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 […]
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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 Howard Polskin | The Righting “President Trump offered Canadians the deal of a lifetime to join the U.S. and be welcomed as equals.” So began Canadian author Lawrence Solomon’s February 24 article for American Thinker in which he outlined a scenario in which the United States acquires Canada province by province starting with Alberta […]
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 […]
Juno News Podcast: Host Candice Malcolm looks at the disqualification of Liberal leadership candidate Ruby Dhalla, who learned she was dropped from the race during a live CBC interview. The day before, a senior Liberal strategist appeared on CBC and told viewers she hoped the Liberals would find “a legitimate reason to disqualify Dhalla” because […]
By Lawrence Solomon | Published by American Thinker President Trump offered Canadians the deal of a lifetime — to join the U.S. and be welcomed as equals, as full citizens with all the rights that status entails. Canadian business would have tariff-free access to the world’s largest market. Individual Canadians would instantly be better off by replacing […]
First Freedoms Foundation Although property rights were considered during the creation of the Charter of Rights led by Pierre E. Trudeau, they were ultimately dismissed. Section 35 was instead added to the Constitution Act of 1982, which recognized existing aboriginal and treaty rights. The Supreme Court of Canada has since expanded these rights, with a […]
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