Opinion

Opinion

Flanked by former Alberta treasurer Jim Dinning, Premier Danielle Smith announces public consultations on her proposed Alberta Pension Plan.

MACLEOD: Alberta subsidizes Canada’s pensions — should it keep doing so?

Western Standard Guest Columnist

6 hours ago

4 min read

Prime Minister Mark Carney

WS: Carney threads the needle with China deal that saves farmers and cools tariff war

Western Standard Editorial Board

9 hours ago

4 min read

Justin Trudeau and Freedom Convoy

CARPAY: Freedom wins again — Federal Court upholds ruling against Trudeau’s Emergencies Act overreach

Western Standard Guest Columnist

10 hours ago

4 min read

A Snowflake shutting down downtown Toronto

BORG: From snow-covered roads to closed schools, the storm that stopped Toronto cold

12 hours ago

3 min read

European Union

MODRY: Europe’s existential crisis should terrify Canada and explain Alberta’s push for independence

Western Standard Guest Columnist

13 hours ago

4 min read

Prime Minister Mark Carney

MCTEAGUE: Hat in hand to Beijing — why Carney’s China trip should alarm Canadians

Western Standard Guest Columnist

15 hours ago

4 min read

The silent thief: How AI is already stealing your secrets

HANNAFORD: The silent thief

Nigel Hannaford

16 Jan 2026

2 min read

Behind bars

OLDCORN: Crime doesn’t care about skin colour — but our courts sometimes do

Christopher Oldcorn

15 Jan 2026

4 min read

Mark Carney and Donald Trump

BARBER: US doesn’t need Canada anymore and that changes everything

Dr. A.W. Barber

15 Jan 2026

4 min read

Bad Google Reviews

WENZEL: Canada’s new culture war is being fought in Google reviews

15 Jan 2026

3 min read

Thousands of Alberta independence supporters took part in the Alberta Prosperity Projects "I Am Alberta" rally this Saturday October 25, 2025.

ALBERS: Something big is beginning to grow in Alberta independence movement

Western Standard Guest Columnist

15 Jan 2026

3 min read

Kamloops Coverup: Ottawa refuses to release 'mass grave' documents

WATCH: Kamloops Coverup: Ottawa refuses to release 'mass grave' documents

Derek Fildebrandt

15 Jan 2026

1 min read

Mark Carney driving a car into a Chinese brick wall

WS OPINION: Carney’s EV tariffs are driving Canada into a wall

Western Standard Editorial Board

14 Jan 2026

3 min read

Cheap gas and expensive vegetables

TIAN: From cheap gas to expensive vegetables — Alberta is wasting its best asset

Western Standard Guest Columnist

14 Jan 2026

4 min read

Alberta’s union-initiated MLA recall stunt has collapsed

WATCH LIVE: Alberta’s union-initiated MLA recall stunt has collapsed

Western Standard News Services

14 Jan 2026

1 min read

Paula Simons

OLDCORN: Senator Paula Simons’ Alberta independence ‘racist’ and ‘transphobic’ smears go too far

Christopher Oldcorn

14 Jan 2026

4 min read

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