As the Trumpocalypse lays waste to what was left of the rules-based international trading order, countries are under pressure to diversify their trade relationships. In that sense alone, the Canada-Indonesia Comprehensive Economic Partnership Agreement (CEPA), signed in Ottawa this week, could reasonably be called a win for both sides. Prime Minister Mark Carney referred to… The post Indonesia-Canada CEPA is not the rules-based trade we need first appeared on CCPA. The post Indonesia-Canada...| CCPA
Amid threats from the U.S., Canadians are standing up for the values we hold dear. Foremost among Canadian values are respect for human rights and dignity. The post Manitoba deserves a strong poverty reduction plan first appeared on CCPA. The post Manitoba deserves a strong poverty reduction plan appeared first on CCPA.| CCPA
Why then, if there has been no real growth in separatism as a threat in Alberta and Saskatchewan, has there been so much handwringing and teeth-gnashing about it since the federal election? Albertans and Saskatchewanians have not hesitated to lay all of these economic and social challenges at the feet of the federal Liberal government, […] The post Western separatism: An age-old story entering a new chapter first appeared on CCPA. The post Western separatism: An age-old story entering a new...| CCPA
First Nations in Alberta have strongly voiced opposition to Bill 54, also known as the Election Statutes Amendment Act. The bill has been widely interpreted as opening the door for a referendum on Alberta separating from Canada, a move the First Nation leaders say disregards Canada’s relationship with Indigenous signatories to the numbered Treaties. The post Alberta separation: a legal issue for First Nations—it’s political too first appeared on CCPA. The post Alberta separation: a lega...| CCPA
The same federal government who alienated our oil and gas industry is now putting global food security at risk by attacking the hard working agriculture producers across western Canada with an arbitrary goal to reduce fertilizer usage. The post The arsonists: The politicians stoking the fires of Western separatism first appeared on CCPA. The post The arsonists: The politicians stoking the fires of Western separatism appeared first on CCPA.| CCPA
Left- and right-wing populist movements that have dominated Prairie politics over the last century can trace their roots back to regional frustrations framed in opposition to heavily urbanized sections of Eastern Canada. The post Wresting cost-of-living politics away from the populist right first appeared on CCPA. The post Wresting cost-of-living politics away from the populist right appeared first on CCPA.| CCPA
As Alberta spins ever closer to a rudderless sovereignty referendum in which the premier provides all the leadership of a radio phone-in host—“let’s open up the lines and hear what the people have to say!”—Albertans themselves and others are starting to ask important and difficult questions related to what would it actually mean, in practice, if Alberta did the… The post Reality check: If Alberta left Canada first appeared on CCPA. The post Reality check: If Alberta left Canad...| CCPA
An article about Western alienation in British Columbia might as well start with the Rocky Mountains, that formidable natural barrier to the rest of Canada and border to Alberta, our prickly provincial neighbour, and the real hotbed of Western alienation. The post It’s not you, it’s us: British Columbia isn’t into Western alienation first appeared on CCPA. The post It’s not you, it’s us: British Columbia isn’t into Western alienation appeared first on CCPA.| CCPA
The "Alberta Next" initiative, led by Premier Danielle Smith, represents a significant push toward greater provincial autonomy within Canada. Through town halls and surveys conducted throughout the province from July to the end of September, this project sought public input on crucial policy areas—including immigration and pensions—while asserting Alberta's constitutional rights within Canada. The post “Alberta Next”, migrants’ rights come last first appeared on CCPA. The post “Al...| CCPA
“The first idea is to define oneself as a nation—therefore it requires a culture of their own,” said Bloc Quebecois leader Yves-Francois Blanchet, speaking to journalists at a media scrum. A reporter had asked him if he, as the leader of a sovereignist party, had any advice for Alberta’s burgeoning separatist movement. The post Whose nationalism is it, anyway? first appeared on CCPA. The post Whose nationalism is it, anyway? appeared first on CCPA.| CCPA
These days, there are many reminders to hold on to this one precious thing: our democracy. Not just ticking a box at election time, but working in between elections to protect the systems in place to safeguard our democracy. The post The Monitor – Fall 2025 first appeared on CCPA. The post The Monitor – Fall 2025 appeared first on CCPA.| CCPA
A couple of years ago I went to see my aunt at a seniors’ home in rural Saskatchewan. An elderly gentleman passed by and I was introduced as visiting from Ottawa. The post Does Alberta really want to cut and run? first appeared on CCPA. The post Does Alberta really want to cut and run? appeared first on CCPA.| CCPA