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A group of friends with mostly centrist or conservative viewpoints who share resources and ideas about the governance of Alberta and Canada and about world events and trends.

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Allen_D@Allen_D

August 18, 2025

https://www.blendrnews.com/p/canadas-democracy-delusion-how-power

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Canada's Democracy Delusion: How Power Slipped From Citizens to Insiders

Parliament looks like debate, but it’s theatre. The real decisions are made behind closed doors by unelected advisers.

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https://www.westernstandard.news/opinion/macleod-guided-by-principles-albertas-future-as-an-independent-nation/67318?

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MACLEOD: Guided by principles, Alberta’s future as an independent nation

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https://theoppositionnewsnetwork.substack.com/p/mark-carneys-climate-competitiveness

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Mark Carney’s Climate Competitiveness Pitch Falls Flat

As Canada loses 50,000 manufacturing jobs in the auto sector, Carney talks climate buzzwords and Joly pushes EV imports, while Brookfield invests in pipelines abroad. Who is Ottawa really working for?

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