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Canada’s foundations have been eroded to the point of collapse
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- May 23, 2026
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Summary
Alberta is holding a referendum on whether to hold a referendum on independence. Fourteen of Carney's own MPs say he is tearing apart the environmental legacy that held the Liberal coalition together. And the pipeline he is offering Alberta comes with conditions his own industry analysts say cannot work. That pipeline's $16.5 billion carbon capture requirement is not economically viable without permanent government subsidy, which means the cost will land somewhere, and that somewhere is almost certainly the public. The defence relationship with Washington is fraying over vague commitments and a fighter jet purchase Ottawa still will not confirm. And while B.C. shut down its decriminalization experiment after 15 months and a 16.5% spike in overdose deaths, federal health memos show Ottawa was simultaneously drafting a national version. Jim Csek and Iain Burns bring the week to a close with the latest from across Canada. Today on The Really Big Show: ►Alberta Premier Danielle Smith announces she will hold a referendum on whether to hold a referendum on independence, after a judge struck down the Stay Free Alberta petition for the 2nd time, ruling the province failed to consult First Nations ►Carney responds by saying Alberta should be "at the centre" of Canada's future, touting the new pipeline and carbon capture agreement as evidence the federation is working ►Carney's pipeline approval conditions include a $16.5 billion carbon capture requirement that the industry's own financial analysts say is not economically viable without massive ongoing government support, raising questions about who ultimately bears the cost ►14 Liberal MPs sign a letter to Carney saying they are "deeply concerned" his rollback of Trudeau-era environmental policies will "…