Western Standard Shows

Live at the Global Energy Show Canada at the BMO Centre in Calgary, Marty talks about the Liberals extending the amnesty period for firearms ban. He also covers different developments in Alberta and Canadian politics.

The federal government can’t afford to agree to Alberta independence – Alberta is the economic powerhouse of Confederation. So, they have to stop it somehow.” That 'somehow' is the Clarity Act.
Thus Jim Mason, retired engineer and nuclear physicist and co-author with Calgary writer George Koch of a three-part series on the Clarity Act, cuts to the heart of Alberta’s independence debate. Tonight’s guest on the Hannaford show, Mason dismantles the notion that the Clarity Act offers clarity or a fair, neutral roadmap for secession.

Derek Fildebrandt, Nigel Hannaford and Cory Morgan break down whether Danielle Smith is moving to purge independence supporters from the UCP, Pierre Poilievre’s pitch to Alberta federalists, and the unrest in Northern Ireland after a brutal migrant attack in Belfast.

Cory talks about how independence supporters must take the referendum campaign seriously.

On this episode of the Marty Up North Show, Marty weighs in on the supposed $400-billion startup cost for Alberta Independence. He breaks down the new referendum question, Premier Danielle Smith’s visit to Quebec, oil and gas returning to the national conversation, new Alberta IDs, Canada’s “technical” recession, Carney’s reversal on online streaming rules, changes to Bill C-9, Canada Post’s strike resolution, and Kerry-Lynne Findlay’s win as BC Conservative leader.

COVID resistance hero Pastor Tim Stephens says Christians must obey God over an increasingly godless Ottawa, yet draws firm line against violence in push for Alberta independence.