The Real Citizen Podcast: Canada is a country in crisis that long predates Donald Trump’s provocations. The Trump disruption, however, has ignited fundamental conversations that are overdue and immensely valuable. For example, when we’re not defining ourselves in opposition to America, who are we? What does “Canadian” mean? Prof. Bruce Pardy breaks down what has […]
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The Lavigne Show: Host Paula Lavigne unites two leading Canadian voices, Lawrence Solomon (renowned columnist and environmental policy critic) and Bruce Pardy (law professor and constitutional scholar), to explore Albertan independence and themes related to Canadian sovereignty, productivity, and potential political realignments. Canada’s productivity, and its reliance on the U.S. market, suggests that Canadians have […]
By Probe International This development further strains bilateral relations, already tense amid ongoing concerns about China’s judicial practices and its role in the North American fentanyl crisis. China executed four Canadians convicted of drug-related offenses earlier this year, Canadian Foreign Affairs Minister Mélanie Joly told media yesterday. The Canadian Ministry of Foreign Affairs confirmed the […]
Concepts: Host Shawn Whatley and guest Professor Bruce Pardy explore the real meanings behind Canadian political party labels. They discuss the misconceptions around conservatism and liberalism in Canada, the implications of socialized medicine, and the differences between classical liberalism, libertarianism and true conservatism. Challenging the conventional political philosophy, Prof. Pardy examines the role of state […]
The Lavigne Show: Can Albertans think outside the traditional Canadian perspectives and become the “freest place on earth?” A conversation on the potential of Alberta to become an independent state, country, or the 51st state of the USA. Some of the immediate steps Alberta could take to strengthen its current position include following the Quebec […]
By Bruce Pardy | American Thinker For weeks, President Donald Trump has said that Canada should be America’s 51st state. He has mocked Canada’s economic dependence on the United States. He has condemned Canadian tariffs and trade restrictions. He has scolded Canada’s free riding on American defense. He has knocked Canada’s porous borders and drug dens. He has accused Canada […]
By Probe International China’s rapid advancements in AI, exemplified by DeepSeek’s open-source R1 reasoning model, have unsettled markets and the artificial intelligence community. The impressive rise of Chinese AI is complicated, however, by China’s rogue and unlawful approach to its AI expansion, argues a new report from Uganda’s PML Daily. A closer look through the […]
By Bruce Pardy | The Epoch Times President Donald Trump confirmed this week that new tariffs on Canada, Mexico, and China will go into effect on March 4. For weeks and months, a chorus of conservatives and libertarians have savaged Trump’s fondness for tariffs. Tariffs punish your own people, said John Stossel in Reason Magazine. […]
The Jason Lavigne Show | February 27, 2025 The Trump tariff threat combined with years of grassroots’ dissatisfaction with Canada’s political climate has set the stage for change. The possibility of reorganizing or rethinking Canada’s governance structure is increasingly part of the national conversation, particularly the potential for Alberta to become independent. What would that […]
Why the U.S. sees Canada as the weak link. Another Sam Cooper exclusive. The Bureau Podcast Canadian investigative journalist Sam Cooper unpacks the larger issues at play behind “Hurricane Trump’s” tariff threat, in particular U.S. concerns over high-level organized Asian crime and its access to Canada’s political class across the country’s elite institutions. “Fentanyl,” says […]