website: https://silvergoldbull.ca/Email: SNP@silvergoldbull.comText Grahame: (587) 441-9100Bow Valley Credit UnionBitcoin: www.bowvalleycu.com/en/personal/investing-wealth/bitcoin-gatewayEmail: welcome@BowValleycu.com Get your voice heard: Text Shaun 587-217-8500

James Lindsay, author, mathematician, and cultural critic who helped expose biases in academe, discusses social media’s signal-to-noise collapse. He examines how influential figures’ deaths are weaponized, coordinated efforts fracturing conservatism, distorted clips and paltering, and why assessing credibility requires long-term perspective.

Vance Crowe, podcaster and speaker on communication, reflects on AI, purpose, and health news. Lise Merle, Saskatchewan commentator, offers regional political and cultural takes. Jamie Sinclair, Saskatchewan contributor, joins the election banter. Chris Sims, political analyst, breaks down media, polling and strategy. Uncle Hack, stand-up comedian, recounts canceled shows, protests and touring life. They riff on headlines, campaign reach, touring woes, and weird news.

John Graff, a Saskatchewan farmer, nutritionist and founder of the Living Streams Institute, discusses self-sufficiency and community resilience. He covers off-grid energy, food security and parallel-economy initiatives. He also shares accounts of CFIA actions, municipal strategies to reclaim local control, and practical programs to support depopulated farmers and build grassroots leadership.