In this episode, 2025 CCS Summer Student Areeba Ismail talks to Professor Matt Wildcat (University of Alberta, Faculty of Native Studies) about recent developments around Indigenous sovereignty in Canada, including the Trudeau government's legislation recognizing Indigenous jurisdiction over child and family services, and the challenge posed to treaties and treaty rights by the possibility of a pr

In this latest episode of The 7/50 Podcast, 2025 CCS summer student Nicole Ibalio talks to Professor Jared Wesley (University of Alberta, Political Science Department) about how the political landscape in Alberta has evolved from the early 1900s until the present day. Among other things, Professor Wesley provides detailed analysis of the last constitutional referendum in Alberta — the Kenney gover

This is the final panel from the Centre's "Alberta at the Crossroads" workshop, described by moderator and co-organizer Professor Feo Snagovsky as "a bit of a thought exercise." The gist of that exericse is that our three expert panelists — Trevor Tombe, Matt Wildcat, and Bruce Tait — are asked to contemplate the legal, political, and economic consequences that might flow from an eventual vote to

This episode features another recording from the Centre's "Alberta at the Crossroads" workshop, a one-day public event held in May 2026 that aimed to provide accessible, expert analysis of what the road to and beyond a referendum on Alberta independence might look like. This time, the recording is of a panel discussion that reflected on how other independence referendums (from Quebec to Brexit) ha

This episode features another recording from the Centre's "Alberta at the Crossroads" workshop, a one-day public event held in May 2026 on the prospect of a referendum on Alberta independence. This time, the recording is of a panel discussion that dealt with some of the big questions currently surrounding the Alberta independence movement, including questions about the movement's aspirations, stru

The 7/50 podcast is a brand new series produced by the Centre for Constitutional Studies, a hub for Canadian constitutional research and public education at the University of Alberta. This first ever episode brings you a moderated conversation with Chantal Hébert (CBC's The National, Toronto Star), who spoke to us via Zoom during the Centre's "Alberta at the Crossroads" workshop, a one-day public