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Josh Andrus breaks down Canada’s escalating trade war with the United States, arguing Mark Carney and Doug Ford are risking Canadian jobs by trying to outmuscle Donald Trump without a clear path to victory. He backs Danielle Smith’s refusal to weaponize Alberta oil, warns that export taxes or restrictions could permanently weaken Canada’s leverage, and argues decades of blocked pipelines have left Alberta too depe...

The Pipeline panel break down the collapse of Canada-U.S. trade talks, Mark Carney’s rising approval numbers and the growing fight over whether Alberta oil should be used as leverage against Donald Trump. They argue Danielle Smith is right to keep Alberta energy off the table while Ottawa protects issues like supply management.

The panel also looks at the turmoil inside the BC Conservatives and Alex Zoltan’s undercover i...

Ottawa is yet again threatening to impact Alberta’s energy sector.

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Canada is deeper in debt, less productive and facing many of the same economic pressures that pushed the country toward crisis in 1995.Natalie St. Hilaire and Randy Royer trace the economic story from Pierre Trudeau’s 1982 Constitution to Justin Trudeau’s decade in power, examining expanding government, rising bureaucracy, housing costs and policies they argue weakened Western resource development and Canadian productiv...

This week on Marty Up North, Marty asks what is actually in the supposed Canada-U.S. trade deal and whether Mark Carney is finally admitting defeat. He looks at what Ottawa may be willing to give up, from supply management and banking to insurance and air travel, while Donald Trump pushes Keystone XL back into the conversation and Quebec becomes a growing political problem for Carney.»»» Subscribe to the Western Standard: https://w...

What if Albertans actually vote in October for a serious independence referendum at some future time? Tonight's Hannaford Show guests say there is, after all, a growing possibility that Alberta’s independence referendum will not end the way most of the country still assumes. What if the “Yes” side wins? Tonight we speak about the implications with two serious people who think a vote for independence is a possibili...

Cory Morgan, Nigel Hannaford, David Wiechnik and Dave Naylor break down Trump’s tariff pause and whether Canada is heading for a trade deal or another tariff fight. The panel also discusses the possibility of a binding Alberta independence referendum in 2027, Danielle Smith’s strategy, the future of the independence movement, and Cory’s warning that anti-car activists are using safety concerns to push drivers off ...

Canada may be one country, but Randy Royer argues it operates under two very different social contracts. In Eastern Canada, government support and dependency play a larger role. In the West, the tradition is built around self-reliance, private initiative and governments getting out of the way.

On this episode of A Nation of People, Natalie St. Hilaire and Randy Royer trace how those differences developed, from Quebec and Confederati...

The Arday story is sad, but to blame media for his demise is wrong and irresponsible.

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In this episode of A Nation of People, Natalie St. Hilaire and Randy Royer examine why Canada struggles to define a shared national purpose. Royer argues Canada is divided by three competing visions: Big Brother Confederation, Equality Confederation and the Two Nation Policy.

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Premier Danielle Smith joins the Western Standard to discuss Alberta’s fight for more control over immigration, equalization reform, the October 19 independence referendum, and her push for a stronger Alberta within a united Canada. Smith says Alberta is already winning key battles with Ottawa, including changes to federal energy policy, carbon pricing, safe supply, and medical assistance in dying. She also responds to frustr...

Why does Alberta think so differently from Ottawa and Eastern Canada? Natalie St. Hilaire and Randy Royer explore the history behind Alberta’s independent spirit, from treaty and Western settlement to entrepreneurship, self-reliance, individual sovereignty and the deep divide between Western Canada and Canada’s eastern power centres. The conversation looks at how Alberta’s character was formed, why it is often mis...

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Derek Fildebrandt, Dave Naylor, Cory Morgan and Nigel Hannaford break down Edmonton police’s hate speech tip line, Danielle Smith’s shifting position on equalization, and growing tensions inside Alberta’s United Conservative base. The panel also weighs in on Mark Carney’s relationship with Alberta, the future of pipeline approvals, and viral footage from Spain that has reignited debate over mass migration, b...