From Elite vs. Mob to Individual Liberty: Designing a Constitution that Actually Protects Freedom
Queen’s University law professor and Rights Probe executive director Bruce Pardy joins Jason Lavigne to ask a hard question: if Alberta wants to be truly free, how should it rewrite the rules of government? Pardy argues Alberta can either jolt Canada into reform or chart a new course—and that the only sustainable path is a constitution that flips the default: the state can do nothing except what’s explicitly permitted.
In this episode:
- Why a clear referendum from Alberta could disrupt a broken status quo, and what comes next if Ottawa won’t change.
- Reversing the constitutional default: from “unlimited state, except rights” to “powerless state, except enumerated powers.”
- Borrowing the best architecture of the U.S. Constitution (absolute separation of powers) while avoiding the rise of a managerial state.
- Courts without supremacy: term-limited judges, an “amateur state,” and private adjudication with courts as procedural gatekeepers.
- Unitary Alberta vs. federal tangle, free markets over central planning, and why single-payer health care conflicts with genuine freedom.
- Taxes and liberty: the income-tax debate and funding a minimal state without re-creating bureaucratic overreach.
If you want a sober blueprint for liberty, one that protects families and businesses from both elites and the mob, this conversation lays out the stakes and the first principles.
The documentary The Shot: Sean Hartman’s Story is coming to Ontario.
This is more than a film, it’s a fundraiser and a fight for truth, accountability, and justice.
Join Dan Hartman as he continues his legal battles in pursuit of answers for his son, Sean, and challenges the systems that failed to provide them. Your support helps fund the expert witnesses, legal work, and court costs required to keep this fight moving forward.
🎬 Ontario World Premiere Screenings
📅 February 8–12
📍 Full dates and locations available at: http://SupportSean.ca
Watch the trailer. Share the story. Stand for justice.
Join Paula & Jay over Tea & Coffee as they talk about the news of the day, life, and whatever comes up. Special Guest: Bruce Pardy
Folks,
Paula and I are beat after a long night showing The Shot and driving home.
We'll see you tomorrow.
Hi all,
Paula and I are taking a mid-week day off.
See you tomorrow with Frances Widdowson.
Stay warm, God bless.
Paula & Jay on the @TheLavigneShow are two of my favorite people. I am a supporter because I believe in their honesty, integrity & most of all their dedication to truth & the Alberta Independence Movement. I wrote a song about our quest for freedom, it is called My Alberta Home. You can find a demo of the song on my X page Michael Kosterman @MichaelKosterm2
We are headed into the studio later this spring to record a Radio Version of this song. Thank you Paula & Jay for all that you do. I will be coming to see you soon at one of your events! All my best & God Save Alberta!
