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Bryan Brulotte: The war in Ukraine may soon come to an end, but the West will have lost

Canada now stands at a strategic crossroads. The war in Ukraine, once framed as a defining test of Western resolve, is entering what appears to be its final and least favourable phase. Ukraine’s battlefield position has weakened. Territorial losses in the east and south are mounting. American officials now concede privately that Kyiv’s position is unlikely to improve. As Washington signals that a negotiated settlement is necessary, the war’s outcome will be shaped chiefly by the United States and Russia. Canada and Europe will have little influence over the final terms. Read More
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Colby Cosh: Costco’s tariff lawsuit hints that Americans are tiring of Trump protectionism

On Friday, the Costco Wholesale Corp. filed a lawsuit with the U.S. Court of International Trade (CIT) seeking an immediate refund of the Trump administration’s unconstitutional tariffs on imports imposed officially in August under the International Emergency Economic Powers Act (IEEPA). It’s an interesting political wrinkle in the historic tale of the tariffs. The president’s contrived, random claim of multiple “emergencies” that allow him to rewrite the American tariff schedule according to whim went before the U.S. Supreme Court a month ago. Read More
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Adam Pankratz: UNDRIP is strangling Canada’s economy

If there is one takeaway from the recent memorandum of understanding (MOU) between the federal and Alberta governments on a potential new oil pipeline to the West Coast, it's that Canada needs to abandon the United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples (UNDRIP) and return to our own framework for reconciliation: Section 35 of the Constitution Act, 1982. Read More
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Jesse Hartery: Prairie pushback may cause collision with Ottawa over gun buyback program

Three years ago, the legislative assembly of Alberta passed the Alberta Sovereignty Within a United Canada Act. The aim was to solidify the general constitutional principle that provinces are not required to enforce federal law and create a framework for pushing back against federal laws or policies it deems unconstitutional or harmful on the basis that they interfere with provincial jurisdiction or the rights and freedoms of Albertans. Read More
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