Michael Wagner is the Senior Alberta Columnist for the Western Standard and Alberta Report based in Edmonton, Alberta. He has a PhD in political science from the University of Alberta and has authored several books on Alberta politics and the independence movement. He has also authored books on Canada and its Christian heritage and religio-cultural development such as Leaving God Behind: The Charter of Rights and Canada's Official Rejection of Christianity, and Standing On Guard For Thee: The Past, Present, and Future of Canada's Christian Right. Michael and his wife and eleven children live in Edmonton, Alberta.
