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Prime Minister Mark Carney is telling the Trump administration to “stop doing memes, stop throwing shade and stop trying to be tough” as tensions between Canada and the United States escalate. Carney says trade talks can resume when Washington gets serious about negotiating a deal that respects Canadian sovereignty and protects key Canadian industries.

The comments come after Canada-U.S. trade negotiations broke down, fo...

Attempts by activists to derail energy investment in Canada undermine an industry capable of delivering major economic and environmental benefits, says Shannon Joseph, chair of Energy for a Secure Future.

Joseph makes her comments tonight on Hannaford, arguing that campaigns attempting (for example) to portray liquefied natural gas projects as health hazards can obscure the tangible benefits energy development has delivered to commu...

Derek Fildebrandt, Cory Morgan, Nigel Hannaford, Dave Naylor and Alex Zoltan break down Trump’s latest troll of Canada, Mark Carney’s rise during the trade fight, and the growing pressure on Pierre Poilievre after a rough round of byelections.

The panel also digs into the total meltdown of the B.C. Conservatives, Kerry-Lynne Findlay’s leadership crisis, caucus defections, internal party chaos, and whether the right...

Natalie St. Hilaire and Randy Royer examine the flow of federal taxes and transfers out of Alberta and ask how much the current system is really costing Albertans. Royer estimates the total impact could reach as much as $45 billion a year through equalization, employment insurance, CPP contributions and federal taxing and spending.

They also look at how Pierre Trudeau’s 1982 Constitution shaped Canada’s transfer system, ...

Bill 11 has come into effect in Alberta and Danielle Smith must stand strong against the usual opponents to change.

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Nigel Hannaford speaks with Yaroslav Baran about the breakdown in Canada-U.S. trade talks, Donald Trump’s tariff strategy and whether Mark Carney can still deliver the deal Canadians were promised. Baran explains how Canada is targeting politically sensitive U.S. exports with retaliatory tariffs, why sectors like autos, steel and aluminum remain vulnerable, and why Alberta oil should not be sacrificed for a Team Canada strate...

Josh Andrus breaks down Canada’s escalating trade war with the United States, arguing Mark Carney and Doug Ford are risking Canadian jobs by trying to outmuscle Donald Trump without a clear path to victory. He backs Danielle Smith’s refusal to weaponize Alberta oil, warns that export taxes or restrictions could permanently weaken Canada’s leverage, and argues decades of blocked pipelines have left Alberta too depe...

The Pipeline panel break down the collapse of Canada-U.S. trade talks, Mark Carney’s rising approval numbers and the growing fight over whether Alberta oil should be used as leverage against Donald Trump. They argue Danielle Smith is right to keep Alberta energy off the table while Ottawa protects issues like supply management.

The panel also looks at the turmoil inside the BC Conservatives and Alex Zoltan’s undercover i...

Ottawa is yet again threatening to impact Alberta’s energy sector.

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Canada is deeper in debt, less productive and facing many of the same economic pressures that pushed the country toward crisis in 1995.Natalie St. Hilaire and Randy Royer trace the economic story from Pierre Trudeau’s 1982 Constitution to Justin Trudeau’s decade in power, examining expanding government, rising bureaucracy, housing costs and policies they argue weakened Western resource development and Canadian productiv...

This week on Marty Up North, Marty asks what is actually in the supposed Canada-U.S. trade deal and whether Mark Carney is finally admitting defeat. He looks at what Ottawa may be willing to give up, from supply management and banking to insurance and air travel, while Donald Trump pushes Keystone XL back into the conversation and Quebec becomes a growing political problem for Carney.»»» Subscribe to the Western Standard: https://w...

What if Albertans actually vote in October for a serious independence referendum at some future time? Tonight's Hannaford Show guests say there is, after all, a growing possibility that Alberta’s independence referendum will not end the way most of the country still assumes. What if the “Yes” side wins? Tonight we speak about the implications with two serious people who think a vote for independence is a possibili...

Cory Morgan, Nigel Hannaford, David Wiechnik and Dave Naylor break down Trump’s tariff pause and whether Canada is heading for a trade deal or another tariff fight. The panel also discusses the possibility of a binding Alberta independence referendum in 2027, Danielle Smith’s strategy, the future of the independence movement, and Cory’s warning that anti-car activists are using safety concerns to push drivers off ...

Canada may be one country, but Randy Royer argues it operates under two very different social contracts. In Eastern Canada, government support and dependency play a larger role. In the West, the tradition is built around self-reliance, private initiative and governments getting out of the way.

On this episode of A Nation of People, Natalie St. Hilaire and Randy Royer trace how those differences developed, from Quebec and Confederati...

The Arday story is sad, but to blame media for his demise is wrong and irresponsible.

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In this episode of A Nation of People, Natalie St. Hilaire and Randy Royer examine why Canada struggles to define a shared national purpose. Royer argues Canada is divided by three competing visions: Big Brother Confederation, Equality Confederation and the Two Nation Policy.

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Premier Danielle Smith joins the Western Standard to discuss Alberta’s fight for more control over immigration, equalization reform, the October 19 independence referendum, and her push for a stronger Alberta within a united Canada. Smith says Alberta is already winning key battles with Ottawa, including changes to federal energy policy, carbon pricing, safe supply, and medical assistance in dying. She also responds to frustr...