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Elbows up? Canada is letting Pentagon take ‘unprecedented’ stakes in Canadian mines

24/05/26

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Nessie Nankivell

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The Breach

May 22, 2026

By fast-tracking critical minerals, Canada is not simply building a green economy. It is being further integrated into the U.S. war industry

Even as Prime Minister Mark Carney touts his plans to protect Canada’s economic sovereignty, the country’s critical minerals are making their way into U.S. weapons.

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'Alternative' energy and less energy

Some Thoughts On Indigenous Sovereignty And Canadian "Law"

24/05/26

Author:

Will Offley

Members of the RCMP move in to enforce an injunction against Wet'suwet'en people and their supporters on a forest service road in the nation's traditional territory in northern B.C. on Jan. 7, 2019. (Chantelle Bellrichard/CBC)

May 21, 2026

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Why Is Smith Still Giving Separatists a Ride?

23/05/26

Author:

Michael Harris

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The Tyee

May 20, 2026

The court, Carney and political threats offer Alberta’s premier an exit ramp. She refuses to swerve.

Let’s look in on what may be the most important story in Canada.

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Unleashing the Dogs of Alberta Separatism

23/05/26

Author:

Markham Hislop

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Substack

Alberta Premier Danielle Smith speaks at a press conference at McDougall Centre in Calgary. Photo by Dean Pilling /Postmedia

May 23, 2026

Can Danielle Smith continue using Alberta separatism as a tool of political management without eventually losing control of the forces she helped unleash? This past week suggests she can’t. Political movements built on grievance rarely remain controllable for long. Since becoming premier in 2022, she has systematically normalized the politics of betrayal, victimhood, and existential crisis. Now she is trying to surf a political tsunami wave of her own making.

Can she survive?

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