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Alex speaks with Darrell Bricker about whether Canada is at a breaking point, drawing from Bricker and John Ibbitson’s book Breaking Point to explore Canada’s economic stagnation, regional alienation, generational anxiety, and fragile national identity. Bricker argues that Canada’s challenges are serious but not fatal if Canadians are willing to stop kicking hard problems down the road and start building a country that younger generations can actually believe in.

References:

1. Darrell Bricker and John Ibbitson, Breaking Point: The New Big Shifts Putting Canada at Risk
2. Darrell Bricker and John Ibbitson, The Big Shift
3. George Grant, Lament for a Nation
4. Statistics Canada — Canadian international merchandise trade data, including energy exports
5. Canada Energy Regulator — Canada-U.S. energy trade overview

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