Talk Truth 07.22.26 – Michael Wagner | Historian, researcher, and Senior Alberta Columnist for the Western Standard Michael Wagner discusses his article, Pierre Trudeau Deliberately Politicized Canada’s Courts. He explains how Pierre Trudeau’s judicial reforms, Supreme Court appointments, and the Charter of Rights shifted power from elected officials to unelected
Talk Truth 06.15.26 – Cory Morgan | Canada’s duty-to-consult framework was created to protect treaty rights, but has it evolved into something much bigger? Western Standard senior Alberta columnist Cory Morgan discusses how court rulings have expanded consultation requirements and what that could mean for pipelines, economic development, Alberta’s independence
Talk Truth 06.09.26 – Michael Wagner | Independent researcher, writer, and Western Standard columnist Michael Wagner examines Canada’s Christian foundation and how the Charter of Rights and Freedoms shifted power from Parliament to the courts. Wagner explores key decisions that reshaped public life, education, marriage, and religious expression, and whether
Talk Truth 05.21.26 – Leighton Grey | Leighton Grey discusses judicial activism, Alberta’s referendum ruling, and the growing power of unelected judges in Canada. From courts overriding elected governments to the judiciary shaping public policy, this conversation breaks down why many Canadians feel democracy itself is being transformed behind closed
