McDougald.me

Alberta’s separatists want to leave Canada. That is a big ask. It would mean new borders, a new currency question, new trade arrangements, a new relationship with the United States, and a whole pile of constitutional, financial, and diplomatic problems that nobody has convincingly solved. So what is the case for it? Based on the movement’s own talking points, it is remarkably thin: pipelines, equalization payments, federal environmental policy, carbon pricing, immigration, and a general belief that Ottawa does not…

Read More Read More

Do Beatle-Bots Cross the Line? The Beatles have been in the world’s spotlight for more than 60 years, and somehow they’re still finding new ways to inject themselves into the zeitgeist. Not by releasing new music, there isn’t anymore coming, we’re told, nor by becoming outdated or suddenly irrelevant for the first time since they appeared on Ed Sullivan’s stage. No, due to their seemingly indestructible longevity, they are in the middle of one of the biggest ethical questions in…

Read More Read More

Alberta’s separatists are back in the headlines – and this time, they’re not just venting on talk radio. They’re bragging about trips to Washington, D.C., and meetings with officials from the U.S. State Department as they chase political and financial backing for an independent Alberta. At the same time, Alberta’s premier is facilitating a referendum process while carefully avoiding a clear, simple sentence Canadians deserve to hear: “Alberta must remain in Canada.”​ This moment is bigger than one province’s frustration….

Read More Read More