Bruce Pardy: They say existing property rights will be honoured but give jurisdiction to local Native councils whose law doesn’t recognize them.

Most Canadians believe Indigenous people should follow the same rules as everyone else, with over 80 per cent supporting public disclosure of First Nations’ spending.

Athenian historian Thucydides warned of words losing meaning in societal collapse. Modern parallels abound: ‘Racism’ redefined, ‘free speech’ weaponized.

In a free country, laws apply not to peoples, but to people, period. We need to get back to a Canada where everyone has the same rights.

Ontario’s government has granted itself unilateral power to block lawsuits against four school boards, letting the province veto legal challenges against itself—a move critics warn erodes judicial oversight, risks Charter rights, and sets an authoritarian precedent without transparency or legislative debate.

“The problem is not just bad policy, this is national character. This is baked into the Constitution. The real Canada cannot fundamentally reform and, yet, Alberta might, just might be able to save Canada.” How? By “leaving it”. ~ Prof. Bruce Pardy

Alberta’s independence movement echoes the American Revolution’s systemic rupture in its moment of gravity and opportunity. Alberta must take its shot but how to ensure its success?

Reserve land should be transferred to individual Indigenous people. Prof. Bruce Pardy calls for an independent Alberta to adopt equal citizenship over Canada’s caste-like system of perpetual treaties and state-enforced dependency.

Alberta’s independence hinges on a decisive referendum, a rights-first constitution, and steely resolve to overcome Canada’s inevitable resistance to losing its “cash cow”.