Probe MediaTea & Coffee with Paula & Jay (The Lavigne Show): Alberta faces a stark reality—is it possible to become independent if your premier is determined to stop it? Is the October question a procedural dead end dressed up as progress? Law professor Bruce Pardy examines the controversial 10th question scheduled for the upcoming referendum, comparing it […]
By Bruce Pardy, First Principles Substack For the original version of this commentary, see the publisher’s website here. Two recent Alberta court decisions do not prohibit an independence referendum. But Danielle Smith is pretending that they do. She is hiding behind them. She and her people have repeatedly said that the May 13 decision from […]
Tea & Coffee with Paula & Jay (The Lavigne Show): Professor Bruce Pardy breaks down the decision by Justice Shaina Leonard to halt — for now — the grassroots push that collected signatures from tens of thousands of Albertans eager to force the question of separation onto the ballot. This is the second major judicial roadblock under the […]
A heated panel discussion on the escalating conflict between parental rights and state intervention in children’s lives, especially concerning gender transition, medical decisions like puberty blockers, and school policies. Streamed on Saturday, February 28. Hosted by Jason Lavigne and Melanie Bennet. Panelists: Professor Bruce Pardy, Leighton Grey, Mia Hughes, and Shawn Buckley. Video available below. The […]
By Bruce Pardy for the Brownstone Institute Last week, Alberta Premier Danielle Smith announced a referendum for October 19. It will ask Albertans a slate of policy and constitutional questions. Independence, she said the next day, will be added to the ballot if the requisite number of signatures is met in the petition drive, which […]
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 […]
Bruce Pardy: Alberta and Saskatchewan, with their oil, guns, populism, and a culture of self-reliance, are Ottawa’s adversaries all rolled into one.
Bill 1 is a sign that “Alberta is not satisfied with the way the Canadian federation is working.” ~ Bruce Pardy