By Bruce Pardy, published by the Western Standard In Brief Alberta just handed Ottawa a free pass. On October 19, 75% of voting Albertans told the rest of the country they’d stay in Confederation no matter what. Ten days later, Liberals killed a bill to lift the northern B.C. oil tanker ban. Coincidence? Not according […]
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By Bruce Pardy, published by the Western Standard On October 26, BC indigenous chiefs drew a line in the sand. They warned new BC Premier Lorne Doerkson not to repeal the Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples Act (DRIPA). Grand Chief Stewart Phillip, president of the Union of BC Indian Chiefs, said that repealing […]
By Bruce Pardy, published by the National Post Two years ago, with much fanfare, the Alberta legislature passed a new Alberta Bill of Rights. It was a signature plank of Premier Danielle Smith’s United Conservative Party government. Smith said it would guarantee property rights, protect firearm owners and prohibit vaccine mandates. But the bill does […]
By Probe Media In this edition of The Sovereign Sphere, legal scholar Bruce Pardy explains why Canada’s young should seriously consider leaving. High taxes, punishing housing costs, weak constitutional constraints on power, and a system that systematically prefers collective management over individual autonomy all point in the same direction. For those outside the preferred demographic […]
By Probe Media China has successfully cultivated an image of itself as a renewable-energy leader and essential driver of the global energy transition, while remaining heavily dependent on coal, writes energy and foreign policy specialist Brenda Shaffer in China’s Green Halo Hides Its Coal Dependence. Developing themes that economist Patricia Adams has advanced since at […]
By Tammy Nemeth for The Nemeth Report In Brief Canada’s proposed “ever-closer association” with the EU would require a redesign of the country’s climate-risk, finance, and industrial frameworks to align with EU standards. The result: higher costs for resource producers, which constrains provincial and federal sovereignty and choices while locking in heavier administrative and reporting […]
By Sasha Gong, American Greatness The 2026 Nobel Peace Prize went to Navi Pillay, the former UN High Commissioner for Human Rights. Sixteen years earlier, Liu Xiaobo received the same prize from a Chinese prison for demanding democracy. Pillay, then the world’s top UN human rights official, declined to attend the Oslo ceremony. An empty […]
By Tammy Nemeth for The Nemeth Report In Brief Canadians are being sold “associate membership” or a “unique alliance” with the EU. A recent poll showed support. What respondents weren’t shown: the leaked nine-page document Ottawa sent Brussels in September. It proposes aligning strategies, standards, and rules on energy, critical minerals, finance, digital regulation, and […]
Rights Probe Executive Director and law professor Bruce Pardy in conversation with Jason James of Brave New Normal. Albertans aren’t Canadian. That’s not an insult, says Bruce Pardy—it’s a compliment. Being Canadian has become a liability. The rest of the country is a managerial cartel, contends Bruce: progressive, collectivist, obsessed with state control. Governments exist […]
By Matthew McClearn, published by The Globe and Mail In Brief by Energy Probe Ontario households will face steadily rising power bills over the next five years to fund an overhaul of the province’s nuclear fleet. Under a newly negotiated settlement, Ontario Power Generation (OPG) agreed to cut $1.8 billion from its original rate request, […]