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Canada’s national security agencies destroyed as a matter of policy: Ex-Alberta emergency chief

By Probe Media Retired Lt. Col. David Redman, former head of Alberta’s emergency management, has delivered a blistering indictment: the Canadian federal government systematically dismantled the nation’s security agencies as a deliberate policy aimed at weakening Canadian unity and transforming the country into a “post-national state.” Speaking on the Hannaford show, Redman accused Ottawa of intentionally […]

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The CBC’s populist era with David Cayley

In Brief by Probe Media In his thought-provoking new book, The CBC: How Canada’s Public Broadcaster Lost Its Voice (And How to Get It Back), accomplished producer and broadcaster David Cayley explores the decline of the institution he dedicated more than four decades to. In this discussion with Tara Henley of the Lean Out podcast, Cayley […]

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CBC actively suppressed credible COVID dissent

Canada’s national public broadcaster increasingly behaves like a government mouthpiece: David Cayley. From the National Post: In his provocative new book The CBC: How Canada’s Public Broadcaster Lost Its Voice (And How to Get It Back) — released by Sutherland House Books on September 16 — veteran producer and broadcaster David Cayley examines the decline of the institution […]

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How CBC botched coverage of the Freedom Convoy

From the National Post: In his provocative new book The CBC: How Canada’s Public Broadcaster Lost Its Voice (And How to Get It Back) — released by Sutherland House Books on September 16 — veteran producer and broadcaster David Cayley examines the decline of the institution he served for more than four decades. He argues that the CBC […]

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The Freedom Convoy: the case of the Canadian truckers

The Liberty Exchange: In conversation with Professor Bruce Pardy, host Jonathan Fortier examines the erosion of key libertarian principles through the lens of the pandemic experience. Prof. Pardy credits the one upside of Covid-19 as the moment when the coercive role of the administrative state finally revealed itself. That rupture marked a turning point for […]

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The new Alberta Bill of Rights won’t protect much

By Bruce Pardy | Special to the National Post In late November, the Alberta legislature passed its newly improved Bill of Rights. The bill is a signature plank of Premier Danielle Smith’s United Conservative government. New provisions purport to guarantee rights to hold property, own firearms and prohibit vaccine mandates. Unfortunately, the bill may not […]

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Danielle’s legacy

A powerhouse panel unpacks the new wording in Bill 24, the Alberta Bill of Rights Amendment Act. By incorporating phrases such as “demonstrably and proportionally justified based on evidence,” the legislation diminishes protections for Albertans and grants unprecedented authority to courts and future governments. Critics caution that Bill 24 may fail to protect Albertans during […]

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Are you a freedom person or a virtue person?

The Reason We Learn: Former classroom teacher turned homeschooling consultant, Deb Fillman, explores the state of education in the U.S., including education trends, reform efforts, and the need to research first before reacting to or supporting any of them. In this episode of “The Reason We Learn,” she invites Prof. Pardy to discuss the different philosophical […]

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Canada: A User’s Guide and Owner’s Manual

The law is intended to prevent injustice, serving as a shield to protect our freedoms. At the forefront of these laws is the Constitution, designed to limit government power and safeguard those freedoms. In the past four years, we have collectively experienced all levels of government using so-called legal protections as instruments of control, a […]

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Alberta’s Bill of Rights

The Lavigne Show: Professor Bruce Pardy and Leighton Grey, an Alberta lawyer and King’s Counsel, examine the recent proposed amendments to the Alberta Bill of Rights (BoR). On the surface, Bill 24 is good news but will Alberta seize the opportunity to establish a robust framework that sets the pace for other provinces to follow? […]