Western Standard Shows

Marty returns this week to break down the USMCA trade deal being on life support, Mark Carney’s housing bailout, the decline of public services in British Columbia, and the latest win for Alberta independence supporters as petition signatures are cleared to be counted. He also weighs in on a possible pipeline announcement, Alberta’s $100 energy rebate and concerns about digital ID, the Snowbirds s...

Canada Day came and went, but some Albertans struggled to feel the Canada Day glee. Not all, to be sure. But for some, it was hard to listen to Prime Minister Carney uttering patriotic banalities... “When we are Canadian, Canada grows. That’s our conviction. And it has never been stronger.” Really? That’s it? Trust and believe?

Derek Fildebrandt and Cory Morgan, joined by David Wiechnik and Josh Andrus, break down a court win for Alberta independence supporters, whether Pierre Poilievre has lost his political mojo, and the growing backlash against politicians attending increasingly extreme Pride parades.

Whether its by design or whether its just incompetence, the Carney government is crushing Canada’s economy through terrible economic practices.

Josh Andrus fills in for Marty this week as he breaks down the Montreal gunman’s ties to the University of Lethbridge and what it says about campus culture in Alberta, Searle Turton’s federalist comments, the Alberta-Ottawa MOU, Mike Derry’s campaign, and the cancellation of Country Thunder. He also weighs in on Alberta’s $100 natural gas rebate and whether Mark Carney has cursed Canada’s World Cu...

Big Brother really is watching you, and wants to see more of you. In this week’s Hannaford interview, Western Standard host Nigel Hannaford speaks with John Carpay, President of the Justice Centre for Constitutional Freedoms, about the federal government’s latest attempt to control the internet: Bill C-34, the Safe Social Media Act.

Derek Fildebrandt, Nigel Hannaford, Cory Morgan and Dave Naylor break down the bizarre events surrounding the Montreal shooting, Calgary’s war on Stampede fun, and the backlash over an Islamic call to prayer being blasted over loudspeakers in Regina.

Cory talks about how a woke subset in Calgary’s city hall is determined to rebrand Calgary and the Stampede is in their sights.

Premier Smith seeks clear mandate on immigration control and provincial rights – and you don't have to be independence-minded to vote for that.

Derek Fildebrandt fills in for Marty this week on Fildebrandt Live , taking on whether Canada needs its own version of Rupert Lowe’s U.K. rape gangs report, Danielle Smith’s “Danielle Dollars,” why the Iran war was never America’s fight, and how Tim Hortons has betrayed Canada.

“Fathers are not disposable!” Thus Christian-conservative activist Faytene Grasseschi, executive director of For My Canada, in today’s special Fathers’ Day edition of Hannaford.

Derek Fildebrandt, Nigel Hannaford, Cory Morgan and Dave Naylor break down the latest attempts to censor Alberta independence supporters, Danielle Smith’s incoming “DANI-BUCKS,” and the explosive U.K. rape gangs report raising new warnings for Western countries.

Cory talks about how the latest ruling on indigenous consultation has made Canada one of the worst places on earth to invest into.

In this interview, Derek Fildebrandt speaks with Alberta lawyer Jeffrey Rath about the legal battle over Alberta independence, the referendum question and the court decisions blocking an earlier citizen-led petition. Rath argues the courts misread the law, ignored Supreme Court precedent and created a dangerous standard around Indigenous consultation.

Live at the Global Energy Show Canada at the BMO Centre in Calgary, Marty talks about the Liberals extending the amnesty period for firearms ban. He also covers different developments in Alberta and Canadian politics.

“The federal government can’t afford to agree to Alberta independence – Alberta is the economic powerhouse of Confederation. So, they have to stop it somehow.” That 'somehow' is the Clarity Act. Thus Jim Mason, retired engineer and nuclear physicist and co-author with Calgary writer George Koch of a three-part series on the Clarity Act, cuts to the heart of Alberta’s independence debate. T...

Derek Fildebrandt, Nigel Hannaford and Cory Morgan break down whether Danielle Smith is moving to purge independence supporters from the UCP, Pierre Poilievre’s pitch to Alberta federalists, and the unrest in Northern Ireland after a brutal migrant attack in Belfast.

Cory talks about how independence supporters must take the referendum campaign seriously.

On this episode of the Marty Up North Show, Marty weighs in on the supposed $400-billion startup cost for Alberta Independence. He breaks down the new referendum question, Premier Danielle Smith’s visit to Quebec, oil and gas returning to the national conversation, new Alberta IDs, Canada’s “technical” recession, Carney’s reversal on online streaming rules, changes to Bill C-9, Canada Post’s strik...

COVID resistance hero Pastor Tim Stephens says Christians must obey God over an increasingly godless Ottawa, yet draws firm line against violence in push for Alberta independence.

Derek Fildebrandt, Nigel Hannaford, Cory Morgan and Dave Naylor, joined by B.C. reporter Alex Zoltan, break down Kerry-Lynne Findlay’s narrow win in the B.C. Conservative leadership race, the fallout from a deadly stabbing in England and what it says about two-tier policing, and Danielle Smith’s increasingly difficult balancing act on Alberta independence.

Cory talks about how Danielle Smith’s anti-independence campaigning could put her leadership at risk.

Marty breaks down the political tightrope facing Danielle Smith as Alberta’s referendum debate intensifies, with Mark Carney calling the separation question a “dangerous bluff.” He also looks at Steven Guilbeault’s resignation, federal cabinet cracks, tensions at the Western Premiers’ meeting, the Kenney-Wilson debate, and the fifth anniversary of the Kamloops residential school claims.

Derek Fildebrandt, Dave Naylor, Cory Morgan and Dave Wiechnik break down Mark Carney’s comments on a clear majority, whether Danielle Smith's leadership is at risk and Wab Kinew's comments during the Western Premier's conference in Kananaskis.

Cory talks about how judicial interpretation of the constitution has empowered a racial minority to the point where the nation has become socially and economically crippled.