By now, most Albertans have read the famous declaration circulating Alberta’s NDP MLA offices. It says, “I [Insert name here], MLA for [Insert constituency here] affirm that I am a proud Albertan and a proud Canadian. I am opposed to separatism and I will make my position known and clear to my constituents.”   For the NDP, it’s a courageous statement. For the rest of us, it’s nothing more than a self-righteous waste of paper.   There’s never been a need for NDP MLAs to publicize their...

Ottawa needs to get one thing straight. In his inflammatory speech in Davos the other day, Mark Carney suggested that Canada is an energy superpower.* And when he said it, we all knew what sort of energy he was talking about. Even though Carney used Canada’s purportedly rich critical-mineral deposit as an example, the first thing everyone thought of was Canada’s massive ocean of oil and gas. Truth be told (and it’s not told nearly enough), if Canada is an energy superpower, it’s only because...

As if there weren’t already enough reasons to pursue Alberta independence, Mark Carney just announced Canada’s involvement in the emerging “New World Order.”