“China not a substitute for the U.S.”:
Poilievre pitches plan to boost economic leverage
Poilievre says Canada must stop “mistaking engagement for dependence” on Beijing and instead unlock its own energy and mineral wealth to gain “unbreakable leverage abroad."
https://www.junonews.com/p/china-not-a-substitute-for-the-us
A CITIZEN'S GUIDE TO THE Alberta October Referendum
Nine Questions. One Direction. Your Decision.
There was a time when Canada meant something to most people who lived here. A country where a
single income could carry a family. Where young people assumed they would one day own a home.
Where a doctor was a phone call away, not a six-month waiting list. Where classrooms were places
of learning, not managed chaos.
That Canada still exists in memory for many of us. For younger Albertans, it exists only in the
stories their parents tell.
In October 2026, Albertans will be asked nine questions. The answers they give will shape the
future of this province, and may determine whether that future belongs to Alberta alone.
This guide was produced to help you think through those questions clearly, honestly,
and on your own terms.
Published by YakkStack | sheldonyakiwchuk.substack.com
Where We Are. How We Got Here.
Alberta generates wealth that funds programs across this country. It has done so for generations. In
return, it has watched federal policy decisions made by governments it did not elect restrict its energy
sector, inflate its cost of living, and overwhelm its schools and hospitals with growth that no provincial
government was ...
