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 […]
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 […]
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Catching up with Bruce Pardy
After a week of western appearances—including the Edmonton and Calgary debates with Stockwell Day—law professor Bruce Pardy makes plain his core claim that Canada is structurally broken and Alberta’s only realistic path is independence. Stockwell Day (stay) vs. Bruce Pardy (leave): Alberta should keep fighting inside Canada rather than secede. Two debates over two nights. […]
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Alberta, it’s time to go
Pro-independence advocates speak at Alberta and the West Assembly By Jackson Loy, published by Western Standard Presenting to the Alberta and the West Assembly over the weekend, Queen’s law professor Bruce Pardy declared Canada is broken because governments run everything — and they cannot be stopped: “Canada has become a managerial society; it is planned, […]
Stockwell Day (stay) vs. Bruce Pardy (leave): Alberta should keep fighting inside Canada rather than secede. Two debates: filmed live in Edmonton on Thursday, September 17, and in Calgary on Friday, September 18. Moderated by Jason Lavigne. Each speaker received 30 minutes under chess-clock rules, followed by rebuttals, cross-examination, and audience Q&A. Stockwell Day (Stay) […]
THIS WEEKEND: The conversation Albertans need to have is hitting the road. Tickets: http://TheLavigneShow.com/events Law professor Bruce Pardy didn’t write another political pamphlet. He wrote a constitution. Thirteen articles designed to lock government into limits it cannot rewrite, expand, or ignore. The type of architecture that keeps power on a short leash — forever. Thirteen […]
Alberta Separatism | Bridge City News What does freedom mean and what will it take for an independent Alberta to turn the page and chart a new era? Law professor and Articles of Freedom author Bruce Pardy reminds us that most of the rules that bind Albertans today already come from Edmonton, not Ottawa. Hand the […]