CategoryMarco Navarro-Génie
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Continue Reading →: Trudeau’s Failed Power Grab Is an Attack on Democracy
Trudeau’s Failed Power Grab Is an Attack on Democracy
The Trudeau government’s effort to transfer power temporarily from the House of Commons to the Office of the Finance Minister was an unconstitutional attempt to bypass the will of Canadians as expressed in the 2019 election.
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Continue Reading →: Three Elements Converge into a Perfect Economic Storm for Alberta
Three Elements Converge into a Perfect Economic Storm for Alberta
In the midst of a perfect triad of storms, Alberta should combat the COVID-19 pandemic as though there were no attempts to choke Alberta’s oil industry, and it must combat the attempts to choke Alberta’s oil industry as though there was no COVID-19.
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Continue Reading →: Laurentian Canada Determined to Kill Oil Sands Development
Laurentian Canada Determined to Kill Oil Sands Development
As predicted weeks ago, Albertans did not need to hold their breath for Ottawa’s approval of the Frontier oil sands […]
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Continue Reading →: Alberta’s Problem Isn’t Geography
Alberta’s Problem Isn’t Geography
Regressive and oppressive Iranian Shiite mullahs have proven to be more reasonable business counterparts than former World Wildlife Fund apparatchiks in Ottawa, populist nationalists in Quebec City, and the rigid eco-zealous alliance of Greens and New Democrats in Victoria. This is Alberta’s problem!
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Continue Reading →: Independence If Necessary … the Winning Conditions
Independence If Necessary … the Winning Conditions
Freedom Conference 2019 Where Do We Go From Here? Separation is not really the right language we want to use. […]
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Continue Reading →: Rushing to Have an Alberta Independence Referendum Is a Bad Gamble
Rushing to Have an Alberta Independence Referendum Is a Bad Gamble
Whether one endorses or opposes the option of an independent Alberta, Albertans would do well to consider the option carefully.
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Continue Reading →: Canada Should Fix Equalization and Other Regional Subsidies Now
Canada Should Fix Equalization and Other Regional Subsidies Now
The fundamental objection to equalization and equalization-type provisions in many federal programs is that they are entirely counterproductive. They do […]
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Continue Reading →: Feds Shortchange Alberta Once More
Feds Shortchange Alberta Once More
Those who argue that the Canadian federation exhibits plenty of fiscal and program biases against Prairie Canadians will likely see […]
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Continue Reading →: [Red Deer Speech] Separation If Necessary … The Winning Conditions
[Red Deer Speech] Separation If Necessary … The Winning Conditions
By Marco Navarro-Génie, President of the Haultain Research Institute. Good morning, and thank you for that introduction. Thank you to […]
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Continue Reading →: Politically Blocked Isn’t the Same as Geographically Landlocked
Politically Blocked Isn’t the Same as Geographically Landlocked
The current problem isn’t that Alberta and Saskatchewan are landlocked per se. Many territories in the world – independent states and sub-national states – are landlocked but are very prosperous without the obstructing actions of their neighbours.