Professor Bruce Pardy explains why a truly free society is risky — and why that risk is necessary for genuine virtue and responsibility.

Bruce Pardy: A B.C. Supreme Court ruling that the Cowichan First Nation holds Aboriginal title over 800 acres of government land affirms that Aboriginal rights take precedence over unprotected private property rights in Canada.

Ottawa requests Supreme Court of Canada restrict provincial use of the Notwithstanding Clause, arguing it undermines the Charter’s authority, while law professor Bruce Pardy asserts the judiciary’s growing power overshadows the Constitution’s intent.

At a Macdonald-Laurier Institute panel, Prof. Bruce Pardy highlighted Canada’s alarming ideological shift, citing a 2022 column that branded peaceful trucker protests as “sedition”. The author will come as a surprise to some and for others, not at all.

Columnist and activist Cory Morgan reviews Prof. Bruce Pardy’s framework for a new Alberta constitution that challenges Albertans to transcend flawed systems like Westminster, in favour of a “fantastic” architecture for freedom that replaces bureaucratic inertia with innovation and elevates sovereignty over state overreach.

A genuinely free and independent Alberta demands a bold, new constitution that empowers its citizens and eliminates all forms of external and internal oppression. Prof. Pardy presents 13 provisions that establish a clear and compelling framework for the constitution of an independent and radically free Alberta.

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.