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Political and Economic Fault Lines Test Canadian Unity

Mounting Alberta discontent over Ottawa’s resource and fiscal policies has ignited separation talk.

Cameco has partnered with the Saskatchewan Indian Institute of Technologies to offer a six-month pre-trades training program. Ten women are currently participating in the Northern Indigenous Training pilot project, which is taking place at Cameco’s Rabbit Lake Mine. SUPPLIED PHOTO
Saskatchewan produces 100 per cent of the uranium mined in Canada. In 2024, uranium sales reached a new high of $2.6 billion, up 59 per cent over the previous year. PHOTO: ELECTRIC UMBRELLA/LIAM RICHARDS
Saskatchewan Mining Association (SMA) president Pam Schwann PHOTO: SMA
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Overview

  • Premier Danielle Smith and other provincial figures argue that Ottawa’s fiscal transfers and energy regulations disadvantage Alberta, fueling separatist sentiments.
  • Hundreds of Gen Z activists convened in Ottawa’s first national youth summit to demand an end to hyperpartisanship and propose cross-party collaboration on issues from climate change to sovereignty.
  • King Charles delivered only the second throne speech by a reigning monarch to open Canada’s Parliament, emphasizing the Crown’s ceremonial role in upholding national continuity.
  • Shoppers lined up at Hudson’s Bay flagship and 80 outlets nationwide during the company’s final weekend of liquidation as the 355-year-old retailer prepares to close by Sunday.
  • Some Canadians have urged authorities to enforce felony-entry laws and bar President Donald Trump from attending June’s G7 summit, spotlighting tensions in Canada–U.S. relations.