Western Standard Shows

Lindsay Wilson fills in for Cory Morgan this week as Alberta’s independence debate has leapt from theory to paperwork as petitions circulate across the province.
With Stay Free Alberta pushing for an independence referendum and Forever Canadian fighting to preserve the status quo, Albertans are being asked a question Ottawa has long tried to avoid: what kind of future do they want?

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In this Western Standard interview, Saskatchewan NDP Leader Carla Beck joins Chris Oldcorn to discuss key political and economic issues shaping the province — including pipelines, international trade, gun regulations, healthcare capacity, and affordability pressures.
Beck outlines how the Saskatchewan NDP diverges from the federal party on energy and firearms policy, reaffirming support for pipelines and the oil and gas sector while rejecting federal gun registries and buybacks as out of touch with prairie agricultural culture. She also highlights concerns over canola tariffs and argues that provincial unity on U.S. and China trade missions is critical to protecting Saskatchewan’s export markets.
On domestic policy, Beck addresses ER closures, physician attrition, and ICU shortages, stressing the need to incorporate frontline feedback into healthcare system reform. She identifies cost-of-living pressures, rent controls, and reducing government waste as priority areas, arguing that many residents are falling behind financially and that provincial spending must deliver better value for taxpayers.

Derek Fildebrandt, Nigel Hannaford, Corey Morgan, and Dave Naylor discuss the order for the Kamloops documents release, Mark Carney’s pivot toward China amid U.S. pressure, and the Alberta independence movement gaining momentum.

Cory talks about how the recall initiatives were never realistic and are now failing as the deadline approaches.

In tonight’s edition of Hannaford, Dr. Ron Wallace returns to review how US President Donald Trump threw Alberta's oilsands a curve, when he seized control of Venezuela's oil sales, removed from office the (illegitimate) president of Venezuela, Nicolás Maduro and by the way, executed a dramatic shift in global oil dynamics.