Host @RealTalkRJ, one of Canada's most-downloaded daily news talk shows. Keynote speaker. The most dynamic live event host in the West. talk@ryanjespersen.com
Joined January 2010
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May 28
Honoured to join @ianhanomansing @CBCNews.
I’m proud that @RealTalkRJ continues to be part of the national conversation around Alberta politics, public sentiment, and where this country goes next. Thanks for having me, Ian.
#abpoli #ableg #cdnpoli #RealTalkRJ
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Jun 12
This clip highlights an important angle of our "safe social media" conversation with @VassB and @supriyadwivedi, but you owe it to yourself to watch the full interview. Links below! #cdnpoli #RealTalkRJ
Should Canada ban social media for kids under 16?
@VassB and @supriyadwivedi debate Ottawa's Safe Social Media Act to restrict social media access. Would you support a ban?
👀 FULL: rtrj.info/061126RTRT
🎧 FULL: rtrj.info/061126 #cdnpoli #RealTalkRJ
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History's biggest IPO and the world's first trillionaire...
Are you buying or steering clear of SpaceX today? 🚀
Are you investing in Elon and SpaceX today?
We talk to North Road Investment Counsel's Cary Williams about the biggest IPO in history...
👀 FULL: rtrj.info/061126NRIC
🎧 FULL: rtrj.info/061126 #SpaceX #ElonMusk #RealTalkRJ
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Listen to @DominicCardy discuss the threat of Alberta seperatism on the @RealTalkRJ show!
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I recently joined @RealTalkRJ with @ryanjespersen to talk about the province's plan for rail service between Calgary and Edmonton. This is an important step forward for Calgary and Alberta. For decades, people have talked about connecting downtown Calgary, the airport, and the Bow Valley by rail. With the province advancing its Passenger Rail Master Plan, that vision is moving closer to reality. A modern passenger rail network would strengthen tourism, support economic growth, create jobs, reduce pressure on our transportation network, and better connect our region.
Calgary is Canada's fastest-growing major city. As we continue to welcome new residents and businesses, we need infrastructure that matches our ambition. This announcement makes it even more important to accelerate the Prairie Economic Gateway, complete the Green Line, and advance rapid transit connections to the airport. Together, these initiatives will strengthen Calgary's role as Western Canada's transportation and logistics hub while improving how people and goods move throughout the region.
I look forward to working with the Government of Alberta, neighbouring municipalities, Indigenous partners, the Calgary Airport Authority, and the private sector as this work moves forward. The vision unveiled today by Minister Dreeshen and Premier Smith demonstrates what is possible when we think big, work together, and strengthen the connections that support a stronger Alberta and a stronger Canada.
👀 FULL: rtrj.info/060526Farkas
📷 FULL: rtrj.info/060526
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Thanks @ryanjespersen for the chance to sit in today - thanks also to @darrellbricker and @Friends_of_CABR for joining us on the show
Jun 9
Alberta's Future: Split or Connected? x.com/i/broadcasts/1kJzDDpav…
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Students: Connor McDavid could visit your school!
The student-led Ben Stelter School Fundraiser raised more than $275,000 in 2025. Take part this year to support a great cause and qualify for a visit from the #Oilers superstar.
DETAILS: benstelterschoolfundraiser.c… #yeg #RealTalkRJ
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Jun 5
"Let's push back against the bullshit."
A candid #yyc Mayor @JeromyYYC talks separation, urban crime, and the future of rail in Alberta on #RealTalkRJ.
Check out the full interview (link below) for his thoughts on what #yyc does better than #yeg - and vice versa.
Alberta separatists say they'd clamp down on immigration and limit social services for new residents.
Calgary Mayor @JeromyYYC corrects the record on what new Canadians contribute to the province. Thoughts?
👀 FULL: rtrj.info/060526Farkas
🎧 FULL: rtrj.info/060526 #yyc
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Jun 5
Demand has never been higher for the supports @HopeMission provides.
We learn how the #yeg institution continues to evolve and innovate (over nearly 100 years!) in a powerful edition of the #RealTalkRoundTable. Link to the full segment below.
SUPPORT: hopemission.com/
"It's spiralled into a complicated and tragic mess."
@HopeMission rapid response teams used to respond to a few overdoses per week. Now, they're seeing up to THIRTY every shift.
👀 FULL: rtrj.info/060526HOPE
🎧 FULL: rtrj.info/060526
SUPPORT: hopemission.com/
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Jun 4
And good luck selling your house for anything close to what you think it’s worth amid a mass exodus. The whole thing is lunacy, plain and simple.
39 per cent say they would stay; 38 per cent (!) say they would leave and live elsewhere in Canada; 19 per cent aren't sure; two per would leave Canada altogether. What a disastrous idea this is, perpetuated by deluded weirdos.
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Separatists hate this, and I am here for it.
Can cities separate from Alberta?
#yeg councillor @AaronWardDene says he'll fight for it. Dr. @DuaneBratt says it's possible. Vegreville councillor @TaneenRudyk says something needs to change.
Thoughts?
👀 FULL: rtrj.info/060326RTRT
🎧 FULL: rtrj.info/060326 #abpoli
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.@JJ_McCullough makes his #RealTalkRJ debut Thursday.
From the BC Conservative leadership race and Alberta separatism to Trump, Carney, and the future of Canada, nothing's off the table.
Got a question for him?
Live at 8:30am MT or later on demand: ryanjespersen.com/
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Jun 3
And reserves, and airport lands, and federal buildings, and…and…and…
Even thought about what will happen to the cities Banff and Jasper? The National Parks Banff and Jasper belong to the Feds and Canada, not Alberta. When Feds don’t give them to AB, there could be a new border East of the Parks and Banff and Jasper would be integrated into BC.
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