Western Alienation
Referendums, independence and Alberta’s place in Canada.
- Is Alberta getting back as much as it gives? (w/ Mark Milke, policy analyst) Alberta and the prairie provinces have been hammered like everyone else by the shutdown of their economy by the coronavirus. It is another blow to an already beleaguered region. Oil and gas revenues tanked over the…Western Alienation
- It's Time to Stand up to Ottawa (w/ Josh Andrus, Project Confederation) The Fair Deal Panel report is out. It says Albertians want a new deal with Ottawa. They want to replace the RCMP with a Provincial Police Department. They want a referendum on equalization payments. They want to take…Western Alienation, Alberta’s Fair Deal
- Western Alienation: Forget Alienation - Separate (w/ Barry Cooper) Forget alienation says University of Calgary Professor Barry Cooper. Call a referendum on separation. It’s time for a new relationship with Ottawa. It’s time to reset the agreement in confederation, one that was…Western Alienation
- Western Alienation: It's Time to Call a Referendum, (w/Danny Hozack) It’s time to call a referendum on separation says Danny Hozack who believes that it’s time for Alberta to follow the Quebec example of stepping into the voting booth on seceding from Canada. Ottawa goes out of its’ way…Western Alienation