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EPISODE · Aug 28, 2026 · 29 MIN

Is a trade war good for separatists?

from West of Centre

Putting oil and gas on the bargaining table as the U.S.-Canada trade war heats up would pour gasoline on Alberta’s fall referendum. At least that’s what one separatist leader, Keith Wilson, is arguing. This week we ask Wilson why he thinks the trade war means Albertans should push for a binding referendum on separation in October.After that, journalists Tyler Dawson from the Globe and Mail and the Toronto Star’s Richard Warnica weigh in with host Kathleen Petty on some major questions: how will the trade war influence the referendum campaign? What's the likelihood oil will be used as a cudgel in this dispute? And who comes out ahead when everyone from Doug Ford to Mark Carney to Danielle Smith is talking trade and unity?Host: Kathleen PettyGuests: Keith Wilson, Tyler Dawson and Richard WarnicaProducers: Emily Senger, Emily Williams, Diane Yanko

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