The Breakdown With Nate Pike

The Breakdown With Nate Pike

Episode 8.43 - Guy Felicella Speaks Out!

Aug 10, 2026 · 1 hr 38 min · 14 segments

For almost two years, Recovery and Rehabilitation Advocate Guy Felicella has been the subject of an online campaign surrounding a criminal case from three decades ago. It started with some very heavy…

For almost two years, Recovery and Rehabilitation Advocate Guy Felicella has been the subject of an online campaign surrounding a criminal case from three decades ago. It started with some very heavy handed questions from a National Post opinion writer and has only escalataed in that time. In this Breakdown exclusive, we sit down with Guy for a sit down where he tells his side of the story for the first time from start to finish. But the conversation doesn't stop there, because this extremely unnecessary situation forces some very real questions about how society, and especially those involved in anti-harm reduction work, treat recovery and rehabilitation. We have also published a companion piece on our substack that it well worth the time to read! To get tickets to our August 29th live show in Calgary, visit www.thebreakdownablive.ca ! If you're able to support our legal defense fund to fight back against the $6 Million lawsuit against us by Sam Mraiche, the man who imported Vanch masks and the Turkish Tylenot as well as who hosted MLA's and Ministers in his skybox as he had business with the government... You can do that at www.savethebreakdownab.ca ! As always, if you appreciate the kind of content that we're trying to produce here at The Breakdown, please consider signing up as a monthly supporter at our Patreon site at www.patreon.com/thebreakdownab and we can now accept e-transfers at info@thebreakdownab.ca ! If you’re looking for our new merch lineup, you can find that at www.thebreakdownabmerch.com If you're listening to the audio version of our podcast, please consider leaving us a review and a rating, and don't forget to like and follow us on Substack, Bluesky, Facebook, Twitter, Instagram and Threads! #abpoli #ableg #cdnpoli

For almost two years, Recovery and Rehabilitation Advocate Guy Felicella has been the subject of an online campaign surrounding a criminal case from three decades ago. It started with some very heavy…

Why the story matters2:02 – 6:46

2:02

So this is a...

2:03

This is bonkers, man.

2:05

Like, here's...

2:06

I'm gonna, I'm gonna do my little bit at the front so that everybody can say Nate's horribly biased, and that's fine.

2:11

I am, 'cause I, I am biased towards [laughs] accuracy and fairness and not...

2:16

And, and good faith.

2:17

Like, that's what it comes down to for me, and this is what...

2:19

I, I have no doubts that this will be a good faith conversation that we're gonna have tonight.

2:23

But the, the fact that there are bad w- people who I would consider to be acting in bad faith, certainly on this file, um, i- i- relentlessly attacking you is deeply problematic for a lot of different reasons.

2:39

They're working with incomplete information.

2:41

They've admitted as much.

2:43

Um, but even more to the point, when we're talking about things that happened 30 years ago, and I wanna put this at the front end, 'cause I think it's really, really important.

2:51

When we're talking about things that happened 30 years ago, um, i- these are things that happened 30 years ago.

2:59

And, uh, you know, if, if, if you're going to go after someone for something that happened 30 years ago, especially when they have done as much work as you have to atone for your previous life, that to me is...

3:15

Like, what's the motivation here? What are we trying to accomplish here? Because it's not, um, uh, anything positive.

3:22

And I'm gonna say it out front, uh, you had a period in your life, an extended one, where, uh, I'm speaking in the broadest of terms, I hope that this isn't offensive to you, you were a bad guy.

3:33

You did bad things to people.

3:35

Um, but you own that, and you have, uh, built a reputation on owning that.

3:45

I mean, y- I, I take a look at the, the, the documentary that, that, that, that you were part of where you talk about the things that you did and the things that were done to you, and there's no question bad things happened.

3:59

Uh, and that to me is what is so striking about the conversation we're gonna have tonight because you're a guy who owns the things that you've done.

4:09

Um, and, and I've had many conversations with you on the record and off the record where you have done exactly that.

4:15

And if the, the, the items of contention that we're going to get into had any truth to them, I have no doubts that you would just be like, "Yeah, that happened." Um, but that's not what's happening here.

4:30

And so...

4:31

And, and there's certainly no shortage...

4:33

I mean, this is a weird story no matter what.

Why the story matters2:02 – 6:46

2:02

So this is a...

2:03

This is bonkers, man.

2:05

Like, here's...

2:06

I'm gonna, I'm gonna do my little bit at the front so that everybody can say Nate's horribly biased, and that's fine.

2:11

I am, 'cause I, I am biased towards [laughs] accuracy and fairness and not...

2:16

And, and good faith.

2:17

Like, that's what it comes down to for me, and this is what...

2:19

I, I have no doubts that this will be a good faith conversation that we're gonna have tonight.

2:23

But the, the fact that there are bad w- people who I would consider to be acting in bad faith, certainly on this file, um, i- i- relentlessly attacking you is deeply problematic for a lot of different reasons.

2:39

They're working with incomplete information.

2:41

They've admitted as much.

2:43

Um, but even more to the point, when we're talking about things that happened 30 years ago, and I wanna put this at the front end, 'cause I think it's really, really important.

2:51

When we're talking about things that happened 30 years ago, um, i- these are things that happened 30 years ago.

2:59

And, uh, you know, if, if, if you're going to go after someone for something that happened 30 years ago, especially when they have done as much work as you have to atone for your previous life, that to me is...

3:15

Like, what's the motivation here? What are we trying to accomplish here? Because it's not, um, uh, anything positive.

3:22

And I'm gonna say it out front, uh, you had a period in your life, an extended one, where, uh, I'm speaking in the broadest of terms, I hope that this isn't offensive to you, you were a bad guy.

3:33

You did bad things to people.

3:35

Um, but you own that, and you have, uh, built a reputation on owning that.

3:45

I mean, y- I, I take a look at the, the, the documentary that, that, that, that you were part of where you talk about the things that you did and the things that were done to you, and there's no question bad things happened.

3:59

Uh, and that to me is what is so striking about the conversation we're gonna have tonight because you're a guy who owns the things that you've done.

4:09

Um, and, and I've had many conversations with you on the record and off the record where you have done exactly that.

4:15

And if the, the, the items of contention that we're going to get into had any truth to them, I have no doubts that you would just be like, "Yeah, that happened." Um, but that's not what's happening here.

4:30

And so...

4:31

And, and there's certainly no shortage...

4:33

I mean, this is a weird story no matter what.