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Harper-era immigration insider John Weissenberger on how the Trudeau government replaced a proven, merit-based points system with low-skill chaos, exploding non-permanent residents and court-driven citizenship giveaways – and why a disciplined return to objective selection is the only realistic fix.
Derek Fildebrandt, Nigel Hannaford, Cory Morgan and Dave Naylor discuss Alberta’s alleged carbon tax agreement with Ottawa, and how Alberta independence advocates are being portrayed in mainstream media. The panel also weighs in on ethnic bloc politics after a controversial Liberal nomination race in Scarborough.
Cory talks about how negotiations to develop the provincial economy are going nowhere. It’s time to use the stick.
As the Americas become the new centre of world oil, Alberta could boom — if federal policy finally aligns with economic reality.
In this episode, Marty looks at the pros and cons of a leaderless grassroots and the role of public institutions in Alberta’s independence push. He also covers the petition handoff and next steps, Mark Carney’s trip to Europe, Louise Arbour as the new governor general, the 2026 census, AirAsia’s Airbus order, a hantavirus outbreak and Honda cancelling its EV plant.
In this episode of The Pipeline, Derek Fildebrandt, Nigel Hannaford, Cory Morgan and Dave Naylor discuss Alberta’s elector list data breach, Stay Free Alberta submitting more than 300,000 petition signatures to Elections Alberta, and Louise Arbour’s appointment as Canada’s next governor general.
Cory talks about how the alleged misuse of electors lists by the Centurion Project and David Parker has cost the movement credibility.
In this episode, Marty covers Elections Alberta’s legal action against an independence advocacy group and the latest on Alberta’s independence movement. He also looks at Mark Carney’s so-called sovereign wealth fund, the spring economic report, the Bank of Canada holding its key rate at 2.25%, Shell’s purchase of ARC Energy, the UAE leaving OPEC, King Charles’s visit with Trump, and Alberta’s push for 120 km/h speed limits.
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