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Nigel Hannaford speaks with Yaroslav Baran about the breakdown in Canada-U.S. trade talks, Donald Trump’s tariff strategy and whether Mark Carney can still deliver the deal Canadians were promised. Baran explains how Canada is targeting politically sensitive U.S. exports with retaliatory tariffs, why sectors like autos, steel and aluminum remain vulnerable, and why Alberta oil should not be sacrificed for a Team Canada strategy. He also argues Canada needs to diversify its trade, build more pipelines and reduce its dependence on the U.S., while warning that Carney could use the trade fight to justify even more federal borrowing. »»» Subscribe to the Western Standard: https://www.westernstandard.news/subscription For breaking news, videos, opinion and in-depth coverage: https://www.westernstandard.news/ Follow the Western Standard on X: https://x.com/WesternStandard Follow the Western Standard on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/westernstandardonline/ Sign up for Western Standard newsletters: https://dashboard.mailerlite.com/forms/788568/130204520588249083/share Support independent journalism in Western Canada: https://www.westernstandard.news/subscription

Josh Andrus breaks down Canada’s escalating trade war with the United States, arguing Mark Carney and Doug Ford are risking Canadian jobs by trying to outmuscle Donald Trump without a clear path to victory. He backs Danielle Smith’s refusal to weaponize Alberta oil, warns that export taxes or restrictions could permanently weaken Canada’s leverage, and argues decades of blocked pipelines have left Alberta too dependent on the U.S. market. Andrus also looks ahead to Alberta’s October referendum, asking what happens if Option 2 loses and warning Ottawa that a vote to stay in Canada should not be treated as an endorsement of the status quo. Support the channel: www.youtube.com/@WesternStandard?sub_confirmation=1 »»» Subscribe to the Western Standard: https://www.westernstandard.news/subscription For breaking news, videos, opinion and in-depth coverage: https://www.westernstandard.news/ Follow the Western Standard on X: https://x.com/WesternStandard Follow the Western Standard on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/westernstandardonline/ Sign up for Western Standard newsletters: https://dashboard.mailerlite.com/forms/788568/130204520588249083/share Support independent journalism in Western Canada: https://www.westernstandard.news/subscription

The Pipeline panel break down the collapse of Canada-U.S. trade talks, Mark Carney’s rising approval numbers and the growing fight over whether Alberta oil should be used as leverage against Donald Trump. They argue Danielle Smith is right to keep Alberta energy off the table while Ottawa protects issues like supply management. The panel also looks at the turmoil inside the BC Conservatives and Alex Zoltan’s undercover investigation into anti-racism training for B.C. teachers, which he says promotes ideological and Marxist ideas rather than practical ways to deal with racism in classrooms. »»» Subscribe to the Western Standard: https://www.westernstandard.news/subscription For breaking news, videos, opinion and in-depth coverage: https://www.westernstandard.news/ Follow the Western Standard on X: https://x.com/WesternStandard Follow the Western Standard on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/westernstandardonline/ Sign up for Western Standard newsletters: https://dashboard.mailerlite.com/forms/788568/130204520588249083/share Support independent journalism in Western Canada: https://www.westernstandard.news/subscription

Ottawa is yet again threatening to impact Alberta’s energy sector. Support the channel: www.youtube.com/@WesternStandard?sub_confirmation=1 »»» Subscribe to the Western Standard: https://www.westernstandard.news/subscription For breaking news, videos, opinion and in-depth coverage: https://www.westernstandard.news/ Follow the Western Standard on X: https://x.com/WesternStandard Follow the Western Standard on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/westernstandardonline/ Sign up for Western Standard newsletters: https://dashboard.mailerlite.com/forms/788568/130204520588249083/share Support independent journalism in Western Canada: https://www.westernstandard.news/subscription

Canada is deeper in debt, less productive and facing many of the same economic pressures that pushed the country toward crisis in 1995.Natalie St. Hilaire and Randy Royer trace the economic story from Pierre Trudeau’s 1982 Constitution to Justin Trudeau’s decade in power, examining expanding government, rising bureaucracy, housing costs and policies they argue weakened Western resource development and Canadian productivity.»»» Subscribe to the Western Standard: https://www.westernstandard.news/subscriptionFor breaking news, videos, opinion and in-depth coverage: https://www.westernstandard.news/Follow the Western Standard on X: https://x.com/WesternStandardFollow the Western Standard on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/westernstandardonline/Sign up for Western Standard newsletters: https://dashboard.mailerlite.com/forms/788568/130204520588249083/shareSupport independent journalism in Western Canada: https://www.westernstandard.news/subscription

This week on Marty Up North, Marty asks what is actually in the supposed Canada-U.S. trade deal and whether Mark Carney is finally admitting defeat. He looks at what Ottawa may be willing to give up, from supply management and banking to insurance and air travel, while Donald Trump pushes Keystone XL back into the conversation and Quebec becomes a growing political problem for Carney.»»» Subscribe to the Western Standard: https://www.westernstandard.news/subscriptionFor breaking news, videos, opinion and in-depth coverage: https://www.westernstandard.news/Follow the Western Standard on X: https://x.com/WesternStandardFollow the Western Standard on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/westernstandardonline/Sign up for Western Standard newsletters: https://dashboard.mailerlite.com/forms/788568/130204520588249083/shareSupport independent journalism in Western Canada: https://www.westernstandard.news/subscription

What if Albertans actually vote in October for a serious independence referendum at some future time? Tonight's Hannaford Show guests say there is, after all, a growing possibility that Alberta’s independence referendum will not end the way most of the country still assumes. What if the “Yes” side wins? Tonight we speak about the implications with two serious people who think a vote for independence is a possibility. »»» Subscribe to the Western Standard: https://www.westernstandard.news/subscription For breaking news, videos, opinion and in-depth coverage: https://www.westernstandard.news/ Follow the Western Standard on X: https://x.com/WesternStandard Follow the Western Standard on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/westernstandardonline/ Sign up for Western Standard newsletters: https://dashboard.mailerlite.com/forms/788568/130204520588249083/share Support independent journalism in Western Canada: https://www.westernstandard.news/subscription

Cory Morgan, Nigel Hannaford, David Wiechnik and Dave Naylor break down Trump’s tariff pause and whether Canada is heading for a trade deal or another tariff fight. The panel also discusses the possibility of a binding Alberta independence referendum in 2027, Danielle Smith’s strategy, the future of the independence movement, and Cory’s warning that anti-car activists are using safety concerns to push drivers off the road. »»» Subscribe to the Western Standard: https://www.westernstandard.news/subscription For breaking news, videos, opinion and in-depth coverage: https://www.westernstandard.news/ Follow the Western Standard on X: https://x.com/WesternStandard Follow the Western Standard on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/westernstandardonline/ Sign up for Western Standard newsletters: https://dashboard.mailerlite.com/forms/788568/130204520588249083/share Support independent journalism in Western Canada: https://www.westernstandard.news/subscription

Canada may be one country, but Randy Royer argues it operates under two very different social contracts. In Eastern Canada, government support and dependency play a larger role. In the West, the tradition is built around self-reliance, private initiative and governments getting out of the way. On this episode of A Nation of People, Natalie St. Hilaire and Randy Royer trace how those differences developed, from Quebec and Confederation to Alberta’s entrepreneurial culture and Indigenous communities in the West. They ask whether federal transfers and the “nanny state” have created dependency, weakened Canada’s finances and forced Western Canadians to pay for political choices made elsewhere. »»» Subscribe to the Western Standard: https://www.westernstandard.news/subscription For breaking news, videos, opinion and in-depth coverage: https://www.westernstandard.news/ Follow the Western Standard on X: https://x.com/WesternStandard Follow the Western Standard on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/westernstandardonline/ Sign up for Western Standard newsletters: https://dashboard.mailerlite.com/forms/788568/130204520588249083/share Support independent journalism in Western Canada: https://www.westernstandard.news/subscription

The Arday story is sad, but to blame media for his demise is wrong and irresponsible. »»» Subscribe to the Western Standard: https://www.westernstandard.news/subscription For breaking news, videos, opinion and in-depth coverage: https://www.westernstandard.news/ Follow the Western Standard on X: https://x.com/WesternStandard Follow the Western Standard on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/westernstandardonline/ Sign up for Western Standard newsletters: https://dashboard.mailerlite.com/forms/788568/130204520588249083/share Support independent journalism in Western Canada: https://www.westernstandard.news/subscription

In this episode of A Nation of People, Natalie St. Hilaire and Randy Royer examine why Canada struggles to define a shared national purpose. Royer argues Canada is divided by three competing visions: Big Brother Confederation, Equality Confederation and the Two Nation Policy. Support the channel: www.youtube.com/@WesternStandard?sub_confirmation=1 »»» Subscribe to the Western Standard: https://www.westernstandard.news/subscription For breaking news, videos, opinion and in-depth coverage: https://www.westernstandard.news/ Follow the Western Standard on X: https://x.com/WesternStandard Follow the Western Standard on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/westernstandardonline/ Sign up for Western Standard newsletters: https://dashboard.mailerlite.com/forms/788568/130204520588249083/share Support independent journalism in Western Canada: https://www.westernstandard.news/subscription

Premier Danielle Smith joins the Western Standard to discuss Alberta’s fight for more control over immigration, equalization reform, the October 19 independence referendum, and her push for a stronger Alberta within a united Canada. Smith says Alberta is already winning key battles with Ottawa, including changes to federal energy policy, carbon pricing, safe supply, and medical assistance in dying. She also responds to frustration from UCP grassroots members and weighs in on concerns over Elections Alberta’s handling of citizen petitions.

Marty is back with this week with a look at Ottawa’s priorities, from Mark Carney’s climate resilience spending and housing announcements to Trump’s looming 50% tariffs on $20 billion worth of Canadian goods.

From Edmonton’s non-crime hate reports to human-rights cases over rainbow crosswalks and drag shows: the expanding reach of so-called hate.

Cory Morgan, Nigel Hannaford, David Wiechnik and Jackson Loy discuss Mark Carney’s record after more than a year in office, questioning why his popularity remains strong despite few concrete results.

Why does Alberta think so differently from Ottawa and Eastern Canada? Natalie St. Hilaire and Randy Royer explore the history behind Alberta’s independent spirit, from treaty and Western settlement to entrepreneurship, self-reliance, individual sovereignty and the deep divide between Western Canada and Canada’s eastern power centres. The conversation looks at how Alberta’s character was formed, why it is often misunderstood, and what it means for Canada’s future.

Trans activism and ridiculousness has hit its peak and the WNBA has not become the front line in the battle.Support the channel: www.youtube.com/@WesternStandard?sub_confirmation=1»»» Subscribe to the Western Standard: https://www.westernstandard.news/subscriptionFor breaking news, videos, opinion and in-depth coverage: https://www.westernstandard.news/Follow the Western Standard on X: https://x.com/WesternStandardFollow the Western Standard on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/westernstandardonline/Sign up for Western Standard newsletters: https://dashboard.mailerlite.com/forms/788568/130204520588249083/shareSupport independent journalism in Western Canada: https://www.westernstandard.news/subscription

In this episode of A Nation of People, Natalie St. Hilaire and Randy Royer take a deeper look at Pierre Trudeau’s 1982 Constitution. They talk about how Canadians were never given informed consent before the country’s constitutional structure was changed.

Has anybody stopped to look at how much of British Columbia is being turned over to some form of indigenous ownership or control, how much more is contemplated and then asked two simple questions: where does this stop and when did the voters ever have a chance to say what they thought of it?

Derek Fildebrandt, Dave Naylor, Cory Morgan and Nigel Hannaford break down Edmonton police’s hate speech tip line, Danielle Smith’s shifting position on equalization, and growing tensions inside Alberta’s United Conservative base. The panel also weighs in on Mark Carney’s relationship with Alberta, the future of pipeline approvals, and viral footage from Spain that has reignited debate over mass migration, borders and national security.