First Principles with Bruce Pardy

The Charter says we have free speech

Cereal boxes and tax returns show we don't

Mar 6 • Bruce Pardy

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Ottawa pours oil on the fire burning up B.C. property rights

The Canadian government has surrendered Vancouver

Mar 4 • Bruce Pardy

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The Fix is in to defeat Alberta independence

Federalists can relax. The Alberta Premier is one of them.

Mar 3 • Bruce Pardy

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If Alberta wants conservative judges, it needs independence

Canada’s institutions — from courts to culture — are progressive by design, not accident. Earnest Canadian conservatives think it's a policy problem.

Mar 2 • Bruce Pardy

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June 2025

In an independent Alberta, Aboriginal rights should not exist

Reserve land should be transferred to individual Indigenous people

Jun 3, 2025 • Bruce Pardy

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March 2025

Like Trump, tariffs are not that crazy

Over the past few days, President Donald Trump has made so many announcements about new tariffs on Canada that is difficult to keep track.

Mar 12, 2025 • Bruce Pardy

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February 2025

A declaration of independence for Alberta

If I was from Alberta, this is what I would say

Feb 14, 2025 • Bruce Pardy

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Who Owns Your Property?

In Canada, we have built a constitutional menace.

Feb 9, 2025 • Bruce Pardy

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December 2024

Our Constitutional Mistake

All we have ever done is move power around.

Dec 14, 2024 • Bruce Pardy

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The Ugly Truth About The Law

I wanted to go to law school to find out what the rules were.

Dec 8, 2024 • Bruce Pardy

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The Political Horseshoe, revisited.

Where do you fit on this Political Spectrum?

Dec 6, 2024

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How should the government protect free speech?

Free speech is not what the government seems to think it is.

Dec 5, 2024 • Bruce Pardy

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