Wab Kinew’s blueprint for nation-building reclaims Canada’s strategic independence

With Canada's assumptions about the world - a stable U.S., ever-deepening Canada-U.S. trade, peace in Europe, secure shipping lanes, an end to great power conflict, soft power predominating over hard power - all having been proven either incorrect or questionable at best, we need ambitious thinking to reorient ourselves for a much different future.

Old partisan debates and divisions are a luxury we don't have at the moment. Instead, we need to praise and advance good ideas, regardless of where they come from.

With that top of mind, Manitoba Premier Wab Kinew's nation-building plan is worth discussing.