LISTEN | The Firewall Letter — 25 years later: West of Centre 31:58 The Firewall Letter - 25 years laterAlberta should exit the Canada Pension Plan in favour of its own. Twenty-five years after those notions were put forth as part of the “Alberta firewall” letter, they are very much a part of the provincial conversation today. “Instead of more Alberta in Ottawa, it would be less Ottawa in Alberta,” said Morton. A look at the firewall letter published in the National Post in Jan. 2021, taken from the CBC archives. Despite some assumptions when the firewall letter was made public, Harper's focus was on federal politics.

Source: CBC News March 29, 2026 09:52 UTC