Provincial laws could preserve universal care while making governments more directly accountable for how their health systems perform. The Canada Health Act is often considered a third rail of Canadian politics. Politicians who dare speak of reforming, let alone repealing,…

Jared Wesley and Ken Boessenkool: Direct democracy was better in theory than practice It is a truism that it is possible to have too much of a good thing. This applies to direct democracy, which Alberta has been discovering in…

Equalization is a punching bag for separatists and frustrated federalists alike. Distaste for the program runs deep into Alberta’s provincial political culture, along with many myths about how it works and misconceptions about its value to Albertans. Equalization is far…

To hear Alberta separatists talk, one might think that the last 20 years of conservative activism had simply never happened in this country. The Line is partnering with Lead Not Leave to provide credible arguments for why Alberta should stay…

Too often federalism is reduced to a crude ledger: dollars in, dollars out; grievances paid, grievances owing. The Line is partnering with Lead Not Leave to provide credible arguments for why Alberta should stay in Canada. Click on the link…