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MARRIOTT: Alberta’s independence referendum isn't fringe anymore — and the media knows it
20+ hour, 4+ min ago (100+ words) This past week, the number of negative references to the “separation” referendum exploded, but many of them simply repeated each other’s talking points. At my deadline, the number of negative articles in print media is over 20, with not one positive…...
RUBENSTEIN: Elevating ‘Indigenous Science’ subverts real science
19+ hour, 4+ min ago (967+ words) Western Standard...
Frontier Centre conference to push northern infrastructure as Canadian nation-building project
3+ day, 16+ hour ago (371+ words) westernstandard.news Canada should expand transportation, energy and communications infrastructure across the North to strengthen Arctic sovereignty and unlock natural resources, according to the Frontier Centre for Public Policy.The Winnipeg-based think tank will bring together government, indigenous, industry, national…...
WATCH: Ford backs Carney’s walk-away, vows tariff for tariff
3+ day, 18+ hour ago (306+ words) Western Standard TORONTO â Premier Doug Ford told the Toronto Regional Board of Trade on Thursday that Prime Minister Mark Carney was right to walk away from a U.S trade deal, calling the terms âan absolutely terrible deal…...
MEJIA / HILL: Eby government must repeal DRIPA to end BC's property rights crisis
3+ day, 22+ hour ago (662+ words) Western Standard...
WATCH: Is Poilievre pushing Alberta conservatives too far?
4+ day, 9+ hour ago (100+ words) Western Standard WATCH: Is Poilievre pushing Alberta conservatives too far? Derek Fildebrandt, Cory Morgan, Nigel Hannaford and Dave Naylor discuss Pierre Poilievre’s push against Alberta independence, the Oct. 19 referendum and the risk of alienating Western conservatives. They also examine Mark…...
Independence advocate pitches October's referendum as a chance for Alberta to gain leverage over Ottawa
4+ day, 14+ hour ago (517+ words) Western Standard...
PAPPANO: Dead? Not so fast — Ottawa’s ‘green taxonomy’ keeps the net-zero dream alive
4+ day, 15+ hour ago (748+ words) PAPPANO: Dead?...
WATCH: Why Ottawa’s political system is so hard to change
5+ day, 11+ hour ago (94+ words) Western Standard Natalie St. Hilaire and Randy Royer examine what they see as Canada’s growing democratic deficit, from the concentration of power in the Prime Minister’s Office to strict party discipline, judicial power and barriers between provinces. They trace many…...
GOLDBERG: Eby should reject a sugary drink tax
5+ day, 13+ hour ago (505+ words) Western Standard Jay Goldberg is the North American Affairs Manager at the Consumer Choice Center.British Columbiaâs NDP government may have just taken its first major step towards introducing a sugary drink tax, with the Select Standing Committee on…...