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Western Standard

Type of site	Politics
Available in	Canadian English
Headquarters	Calgary, Alberta
Founder(s)	Derek Fildebrandt (President)
Editor	Dave Naylor
URL	WesternStandard.news
Commercial	Yes

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The Western Standard is a Canadian conservative social commentary media website operated by Western Standard New Media Corp. and its president Derek Fildebrandt.^[1]^[2] The Standard is based in Calgary, Alberta, where its main offices are located.^[3]^[4] The Standard also has bureaus in Victoria, Vancouver, Edmonton, Regina, Winnipeg and Ottawa.^[5]^[6]

Fildebrandt is the majority shareholder.^[1] Dave Naylor, a former city editor with the Calgary Sun, joined as news editor and a minority shareholder.^[1]^{[note 1]} All of the company's shareholders reside in Alberta.^[1]

The Standard's revenue is generated through subscriptions and advertising.^[1]

^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e Anand, Bharat; Di Tella, Rafael; King, Gary; Legg, Heidi (12 February 2022). "The Future of Media Project: Canadian Media Ownership Index". harvard.edu. Harvard University. Retrieved 21 April 2022.
^ Fildebrandt, Derek (23 October 2019). "The Western Standard Is Back". Western Standard. Retrieved 20 April 2022.
^ "Contact". Western Standard. Retrieved 20 April 2022.
^ Levant, Ezra (24 October 2019). "The Western Standard is back! Derek Fildebrandt takes over Ezra's old magazine". Rebel News. Retrieved 20 April 2022.
^ "About". Western Standard. 2021. Retrieved 20 April 2022.
^ Chen, Alice (21 March 2022). "Western Standard opens a new Ottawa bureau". The Hill Times. Retrieved 20 April 2022.
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- Naylor, Dave. "Host/Reporter at TSN". Canada: self-published. Retrieved 23 March 2025. Experience: [...] TSN - The Sports Network - Canada; Permanent Full-time, Oct 2010 – Present
- Naylor, Dave. "News Editor at Western Standard". Greater Calgary Metropolitan Area: self-published. Retrieved 23 March 2025. Experience: News Editor, Western Standard, Oct 2019 – Present

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