United Party founder and leader Grant Abraham argues that post-nationalism poses a direct threat to Canada’s sovereignty and cultural identity.
Abraham contends that international treaties and organizations such as the United Nations (UN) and the World Health Organization are reshaping Canadian law without adequate democratic oversight, creating what he calls a “democratic deficit.”
“For Canadians, that means and looks like the UN making decisions for us, and we're seeing more and more international treaties that are actually modifying, changing Canadian laws and changing how Canadian people would expect our laws and our government would function,” Abraham told the Western Standard.
According to Abraham, these changes are part of a broader agenda to steer Canada away from its traditional values by embedding UN Agenda 2030 across Canada’s public institutions.
Abraham warns that the country risks becoming “like a province of the UN” rather than preserving its distinctive Canadian character.
“And so that's what post-nationalism is about, and it's about ultimately moving the country and the people away from accountable government to being governed by someone else, somewhere else, that they have no real ability to engage or challenge, and that's what I meant by democratic deficit,” said Abraham.
Turning to energy policy, Abraham highlights longstanding grievances in Western Canada over resource development and equalization payments.
“I think this is part of the challenge here, and this is driving the, let's say, some of the fervor for Western alienation and separation,” said Abraham.
Abraham criticizes both the Liberal and Conservative parties, saying the Conservatives pledge to build energy corridors while undercutting that promise by remaining in international climate agreements.
"But the issue is more on this conversation, what the Conservatives are saying because on one hand, the Conservatives are saying, yes, we need to open up our energy corridor, but on the other hand, they won't leave the Paris Climate Accord, and how do those two things exist?” said Abraham.
“And I think people are starting to see this reality of duplicity, because you cannot align with UN carbon protocols for a nation like Canada and then tell voters that you're going to open up the energy corridor."
In his view, Western alienation is rooted in economic imbalance.
Abraham estimates almost a trillion dollars has flowed from Western provinces to central Canada since 1960.
“The reality is that in addition to the electoral reform that's required because of the imbalance of seats and the fact that Western Canada is paying for the dysfunction of the operation in Ontario and Quebec,” said Abraham.
Abraham envisions Alberta emerging as a “beachhead for sovereign freedom” that could ultimately “liberate” the rest of the country.
