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Haultain Research Institute
The Haultain Institute is an independent educational organization dedicated to finding solutions to the structural inequities detrimental to landlocked Canadian provinces.
Welcome to the Haultain Research Institute website.
The Haultain Institute is an independent educational organization dedicated to finding solutions to the structural inequities detrimental to landlocked Canadian provinces.
Our Vision
We envision a renewed, rebalanced, modern Canadian arrangement that is structured fairly for all provinces to maximise our collective and individual potential
Our Mission
To educate and provide options for Prairie Canadians about the elimination of structural unfairness that currently plagues the federation, especially for our landlocked provinces.
Our Goals
Haultain Research Institute focuses on non-partisan and robust research, investigating all avenues that may open the way to fairness and a balanced renewal to benefit Prairie Canadians
Publications
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Continue Reading →: Jobs South, Politics North: The Crown Royal Lesson
Jobs South, Politics North: The Crown Royal Lesson
This Crown Royal decision rhymes with another headline you may remember: Brookfield Asset Management’s move to re-domicile a subsidiary in New York.
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Continue Reading →: Good Sense Beats Team Canada’s Hysteria
Good Sense Beats Team Canada’s Hysteria
In the tariff crisis of 2025, Canada tested its mettle, and the result was revealing. At the center stood Premier Danielle Smith, who chose steady, substantive leadership over juvenile posturing and theatrical bravado. Ottawa’s Prime Minister Mark Carney and Alberta NDP leader Naheed Nenshi indulged in overly-inflated martial rhetoric and fear-driven posturing.
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Continue Reading →: Your Money, Their Rules: The Rise of Debanking
Your Money, Their Rules: The Rise of Debanking
Ezra Levant kindly invited me to talk about the debanking issue this week. [The interview is available here →]. Debanking […]
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Continue Reading →: Albertans Must Guard What Ottawa and B.C. Abandon
Albertans Must Guard What Ottawa and B.C. Abandon
In Canada, property rights rest on sand. The Charter omits them, the courts neglect them, and the political class scarcely […]
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Continue Reading →: Government is Addicted to Your Obedience: Why Citizens Must Reject Bans
Government is Addicted to Your Obedience: Why Citizens Must Reject Bans
When Susan Holt, Premier of New Brunswick, explained why New Brunswickers couldn’t go for a walk in the woods, she […]
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Continue Reading →: Alberta Builds While Ottawa Fiddles
Alberta Builds While Ottawa Fiddles
Well-meaning Laurentians should think about leading by example. They should consider building a Canada that Albertans and all Canadians, including the gullible “elbows-up” folks, would be proud to belong to.