Separatist talk renews in Alberta following Justin Trudeau Liberal victory
Monday's federal election proved once again the massive difference in the political landscape between west and east.
View ArticleAlberta premier to create panel aimed at ‘fight for fairness’ in Canadian...
Alberta Premier Jason Kenney said he's spoken to his caucus about Monday night's election results and will address the media about it Tuesday afternoon.
View ArticleWith the Liberals’ new minority, Trudeau’s greatest challenge is healing...
For Trudeau's minority Parliament, the real challenge is healing the deep regional divides across Canada.
View ArticleTrudeau addresses Western alienation: ‘It’s extremely important government...
In his opening speech as prime minister of the Liberal minority government, Justin Trudeau addressed major concerns in Alberta and Saskatchewan first.
View ArticleRoy Green: The spectre of separation is hardly new to Canada
The expanding divide in Canada cannot be denied, must not be ignored and is not just regional, Roy Green says.
View ArticleSask. mayors plan to share ‘profound disappointment’ with Trudeau
Regina and Saskatoon's mayors plan on detailing why westerners feel alienated from Ottawa, but another mayor feels talk has failed and it's time to act.
View ArticleAnalysis: Western alienation is very real in Alberta and Saskatchewan
Conservatives won two Saskatchewan ridings with more than 80 per cent of the vote. Similar routs were even more frequent in Alberta, where Conservatives won some races by more than 40,000 votes.
View ArticleThis way to ‘Wexit’: Navigating Alberta’s theoretical secession
The road to secession is a long and complicated one, involving the House of Commons, the Senate, First Nations and all of the provinces.
View ArticleCould Liberals consider equalization changes for angry West? ‘Nothing is off...
Equalization has long been a source of frustration for many in Alberta and Saskatchewan.
View ArticleTrudeau taps prominent transition advisers in nod to Alberta, Quebec
Anne McLellan and Isabelle Hudon will advise the prime minister as he forms a minority government.
View ArticleHundreds gather for Wexit rally in Edmonton as group’s leader pens letter to...
Hundreds of Wexit supporters met in Edmonton on Saturday to discuss the separation of the west.
View ArticleLandlocked oil problem would not be solved by Wexit: expert
The UN convention, adopted in 1982, does say that ``landlocked states shall enjoy freedom of transit through the territory of transit states by all means of transport.''
View Article11 Canadian senators form new group to represent regional interests
The newly formed Canadian Senators Group says it will focus on regional interests and that members will be free to vote how they choose.
View ArticleSeparatist sentiment in Alberta, Saskatchewan at ‘historic’ highs: Ipsos poll
The idea of western Canada splitting from the rest of the country raised its head after the Oct. 21 federal election.
View ArticleCOMMENTARY: Separation sentiment soars in Alta. and Sask. — but there may be...
In the aftermath of the 2019 election, Canadians believe the country is more divided than ever, says Ipsos senior vice-president Kyle Braid.
View ArticleThe West Wants Out: Alberta separatist group Wexit Canada seeking federal...
Western separatist movement Wexit Canada, led by Albertan Peter Downing, has applied to Elections Canada to becoming a federal political party.
View ArticleFormer Saskatchewan premier sees 4 ways to reduce increasing western...
Former Sasktachewan premier Brad Wall has some ideas on how the federal government can cool the growing separatist movement in Western Canada.
View ArticleTreaty 8 chiefs call Wexit a ‘bad idea’ as support for separating from Canada...
Treaty 8 First Nations chiefs issued a joint statement on Tuesday calling for cooler heads to prevail amid indications the desire to separate from Canada is growing among people in Alberta and...
View ArticleShould Alberta opt out of CPP? Jason Kenney looking at options amid Wexit...
Premier Jason Kenney claims there's a "compelling case" to be made for Alberta to exit the half-century-old Canada Pension Plan, but some experts say there's no economic argument for opting out.
View ArticleGoodale reflects on his loss and the ‘economic uncertainty’ driving anxiety...
'People were obviously concerned about economic uncertainty,' Ralph Goodale told reporters prior to the first Liberal caucus meeting since the election.
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