# THE PIPELINE: The Alberta independence rodeo

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Podcast: [Western Standard Shows](https://stenobird.com/podcast/western-standard-shows-1311157)
Published: 2026-07-14T17:29:08+00:00
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Duration seconds: 2989

## Resource

Derek Fildebrandt, Nigel Hannaford, Cory Morgan and Dave Naylor break down the latest pipeline push from Alberta to the West Coast and Ontario, the state of Alberta’s independence campaign, and Corb Lund’s failed anti-coal mining petition.

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