by Nadine Wellwood
"Canada at a Crossroads: WEF, Mark Carney, China… and Why Alberta May Choose Independence In this episode of Frankly Speaking, Nadine Wellwood breaks down what happened at the World Economic Forum in Davos, Mark Carney’s “rupture” framing, and why Ottawa’s deepening alignment with China may collide head-on with the United States’ National Security Strategy and the Monroe Doctrine. Nadine argues Canada is drifting away from its natural Western alliance—U.S., NATO, rule of law, energy independence, free expression—and toward EU-style regulation, UN-driven governance, and centralized control, while the U.S. re-industrializes, secures the Western Hemisphere (Arctic/Greenland), and re-prioritizes domestic energy and manufacturing. She highlights the policy contradictions (tariffs, dairy supply management, declined trade opportunities, conflicts-of-interest optics like Ukraine contracts), and asks: Is this why Alberta should choose sovereignty and self-determination? Alberta’s path—liberty, property rights, and resource control—may be fundamentally at odds with Ottawa’s course."