The Centre Block Canadian Manifesto

A living statement of democratic principles for Canadians who still believe in facts, fairness, and the federation.

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Fault Lines, Part 1 of 3: Alberta Separatism and the Grievance Loop That Never Quite Grows Up

Why the Story Keeps Circling the Same Old Complaints

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December 2025

Opinion: Confidence Is the True Measure of Leadership

What floor crossing, confidence, and compromise tell us about who can actually govern

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Loving Canada Means Understanding How Our Democracy Actually Works

Why floor crossing, minority governments, and parliamentary weirdness are signs of a healthy system—not a broken one

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November 2025

Pipelines, Planes, and the Quiet Pivot East

Why Churchill, Gripens, and Carney’s “beyond pipelines” thinking could quietly redraw Canada’s energy map and the signals suggesting Canada’s next…

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Canada's Privacy Blind Spot: The Political Exemption No One Talks About

The Conservative Party's data practices expose a glaring exemption in Canada's privacy laws—and you're the product.

Nov 9, 2025 • Northern Variables

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October 2025

Opinion: Poilievre Can't Force an Election, So He's Forcing a Spectacle

Canada needs a loyal opposition, not a performance artist.

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The Republican Ghost of the Conservative Party of Canada

How a little-known Republican consultant rewired the Canadian right — and why his methods still haunt the party today.

Oct 18, 2025 • Northern Variables

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The Wrong Yardstick: How U.S. Politics Warps Canada’s Justice Debate

The Conservatives’ Americanized “moneyball” politics wins headlines, not results — and ultimately, Canadians lose.

Oct 8, 2025 • Northern Variables

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September 2025

Why Trump really wants Canada (Hint: It's Not the Oil)

The AI century will be built on energy and climate. Canada holds both.

Sep 29, 2025 • Northern Variables

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Burning Bridges, Not Building Policy: Why Canadians Don’t Trust the CPC to Govern

10 Years of Conservative Performative Politics Have Left Canada Without a Government‑in‑Waiting

Sep 21, 2025 • Northern Variables

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Poilievre’s Imported Politics: Castle Laws and the “Three Strikes” Fantasy

Poilievre is busy importing failed U.S. crime policies, all to scrape through a leadership review — not to actually lead Canada

Sep 3, 2025 • Northern Variables

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