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A $75 parking ticket turned into a much bigger fight after Derek Fildebrandt says the City of Calgary repeatedly refused his requests to challenge it in court. He brought in former Alberta justice minister and attorney general Jonathan Denis, who says the legal work involved would have cost roughly $2,500. The ticket was eventually dropped, but the case raises a bigger question: how many people simply pay questionable fines because...

On this episode of A Nation of People, Natalie and Randy examine how Canada’s immigration system expanded, why temporary and permanent admissions have become such a political flashpoint, and whether provinces should have more control over who arrives and the services newcomers receive. They also discuss integration, Canada’s principle-based culture and whether rapid population growth is putting too much pressure on inst...

Nigel Hannaford speaks with Justice Centre for Constitutional Freedoms president John Carpay about judicial power and why he says the notwithstanding clause is an important democratic check on the courts. Carpay argues Section 33 should not be treated as an unusable “nuclear option,” but as part of the balance between elected governments and judges.

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Marty looks at Mark Carney’s push for closer ties with the European Union as Canada’s trade fight with the U.S. intensifies. He also breaks down the NDP’s Calgary-Shaw byelection win, what it could mean for Danielle Smith and the UCP, new estimates on the cost of Alberta independence, changing interest rates, rising diesel prices and the latest escalation in Canada-U.S. trade tensions.

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Derek Fildebrandt, Dave Naylor, Nigel Hannaford and Cory Morgan break down the EU’s unprecedented proposal to make Canada its first “associate member,” a status whose details are still undefined.

The Pipeline panel also looks at the NDP’s Calgary-Shaw byelection win and a new government-commissioned report examining the potential costs and economic consequences of Alberta independence.

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Land acknowledgements are pervasive, divisive and degrading. It’s time to end the practice.

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As Mark Carney looks to Europe and other global markets amid the worsening Canada-U.S. trade war, Natalie St. Hilaire and Randy Royer ask how Canada became so dependent on its southern neighbour in the first place. Royer says decades of economic complacency, weak investment and growing reliance on the American market left Canada dangerously exposed when Donald Trump turned toward protectionism. They also examine what makes Canadian...

Marty looks back 25 years after 9/11 and reflects on how the attacks changed the world and a generation. He also weighs in on Mark Carney, the worsening Canada-U.S. trade fight, Alberta politics, the Dean Allison inquiry and the federal Conservatives’ push for a united Canada.

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Derek Fildebrandt, Cory Morgan, Nigel Hannaford and Dave Naylor discuss Pierre Poilievre’s push against Alberta independence, the Oct. 19 referendum and the risk of alienating Western conservatives. They also examine Mark Carney, Donald Trump, the Canada-U.S. trade war and Germany’s rising AfD.

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Twenty-five years after 9/11, Nigel Hannaford asks whether the emergency ever really ended. From airport security and anti-terror laws to surveillance, frozen bank accounts and expanded digital powers, he looks at how governments kept many of the tools created in the aftermath of the attacks and whether Canadians gave up more freedom than they realized.

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In campaigning within referendum in Alberta, Poilievre’s CPC is alienating a large part of its support base.

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Natalie St. Hilaire and Randy Royer examine what they see as Canada’s growing democratic deficit, from the concentration of power in the Prime Minister’s Office to strict party discipline, judicial power and barriers between provinces. They trace many of these problems back to Pierre Trudeau’s 1982 Constitution and question whether Canada’s political structure still gives citizens and regions a meaningful vo...

Prime Minister Mark Carney is telling the Trump administration to “stop doing memes, stop throwing shade and stop trying to be tough” as tensions between Canada and the United States escalate. Carney says trade talks can resume when Washington gets serious about negotiating a deal that respects Canadian sovereignty and protects key Canadian industries.

The comments come after Canada-U.S. trade negotiations broke down, fo...

Attempts by activists to derail energy investment in Canada undermine an industry capable of delivering major economic and environmental benefits, says Shannon Joseph, chair of Energy for a Secure Future.

Joseph makes her comments tonight on Hannaford, arguing that campaigns attempting (for example) to portray liquefied natural gas projects as health hazards can obscure the tangible benefits energy development has delivered to commu...

Derek Fildebrandt, Cory Morgan, Nigel Hannaford, Dave Naylor and Alex Zoltan break down Trump’s latest troll of Canada, Mark Carney’s rise during the trade fight, and the growing pressure on Pierre Poilievre after a rough round of byelections.

The panel also digs into the total meltdown of the B.C. Conservatives, Kerry-Lynne Findlay’s leadership crisis, caucus defections, internal party chaos, and whether the right...

Natalie St. Hilaire and Randy Royer examine the flow of federal taxes and transfers out of Alberta and ask how much the current system is really costing Albertans. Royer estimates the total impact could reach as much as $45 billion a year through equalization, employment insurance, CPP contributions and federal taxing and spending.

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Bill 11 has come into effect in Alberta and Danielle Smith must stand strong against the usual opponents to change.

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Nigel Hannaford speaks with Yaroslav Baran about the breakdown in Canada-U.S. trade talks, Donald Trump’s tariff strategy and whether Mark Carney can still deliver the deal Canadians were promised. Baran explains how Canada is targeting politically sensitive U.S. exports with retaliatory tariffs, why sectors like autos, steel and aluminum remain vulnerable, and why Alberta oil should not be sacrificed for a Team Canada strate...

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...