Building Alberta’s FREE NATION Starts Here | Fergus Hodgson

<p>Fergus Hodgson returns to discuss Capitalism &amp; Morality Calgary (Sept 11–12), the event he calls the most potent, radical liberty conference in recent Canadian memory.</p><p><br></p><p>Fergus isn’t focused only on the upcoming Alberta referendum. He’s building what he calls the Free Nation Project: strengthening Alberta’s distinct culture of rugged individualism, creating parallel institutions, cultivating a new “aristocracy” of doers, and then projecting that into politics.</p><p><br></p><p>We cover:</p><p>Why captured institutions (unions, education, media, human-rights tribunals) make independence work incomplete</p><p>Why homeschooling and voluntary union membership are high-leverage fights</p><p>How alternative media is beating regime media</p><p>The unique format: 10-minute talks + rotating roundtables instead of long lectures</p><p>The stacked speaker list of “thought criminals” and proven operators</p><p><br></p><p>Capitalism &amp; Morality Calgary</p><p>September 11–12, 2026 | Croatian Cultural Centre, Calgary </p><p><br></p><p>Get 10% off your tickets by using our promo code: CCPODCAST10</p><p>https://econamericas.com/capitalism-morality-calgary/</p><p><br></p><p>Follow Fergus on X: https://x.com/FergHodgson</p><p>Read Fergus&#39;s Substack: https://econamericas.substack.com/</p><p>Buy Fergus&#39;s Books: https://www.amazon.ca/stores/author/B0CY3XQGQS</p><p>All links: https://linktr.ee/ferghodgson</p><p><br></p><p>______</p><p><br></p><p>00:00 Teaser</p><p>00:51 Introduction to Capitalism and Morality Conference</p><p>03:34 The Alberta Nation, Values, and Institution Building</p><p>10:25 Event Structure and Speaker Engagement</p><p>15:12 Institutional Capture and the Role of Unions</p><p>22:32 The Need for Parallel Institutions</p><p>27:03 Alternative Media, Sentiment, and Authenticity</p><p>33:33 Independent Media, Disinformation, and Credibility</p><p>41:26 Anti-US Sentiment and Its Consequences</p><p>46:33 Upcoming Event and Speaker Highlights</p><p><br></p><p>______</p><p><br></p><p>#alberta #albertaindependence #abpoli #cdnpoli #economy </p><p>-----</p><p>https://buymeacoffee.com/criticalcompass</p><p><br></p><p>Follow us on X: https://x.com/thecritcomp</p><p>Follow us on Rumble: https://rumble.com/c/TheCriticalCompass</p><p>Follow us on Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/4DsZovHse886ClKYHyzYMZ</p><p>Media inquiries: thecriticalcompass@proton.me</p>