Alberta's political parties are working quietly behind the scenes, organizing and laying the foundations for the next provincial election that is scheduled to take place between March 1 and May 30.

Alberta's oil production cuts dominated the political agenda this week. The table was set on Sunday when Premier Rachel Notley ordered an oil production cut of 8.7 per cent starting Jan. 1, aimed at boosting the price of Alberta crude.

Whether it's the government buying rail cars to transport Alberta oil or unions and corporations financing a barrage of political ads, mostly everything in provincial politics this week was about money.

The fall session of the Alberta legislature resumed with calls for more transparency into how complaints of harassment and bullying are investigated. Alberta Party MLA Karen McPherson sent a letter to the Speaker asking for a review into how the NDP handled sexual misconduct complaints against two of their members.

CBC reporters Michelle Bellefontaine and Kim Trynacity discuss how church and state clashed this week in Alberta politics. And John Carpay's comparison of the Pride flag to the Nazi swastika forces the UCP to deal with questions about party membership.

In this week's episode CBC's legislature reporters look at a bombshell letter from a government MLA, who's since been thrown out of caucus. What the ousted member calls bullying others call party discipline.

Episode 20: In a special edition of the Ledge, Kim Trynacity has a candid conversation with Alberta's Status of Women Minister Stephanie McLean about her challenges of being a new mother in a high-profile position.

On episode #19 of the Ledge, we capture some of the memorable moments and look ahead to what's in store for the summer.

The Ledge looks at some unscripted moments from a week of pipeline politics and the fascination that has become the Ontario election.

In episode 17 of The Ledge, we hear from Alberta's new election commissioner for the first time. Lorne Gibson talks about starting a new role that carries both big responsibilities and considerable power. We also unpack a week's worth of pipeline happenings, as the May 31 deadline Kinder Morgan placed on the pipeline looms.

In episode 16, The Ledge looks at what happened on the convention floor when United Conservative Party delegates were faced with a controversial resolution. You'll also hear some lighter moments from the convention, and from a former PC MLA who had to reinvent himself after the 2015 provincial election.

Provincial Affairs reporter Kim Trynacity expands the story with insight from a media psychology teacher, gender equity consultant, and a sitting cabinet minister who's had similar experiences.

When two feuding premiers, Alberta's Rachel Notley and British Columbia Premier John Horgan, descended on Ottawa to meet with the prime minister April 15, who was in the room and what transpired?

Episode 13 of The Ledge digs into the happenings from the Alberta legislature. The tone was set on Sunday when Kinder Morgan announced it was suspending all non-essential spending on the Trans Mountain expansion and setting a deadline of May 31 for the project to live or die.

On this week’s episode of The Ledge podcast, legislature reporters Kim Trynacity and Michelle Bellefontaine discuss the secrecy and politics behind Bill 9, proposed new legislation to create “safe zones” around standalone abortion clinics.

The finance minister's five-year balanced budget plan would leave the province $96 billion in debt, the advanced education minister goes on the attack against a university president's salary, and UCP Leader Jason Kenney drops the mic while commenting on MLA Derek Fildebrandt.

Episode 10 of The Ledge probes the unusual happenings from the legislature, and introduces you to a first time wannabe candidate putting his name forward for a United Conservative Party nomination in Calgary.

The Alberta government is threatening to cut off oil to B.C. if that province continues to delay the Trans Mountain pipeline expansion, replicating the stance taken against Ottawa by former Alberta premier Peter Lougheed nearly 40 years ago.

Stephen Mandel wins the Alberta Party leadership; Finance minister Joe Ceci takes shots at UCP leader Jason Kenney while commenting on the third-quarter update; and Naushad Jamani, a senior vice president of Nova Chemicals Corporation, weighs in on whether loan guarantees and grants are what businesses need from government.