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Reality check: If Alberta left Canada
As Alberta spins ever closer to a rudderless sovereignty referendum in which the premier provides all the leadership of a radio phone-in host—“let’s open up the lines…
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“Alberta Next”, migrants’ rights come last
The “Alberta Next” initiative, led by Premier Danielle Smith, represents a significant push toward greater provincial autonomy within Canada. Through town halls and surveys conducted…
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It’s not you, it’s us: British Columbia isn’t into Western alienation
An article about Western alienation in British Columbia might as well start with the Rocky Mountains, that formidable natural barrier to the rest of Canada…
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Whose nationalism is it, anyway?
“The first idea is to define oneself as a nation—therefore it requires a culture of their own,” said Bloc Quebecois leader Yves-Francois Blanchet, speaking to…
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Does Alberta really want to cut and run?
A couple of years ago I went to see my aunt at a seniors’ home in rural Saskatchewan. An elderly gentleman passed by and I…
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A eulogy for 1.5 degrees
The following is a re-print of the August 2025 edition of Shift Storm, the CCPA’s monthly newsletter which focuses on the intersection of work and…
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The post office must be defended
When Stephen Harper’s government announced the end of door-to-door mail delivery in favour of community “super-boxes” in 2014, then Canada Post CEO Deepak Chopra was…
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Ontario’s plan to eliminate school boards is anti-democratic
It seems that every few years, another province toys with the idea of eliminating school boards—those pesky thorns of local democracy that stick in the…
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