Author Jeremy Appel argues Danielle Smith channels anti-elite anger into an agenda that strengthens corporate power. His Energi Media interview explores oil interests, separatism and the durability of her political legacy.
Political scientist Stewart Prest says Canada must respond clearly to U.S. involvement in separatist politics and Danielle Smith’s ambiguity in Alberta.
Political scientist Duane Bratt says Alberta separatists’ contacts with U.S. political actors amount to foreign interference, while warning the Oct. 19 referendum could be followed by a Trump-style backlash over mail-in ballots.
Canada mocks Trump’s closed mind while embracing a hive mind of its own. Political and business leaders sell a West Coast pipeline as nation-building, but where is the business case? Evidence about Asian oil demand deserves a national hearing before taxpayers get the bill.
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