The introduction of an emergency power tariff-response bill (Bill 7) by B.C.’s NDP government echoes historical precedents like King Henry VIII’s power to rule by decree, known as “Henry VIII clauses,” which are controversial for eroding limits on executive authority.

Trump has opened the door. He should invite the province in and make the people of Alberta an offer. He might start with these two promises.

Like Trump himself, sometimes tariffs are not that crazy.

Launched on Family Day, February 17, the Free Speech Union of Canada aims to champion a legacy of free speech and intellectual inquiry for Canadians, both present and future.

“It’s not really my place. I’m an Ontario boy. Who am I to draft a declaration of independence for Alberta? The answer is, I’m Canadian, and my compromised, complacent country needs shaking up.”

Canada has created a constitutional menace. Property rights, abandoned for political expediency, have no constitutional status. In contrast, aboriginal rights, thanks to our courts, have become more powerful than any Charter right.

A Q&A with professor Bruce Pardy on human rights in Canada: discrimination in the name of equality in the Canadian legal context.

Professor Bruce Pardy exposes the irony of government overreach in limiting expression.

Premier Danielle Smith deserves credit for her aspiration to give Albertans rights to resist state intrusions. But the proof of the pudding is in the eating.