“It is not the role of government, I think, for the government to make policy about most things. If they are, they are not leaving you to your own life.” ~ Bruce Pardy
Entrepreneur and former political candidate, Nadine Wellwood, and law professor Bruce Pardy compare their most recent work on Alberta independence (Nadine’s book Alberta Rising and Bruce’s proposed constitution for a new nation) and their shared emphasis on principles over policies to limit government power. They argue that foundational principles (e.g., individual sovereignty, minimal state intervention) inherently restrict overreach without endless policies. By rejecting policy-making as a gateway to centralized control, they advocate for a governance model where citizens retain authority through core ideals—not bureaucratic rules—framing independence as both a break from Canada and a rebirth of principled self-rule.
Bruce Pardy is the executive director of Rights Probe and a professor of law at Queen’s University.
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