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 […]
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By Bruce Pardy, published by the Western Standard A free country must resolve a paradox: a state is needed to keep the peace, yet the state’s monopoly on force is also the greatest threat to liberty. Law professor Bruce Pardy argues that Alberta’s constitution should therefore do two unusual things to protect citizens and restrain […]
In these pages, law professor Bruce Pardy sets out 13 carefully crafted Articles that form the constitutional architecture of a free country. The design is intentionally simple. It does not try to administer life. It tries to secure it. The default flips from state power to individual freedom, leaving the state only with powers expressly […]
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A constitution for Alberta
“This independence movement in Alberta is really like a moment in time that doesn’t come up very often in the life of civilizations. Alberta has the potential to… correct the path of Western civilization… If it is missed, it won’t come back again for a long time.” ~ Bruce Pardy Nat & The Guy: Rather […]
Presented by the Alberta Women’s Independence Network and hosted by Jason Lavigne of The Lavigne Show. This event was broadcast live on Monday, May 11. A recording is available below to view. The Three Models: An exploration of what a constitution for an independent Alberta could look like through the lens of three unique perspectives. […]
A handy reference guide to limiting state overreach — law professor Bruce Pardy’s recipe for freedom in a pinch: Our Constitution starts with the default that the state can do anything. Rights are exceptions we carve out. “All powerful… except.” To limit the state, don’t tweak the Charter — flip the default. Create a new […]
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Your land … or is it?
“Your life and your property is your business and nobody else’s” — the state does not believe that. ~ Bruce Pardy “Your Land,” a conference on “Property Rights, Land Use, and Constitutional Authority in Canada,” April 11. Hosted by Upper Canada Land Titles and Patent Research Initiative. At the heart of our constitutional rights lies a profound […]
Off-Grid with Curtis Stone and guest Professor Bruce Pardy This conversation is a clarion call for a fundamental reevaluation of how we safeguard freedom: a radical rethink of governance. Prof. Pardy discusses the ideas he presented in his new constitutional framework for an independent Alberta. Ideas that could shift the future of governance for the […]
Brave New Normal with host Jason James: Law professor Bruce Pardy continues to explore the world he has envisioned through the creation of a new constitution for an independent Alberta. In this conversation, Prof. Pardy walks us back to Canada’s origin story of deference to authority and how that beginning has shaped Canadians’ sense of […]
Tea & Coffee w/ Paula & Jay | The Lavigne Show: Prof. Bruce Pardy joins hosts Jason and Paula Lavigne to unpack the second half of his proposed constitution for a free and independent Alberta. [The first half is available here]. Sections Covered: 7. Branches of the State and Elections The proposed constitutional framework for […]