After a record breaking filibuster, the first legislative session of the UCP government came to a close. Kim Trynacity and Michelle Bellefontaine run down how it went.

People watching for drama between Alberta Premier Jason Kenney and his B.C. counterpart John Horgan at the Western Premiers' Conference were disappointed; Stephen Mandel steps down as Alberta Party Leader; another cabinet minister is interviewed by the RCMP and Speaker Cooper warns MLAs about alleging bullying when going after their political opponents.

Earplugs and the optics of drowning out the opposition during debate.

The UCP's legislation to delay wage talks for civil servants is seen as a call to arms by their unions.

MLA's burned the midnight oil in the first filibuster under the UCP government legislative session that went on - and on - my friends.

An independent prosecutor will be named to assist the RCMP with the investigation into the 2017 UCP leadership race; Premier Jason Kenney has to cancel a climate change repeal event because of wildfires; and Health Minister Tyler Shandro makes "in due course" a hashtag on Twitter.

Change was the theme of Alberta politics this week as the 30th legislature started this week. Jason Kenney and Rachel Notley settled into their new roles.

Premier Jason Kenney's first legislative session of repeal and reverse is about to begin. Before that he loosens liquor rules with a cold one... and some cheese.

The transition of government continued at the Alberta legislature as politicians and staffers moved offices, set up desks and settled into their new roles. Hosts Michelle Bellefontaine and Kim Trynacity discuss some of the new hires and wonder why many cabinet ministers aren't talking to the media. Michelle talked to Environment and Parks Minister Jason Nixon about why he's ditching the NDP's Bighorn parks plan.

Alberta's new Education Minister Adriana LaGrange used to be the president of Red Deer Pro-Life. Cameron Wilson, political director for the anti-abortion group, Wilberforce Project is happy she was appointed to cabinet. He talks to Kim Trynacity about what he hopes to see out of a new UCP government.

A new party in power means new faces around the cabinet table. Albertans learn next week who will sit on Jason Kenney's cabinet when the premier-designate and his new ministers are sworn into office.

Comings and goings. The UCP will form government, the NDP transitions to opposition, and the future of the Liberal and Alberta Party.

The Ledge reveals the mystery behind election decision desks. How does CBC make crucial pronouncements? And when-oh-when to declare the winner?

The blows, glances and how the leaders behaved and prepped when the cameras weren't rolling.

This week, the United Conservative Party (UCP), and the NDP released their education platforms. The NDP wants more teachers, schools and playgrounds. The UCP wants better grades and more teacher accountability.

This week on The Ledge podcast, hosts Michelle Bellefontaine and Kim Trynacity look at the first few days of the campaign. While the NDP lobs attack ads against Kenney, the UCP leader has tried to keep the focus on "jobs, the economy and pipelines."

Questions swirl around the the RCMP investigation into the United Conservative Party Leadership contest, and what impact it will have on election timing.

United Conservative Party Leader Jason Kenney says remarks he made Thursday suggesting male candidates understand political tactics better than their female counterparts were distorted by the "left-wing anger machine" on Twitter.

A longtime conservative politician, who campaigned for almost a year to be the United Conservative Party candidate in Edmonton-Meadows, is speaking out against UCP leader Jason Kenney, and his decision to overstep the local nomination process.

The premier and UCP leader fought over the government's contracts to ship Alberta oil by rail; a judge reserved her decision on whether to overturn Stephen Mandel's five-year ban from running for public office; and we learned more about how the UCP sees the upcoming campaign.

What three things do you need to know about Alberta politics this week? The NDP launched a website to attack Jason Kenney, MLAs fought about caucus funding, and Stephen Mandel was banned from running for office for five years. CBC Calgary host Rob Brown joins the podcast to talk about Mandel's low profile in Calgary.

The NDP tried to connect Jason Kenney and the United Conservative Party to a hateful letter sent to an Edmonton mosque, while some Kenney supporters suggested it was planted to make their party look bad. The legislature hosted an emotional ceremony to unveil the portrait of late Alberta premier Jim Prentice. And Michelle and Kim have the latest nomination news.

CBC reporters Kim Trynacity and Michelle Bellefontaine discuss Battleground Calgary. Premier Rachel Notley and United Conservative Leader Jason Kenney held campaign events this week. Notley tried to paint the UCP as the party for the elites. Kenney accused the premier of campaigning on the taxpayers dime.

How did the controversy over housing subsidies Jason Kenney received while he was an MP play out this week? How much did the parties get in political donations? And which cabinet minister decided not to run this spring? Hosts Kim Trynacity and Michelle Bellefontaine tackle those questions this week.

In the first episode of The Ledge for 2019, Legislature reporters Kim Trynacity and Michelle Bellefontaine get you caught up with three things you need to know about Alberta politics from this week.