Bruce Pardy & James Lindsay | EP 222 | Escaping Ottawa

As Ottawa tightens its grip on Confederation, many are asking: Is Alberta separation the only way out of Canada’s increasingly centralized, federalist trajectory?

This week, we’re joined by legal scholar Bruce Pardy and academic James Lindsay to explore what separation could look like — and whether the goal should be full independence, or simply leveraging the threat to force real concessions from Ottawa.

⚖️ In this conversation, we explore:

📌 Why Separate? — The benefits of Alberta going its own way.
📌 The Path Ahead — Legal and logistical hurdles, before and after separation.
📌 Resistance from the Crown? — Would Ottawa, CSIS, or even the King permit this without serious U.S. backing?
📌 Economic vs Cultural Focus — Should Albertans confront the root causes of decline — mass immigration, family breakdown, loss of identity — or wait until independence?

00:00 Intro
00:42 What Do Albertans Want
03:00 What Should Alberta Do
12:41 Referendum as an Ends, not a Means
26:50 Loyalism and the Founding of Canada
32:22 The Risk of Being Too British
36:15 A Middle Finger to Ottawa
48:05 A Threat to US Security
57:20 The Possibility of Splitting British Columbia
1:02:55 Alberta
1:14:12 Nova Scotia Forest Fines and British Columba Land Grabs
1:20:20 The Response From Ottawa
1:26:28 Will the US Help Alberta?
1:36:00 End

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