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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.
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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 →: Mexico Kept Its Head. Canada Raised Its Elbows.
Mexico Kept Its Head. Canada Raised Its Elbows.
Donald Trump has insulted Mexico more crudely and more often than he has insulted Canada. Mexico’s negotiators are three rounds into talks and 85 per cent of their exports still cross the border tariff-free. Canada faces a 50 per cent tariff on US$20 billion of its exports starting August 19. The difference deserves a careful…
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Continue Reading →: The Separation Meme That Gets the Constitution Wrong
The Separation Meme That Gets the Constitution Wrong
An anonymous infographic claims Alberta separation is constitutionally illegitimate because treaties and Confederation came first. This brief argues otherwise: Canada’s Constitution permits secession negotiations, treaties include land cession clauses, and constitutional arrangements have repeatedly changed through negotiation and democratic consent.
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Continue Reading →: The Grocery Greed Myth
The Grocery Greed Myth
“It’s not okay that our biggest grocery stores are making record profits while Canadians are struggling to put food on the table.” —PM Justin Trudeau, September 13, 2023. A couple of days after the above statement, the then-prime minister and his government continued a campaign to blame rising food prices on grocery retailers. The line…
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Continue Reading →: Inclusion and Disorder: Unlearned Lessons from Palestinian Protests
Inclusion and Disorder: Unlearned Lessons from Palestinian Protests
Canada’s obsession with “inclusion” has eroded civic discipline and blurred the line between free speech and coercion. Sweden, once equally naive, regained balance by restoring boundaries between citizenship, responsibility, and national coherence.
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Continue Reading →: Break the Fences, Keep the Frontier
Break the Fences, Keep the Frontier
Alberta leads Canada in prosperity by dismantling barriers, but old guilds and new obstacles—subsidies, DEI mandates, and debanking—threaten progress. To remain the frontier, Alberta must keep tearing down walls and driving economic freedom forward.