Enough Division: An Alberta Referendum Explainer
It is not just Alberta separatism that is on the table: there are 10 questions on the ballot this fall that target immigrants and the province’s legal authority over the federal government.
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On Bill C-39: The Feds’ Controversial New Labour Law
Bill C-39 adopts a philosophy that labour rights are important, but also sometimes an impediment to “building Canada.” That is not a great message for labour rights.
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Immigration Cannot Be a ‘Magic Number’ Question
Immigration policy needs to be about building lives around family, professional aspirations, global connections, freedom from discrimination, social networks, and even finding love. It needs to inherently be a human rights-based policy.
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Neoliberalism’s Capture in the Carney Era
Renewed patriotism is being used to justify neoliberalism’s life support, rather than political and economic transformation. There is another way forward as progressive pockets are demonstrating around the world.
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Terminal Profits: Carney’s Push to Privatize Canada’s Airports
Defenders of this privatization have already pushed back against concern, arguing that Canadian airports aren’t publicly owned. Then why the need to privatize, and who’s airport is it anyway?
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Alberta’s Democratic Dissatisfaction and the Separatist Moment
Albertans, like other fellow Canadians, can have the perception that political leaders are disconnected from ordinary people – that democracy is not as effective as promised.
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Alberta’s Electricity Deregulation and Data Centre Gamble
New U.S. evidence demonstrates that data centres raise retail electricity prices in deregulated markets. This is bad news for Alberta’s data centre ambitions.
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The Escalating Crisis in Canada-US Trade Negotiations: An Explainer
With the collapse of 2026 US-Canada trade negotiations in August and the implementation of counter-tariffs by Prime Minister Mark Carney in early September, Canadians are left wondering what happened and what comes next.
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Is Canada Losing the Ability to Make Independent Public Policy?
What happens when Canadian cultural policy becomes subject to American political pressure before it is even implemented?
