Posts from February 2025

Earlier this month the Canadian Chamber of Commerce released a report ranking Calgary as the second most vulnerable city to potential tariffs threatened by US President Donald Trump. Alberta’s economy is heavily reliant on exports. It may be surprising, but Alberta’s biggest trading partner is not Canada but the United States. Alberta sends 89% of its exports to the US. That’s huge. It is even larger for Calgary. For Calgary, 96% of its economic output—worth $119 billion annually—are goods exported…

It is beyond question that power in Canada is centralized in Ontario and Quebec. Alberta, on the other hand, has been ignored, alienated, and sometimes exploited by Central Canada. Talk of Western independence is seemingly on the rise with books, articles, more articles, and social media posts raising the issue. US President Donald Trump has repeatedly pressed the idea that Canada should become a state, arguing that Canada is not viable as a country except for its proximity with the…