And I wonder how everything is going down there in heaven / There's nothing I can see, hanging over me...wow. And they say Canadian Idol has nothing on the American version. And until American Idol gets a host named Farley, that will remain the case. You may ask why I've got Can-Con on my mind? Well, because I'm singing a tune by Kalan Porter, the CI Season 2 winner, and native of the subject of our sixteenth installment of the CCC's 28-part series, Better Know A- Lberta!

Today's feature is the riding of Medicine Hat: the fightin' Hat!

Medicine Hat was named for the Blackfoot word "Saamis," to describe the eagle-tail headdresses worn by the tribe's medicine men. The Hat today is known as "The Gas City," and is now home to the world's largest teepee, the aptly-named "Saamis Teepee," which stands at 20 majestic feet high...

Seriously, this is the f*&#ing best they've got? Named for a hat, nicknamed for farts and a host to a giant teepee?

The riding is also home to the town of Vauxhall, "The Potato Capital Of The West," stealing the title from Portage la Prairie, Manitoba in the infamous and bloody "Battle Pour La Poutine." The town is so proud of its spuds, it commemorated them as "Sammy and Samantha," the town's 7-feet tall fibreglass potato mascots. Nothing says "fierceness" and "gravitas" like two ball-shaped, starch-based tuber town heroes...

And finally, The Hat is also home to Dinosaur Provincial Park, a UNESCO World Heritage Site. The park has been home to nearly 40 species discoveries, including the mighty Daspletosaurus (the fightin' frightful lizard!), and its pussy cousin, the Leptoceratops. Hey UNECSO, how 'bout you stop trying to prove your anti-Genesis myths and start rigging the park for its real use: OIL! Less "I evolved from Magnosaurus," more "I drink your milkshake!" Drill baby, drill!

And which MP has the rig and potatoes to govern over this riding? Why, it's none other than Conservative MP LaVar Payne, who has served the riding since 2008. Contact MP Payne here to finally give all that Medicine Hat untapped oil and gas reserve ground the literal Colberta Bump!