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 […]
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From Steal to Secession AM with Professor Wall How do you seize the current moment, one that may not come again, and yet embrace the uncertainty of an unknown future? Law professor Bruce Pardy and Calgary-based lawyer Katherine Kowalchuk explore the steps to and beyond a referendum vote for Albertan independence. Charged with a sense […]
By Tristin Hopper, published by the National Post Read the original article at the publisher’s website here. Summarized by Probe Media Alberta’s independence movement is bold: aligned with Saskatchewan separatists and even PQ leaders who promise quick recognition. The pitch? True prosperity through lower taxes, unleashed oil & gas, and ditching Ottawa’s overreach. Independence isn’t […]
By Professor Bruce Pardy | Published by The Western Standard For Alberta supporters of independence, the Alberta government has fixed a problem and created a new one. In Brief by Probe Media In an October column for the Western Standard, law professor Bruce Pardy called for the repeal of section 2(4) of the Citizen Initiative […]
The Lavigne Show | Tea & Coffee with Paula & Jay featuring special guest Professor Bruce Pardy: The province’s new Justice Statutes Amendment Act, known as Bill 14, if passed would repeal a contentious section of Alberta’s Citizens Initiative Act, removing a significant court obstacle to independence. The bill, while seemingly positive, contains troubling provisions […]
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In Lay Terms: Amid Ottawa’s relentless march toward hyper-centralized governance, a seismic question now dominates Canada’s political landscape: Could Alberta’s separation be the last, defiant stand against a suffocating federalist agenda? This episode of “In Lay Terms” with host Peyman Askari sits down with prominent legal scholar Prof. Bruce Pardy and James Lindsay, renowned political […]
One of Canada’s boldest legal minds breaks down why Alberta independence through referendum is the necessary catalyst to disrupt Canada’s broken constitutional and federal structure. Prof. Bruce Pardy argues that Canada’s structural flaws, deep-rooted vested interests and federal imbalance, render meaningful reform impossible without existential crisis. Urging Alberta to prioritize a referendum over policy negotiations […]