About 35 people rallied on Friday at a Calgary hotel ballroom, formally launching a campaign to convince Albertans in an upcoming referendum that it’s time to quit Canada.
The campaign is called “Let Alberta Decide.”
Organizers promise it will be a serious, fact-based initiative to persuade people that Alberta has the workforce, the financial wherewithal, and the energy and agriculture resources to go it alone.
The campaign is to use news media, social media, advertising and public engagement.
The people behind it include Keith Wilson, a prominent separatist advocate who recently made a case for leaving Canada in debates with former Alberta premier Jason Kenney.
But Wilson, acknowledged it is an uphill battle.
“We’re definitely the underdog and I do believe if the vote were held today, we wouldn’t be successful,” he told reporters.
“But I think a lot of people haven’t engaged on this or the information they’ve received has been very skewed from those who are advocating in support of Ottawa.
“We want a balanced discussion, so that’s why we’ve launched this campaign.”
The launch of the new Alberta independence organization “Let Alberta Decide” was attended by about three dozen people in Calgary on Friday.
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Premier Danielle Smith has announced that on Oct. 19, Albertans will vote on whether to stay in Alberta or hold a second referendum on whether to leave.
Smith says hundreds of thousands of Albertans have weighed in on the topic and deserve to be heard, while critics say she is behaving recklessly to appease separatist hardliners in her party.
Wilson’s co-chair, Tanya Clemens, describes herself as a fourth-generation southern Alberta farmer, educator and Alberta independence advocate.
But she said that wasn’t always the case.
“I was undecided at one point. I was more of a proponent at one point back before I learned a bunch about this, of a sovereign Alberta within or without Canada,” she said.
“I always tried to put the ‘within’ first.
“But as I started to gain some education and the steps we’ve taken through history — I realized we can’t do this within Canada anymore.”
Smith has promised to push for a pro-Canada vote.
Wilson dismissed the fact that Alberta Conservative MP’s are planning to campaign on the pro-Canada side, too.
“They’re part of an establishment that hasn’t served Alberta’s interests and they are essentially in a mode of preserving their jobs and their role,” he said.
“And we’re advocating, those of us who support independence, that we don’t need to be governed by Ottawa. We don’t need federal members of Parliament.”
There were no flags or chants during the campaign kickoff. One man wore a dark blue T-shirt reading “I support and independent Alberta.”
Clemens said there will be several third-party advertisers and independence groups during the campaign but they won’t be formally linked.
Polls have suggested a large majority of Albertans want to stay in Confederation, but the debate itself is splitting communities.
A recent rodeo parade in the town of Sundre was cancelled amid threats and abuse following parade organizers rejecting a float festooned with Alberta flags.
Another case involved separation advocate Cory Morgan, who was told by officials in Taber to take down a pro-separation billboard by last weekend.
The board remains up and two more signs have been added.
Alberta independence sounds bold, but what would Alberta actually have on Day 1? We don’t have leaders presenting real plans — no currency framework, no trade agreements, no border policy, no regulatory transition, no constitutional roadmap. Independence isn’t achieved by slogans; it requires detailed preparation, and right now that preparation simply isn’t there. Until someone shows a credible Day 1 plan, this isn’t a serious proposal — it’s just noise.
Alberta has resources, talent, and economic strength — but independence demands more than potential. It demands leadership willing to outline the hard details:
• How would Alberta manage currency and banking?
• What replaces federal transfers and federal programs?
• What defence or border arrangements exist on Day 1?
• How do we negotiate trade when 90% of our exports go through Canada or the U.S.?
• Who is drafting the constitution, legal system transitions, and regulatory continuity?
Right now, no Alberta leader is presenting a full, transparent plan. Without that, independence isn’t a strategy — it’s a slogan. And slogans don’t build nations.
WOW we have the resources to go it alone = The definition of a politician is SOMEONE WHO HAS WHAT IT TAKES TO TAKE WHAT YOU HAVE !!!!
Congratulations to Mark Carney & Danielle Smith! We’re moving in the right direction ….
It really does feel like Ottawa is finally stepping up and giving Alberta some of what was taken away over the years. In a way, this project is a quiet acknowledgment — even an indirect apology — that Alberta’s energy sector deserved stronger support all along. Seeing federal and provincial partners working together on something this significant raises the bar for Canada as a whole. It shows that when Alberta’s strengths are recognized instead of restricted, the entire country benefits.
We may not like everything Danielle Smith has done, but at least she has a plan — which is far more than anything the independence groups or separatists are offering. After years of frustration with Ottawa under Trudeau, people have grown impatient, and that impatience is what’s driving this push toward division. But things really are changing. Smith is trying to move forward with Ottawa instead of repeating the old rhetoric that “Ottawa is unfair,” and real change takes time. You can’t organize, plan, and take action all at once without laying out a proper course of action first.
That’s also why it might look like Carney isn’t doing anything. We’re not privy to what’s happening behind the scenes, but real change always starts with organizing and planning before any action becomes visible. He’s setting the groundwork, and when everything is ready, that’s when the action phase begins. Jumping straight to separation with no roadmap isn’t a solution — patience is.
Subject: Alberta Has Stability — Separatists Are Creating Instability Without a Day 1 Plan
Independence advocates keep saying that Canadians or pro Canada Albertans are “afraid” of them — but afraid of what, exactly? There is no plan. Nothing in this movement resembles a functioning roadmap for Day 1 of an independent Alberta. The Global News article shows this clearly: Keith Wilson, Mr. Rath, Modry, and the rest of the independence voices offer speeches and slogans, but not a single operational detail about how Alberta would actually run the morning after a “Yes” vote.
Right now, Alberta has stability because it is part of Canada. Our courts work. Our pensions are guaranteed. Our borders and trade agreements are in place. Our currency is stable. Our institutions are funded and functioning. Nothing in the article suggests Alberta is unstable — the instability is coming from the separatists themselves, who are pushing referendums, stirring division, and offering emotion instead of engineering.
Even people commenting on the article point out the same thing: no leadership structure, no transition plan, no financial model, no legal framework, no institutional blueprint. Wilson talks about “resources” and “workforce,” but that’s just words. Rath is no different — another independence lawyer offering rhetoric instead of the hard systems a new country requires.
If Alberta separated, every federal system we rely on disappears instantly: courts, policing, borders, immigration, banking regulation, CPP, OAS, GIS, EI, disability supports, federal tax collection, international treaties, and regulatory bodies. All of that would have to be rebuilt from scratch. None of these institutions exist today, none are costed, and none are guaranteed.
So when separatists claim Canadians are “afraid,” it’s almost laughable. Why would anyone be afraid of a movement that hasn’t produced a constitution, a criminal code, a tax system, a central bank, a border plan, a currency plan, pension guarantees, or a leadership model? Fear isn’t the issue — credibility is.
And the so called “fully costed fiscal plan” they reference is not audited, not verified, and ignores the multi billion dollar costs of creating federal level institutions from scratch. Seniors get no guarantees. Businesses get no clarity. Albertans get no certainty.
Before anyone pushes this province toward the biggest political upheaval in modern Canadian history, they need to answer the basic questions: Who leads? What is the plan? How will daily life be protected? Where are the real numbers?
Right now, the independence movement is not offering a plan — it’s offering a gamble. Alberta is stable within Canada. The separatists are the ones creating instability, division, and uncertainty. Albertans deserve far better than slogans, bravado, and claims that people are “afraid.” No one is afraid. People are simply demanding the one thing this movement refuses to provide: a real plan.
Separatists beware. Dennis Modry is one of the loudest noise makers in the room — and that noise is drowning out reality.
Modry is a retired cardiac surgeon, not a political leader, not a diplomat, and not a constitutional expert. His entire political identity comes from being an outspoken separatist spokesperson for the Alberta Prosperity Project — a fringe group with no mandate and no legal authority.
And recently, he took his noise to a new level. He went to the United States on his own and claimed he was “negotiating” a $500 million loan with Trump administration officials to help Alberta separate from Canada. He wasn’t sent by the Alberta government. He wasn’t authorized by anyone. He was a private citizen pretending to negotiate international financing.
No U.S. official has confirmed his story. No Canadian official has confirmed it. No independent reporting has verified it.
And here’s the part separatists need to hear: Not only is this Modry’s personal dream — it would put Alberta in a very vulnerable position.
Following his plan would mean:
• Alberta isolated with no constitutional protections
• Dependence on foreign governments for money, currency, and recognition
• Indigenous nations potentially remaining in Canada, fracturing the province
• Trade, borders, pipelines, and markets thrown into chaos
• Debt, pensions, and federal programs left in limbo
This isn’t strength — it’s instability.
And legally, none of it is even possible. Canadian law is clear:
• A province cannot unilaterally leave Canada
• A referendum does not create independence
• The U.S. cannot recognize Alberta unless Canada agrees
• Any separation requires negotiations with Ottawa, all provinces, and Indigenous nations, followed by a constitutional amendment
Modry has no authority to negotiate loans, independence, or recognition from the U.S. He cannot deliver independence. He cannot bypass the Constitution. He cannot speak for Alberta in any official capacity.
He is an outspoken separatist making noise — not progress. And that noise would leave Alberta weaker, not stronger. Beware of the noise makers.
TO ALL THE SEPARATISTS out there… I’m an Albertan too. I hear the frustration. I know what the “noise makers” are saying. But be honest and true to yourself — and think about what you’re doing.
Talking Point #1: “Alberta has the resources to go it alone.”
Yes, we have resources — but resources don’t magically turn into functioning institutions. On DAY 1, Alberta would need to replace everything Canada currently provides: courts, policing, borders, immigration, banking regulation, pensions, seniors’ benefits, disability supports, a central bank, a tax system, and international agreements. None of that exists yet. None of it is costed. None of it is guaranteed.
Talking Point #2: “Ottawa is the problem — separation is the solution.”
Ottawa has absolutely hurt Alberta, especially with policies that stripped away at our oil & gas industry. I feel that as much as anyone. But blowing up the country doesn’t fix the damage — it creates a thousand new problems overnight.
Talking Point #3: “We’ll be richer on our own.”
Not on Day 1. Not on Day 100. A new country must build institutions, negotiate treaties, create a currency or adopt one, establish credit ratings, and rebuild investor confidence. Those costs are massive — and they’re not in the “fully costed plan.”
Talking Point #4: “There’s no one capable of fixing Canada.”
That’s simply not true. There is someone with global economic experience, credibility, and the connections to stabilize things and clean up the mess left behind — including the legislative gridlock that has stalled major projects. Someone who understands markets, investment, and how to rebuild trust.
Talking Point #5: “Separation is the only way to protect Alberta’s future.”
No — it’s the most dangerous way. The smarter path is fixing what’s broken, not detonating the entire system and hoping it works out.
Before you vote, block out the noise and ask yourself honestly: Is separation really the answer — or are we being pushed toward a massive, irreversible decision based on frustration instead of facts?
Apologies to everyone — my earlier post included a duplicated section from a copy and paste error. This is the corrected version.
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Learning should expand our understanding, not collapse it into slogans. The separation debate keeps spiraling into emotion because the moment real questions appear, the movement’s lack of preparation becomes impossible to ignore. A functioning country isn’t built on frustration — it’s built on institutions, systems, and long term planning.
That’s why the “magic wand” narrative falls apart. Every credible analysis points to the same reality: independence requires recreating the legal, financial, regulatory, and constitutional machinery that Alberta currently relies on at the federal level. That isn’t ideology — it’s the operational backbone of how provinces function. And none of that infrastructure exists today.
If knowledge means anything, it should push us toward solving problems together instead of pretending that breaking the country into smaller pieces somehow creates stability. Shrinking the nation doesn’t expand Alberta’s power; it multiplies uncertainty at the exact moment Canada needs coherence and strategic planning.
Countries aren’t built by walking away from complexity. They’re built by people willing to face it, understand it, and work through it.
Learning is supposed to expand our understanding, not shrink our thinking down to slogans. The separation debate keeps collapsing into emotion because the hard questions expose how unprepared the movement actually is. A functioning country isn’t Learning is supposed to expand our understanding, not shrink our thinking down to slogans. The separation debate keeps collapsing into emotion because the hard questions expose how unprepared the movement actually is. A functioning country isn’t built on frustration — it’s built on institutions, systems, and long term planning.
That’s why the “magic wand” narrative falls apart. Every credible analysis shows the same thing: independence requires rebuilding the legal, financial, regulatory, and constitutional machinery that Alberta currently relies on at the federal level. That’s not ideology — it’s the operational reality of how states function. And none of those systems exist yet.
If knowledge means anything, it should push us toward solving problems together instead of pretending that breaking the country into smaller pieces somehow creates stability. Shrinking the nation doesn’t expand Alberta’s power; it multiplies uncertainty at the exact moment Canada needs coherence and strategic planning.
A country is built by people who understand complexity and work through it — not by walking away from it.term planning.
That’s why the “magic wand” narrative falls apart. Every credible analysis shows the same thing: independence requires rebuilding the legal, financial, regulatory, and constitutional machinery that Alberta currently relies on at the federal level. That’s not ideology — it’s the operational reality of how states function. And none of those systems exist yet.
If knowledge means anything, it should push us toward solving problems together instead of pretending that breaking the country into smaller pieces somehow creates stability. Shrinking the nation doesn’t expand Alberta’s power; it multiplies uncertainty at the exact moment Canada needs coherence and strategic planning.
A country is built by people who understand complexity and work through it — not by walking away from it.
Subject: Concern About Lack of Public Feedback
I’ve noticed that the Alberta Prosperity Project doesn’t allow any public comments or open discussion on their website. Everything is presented from only their perspective, with no space for feedback or questions. When a group avoids open dialogue, it raises concerns about how confident they are in their own claims. If their ideas are strong, they shouldn’t be afraid of public conversation or scrutiny.
How can we be expected to vote on something this big when we don’t even know who would be running the government afterward? Before anyone can make an informed decision, we need to know who the potential leaders are, what their background is, what experience they have, and what kind of government structure they’re proposing. Right now there’s no information about leadership, no transition plan, and no explanation of how an independent Alberta would actually be governed. Asking people to vote without those basics is asking them to decide blindly.
Time to Wake Up — The Laws Don’t Magically Replace Themselves…
People need to wake up and smell the coffee. This isn’t about slogans or “standing up to Ottawa.” If Alberta left Canada, every major law we rely on today would have to be rebuilt from scratch, because almost all of our core systems operate under federal legislation.
Right now, Alberta’s entire legal framework sits inside the Canadian Constitution. Independence means no constitution, no Criminal Code, no federal courts, no federal policing, no federal tax law, no federal benefits, no federal regulatory bodies. All of that disappears on Day 1 unless Alberta recreates it — and recreating it takes years, not months.
People keep talking like we’d just “change a few laws.” No. We’d need:
• A new constitution to define rights, powers, and government structure
• A full criminal code, because Canada’s Criminal Code is federal
• A new tax system, because the CRA, GST, federal payroll rules, and corporate tax law are federal
• New courts and appeals systems, because the Supreme Court and Federal Court wouldn’t apply
• New border, customs, and immigration laws, because those are federal
• New pension, disability, and senior benefit laws, because CPP, OAS, GIS, EI, and federal disability programs don’t automatically transfer
• New financial and regulatory laws, including banking, securities, accounting standards, and possibly a central bank
This isn’t ideology — it’s how countries function. You can’t run a modern state without these systems, and Alberta doesn’t have them.
People deserve to know the truth before they vote on emotion. Independence isn’t impossible, but pretending it’s simple or cheap is misleading. If we’re going to have this conversation, let’s at least base it on the actual legal and administrative reality, not wishful thinking.
The hidden costs nobody is talking about…
When people talk about Alberta separating, they usually focus on big symbolic ideas like sovereignty or resource control. But the real challenges are the boring, technical systems that keep a country running — and those are the most expensive and disruptive parts of all.
If Alberta leaves Canada, accounting procedures, financial reporting standards, and the entire tax system wouldn’t just “change.” They would have to be rebuilt from scratch. Right now Alberta relies on Canadian PSAS, IFRS, ASPE, and the CRA’s federal infrastructure. A new country would need its own accounting standards, its own enforcement bodies, its own audit regulators, and its own tax agency. That’s years of transition and billions of dollars in setup and operating costs.
Every business in the province would be forced to overhaul their compliance systems: payroll rules, corporate tax filings, cross border reporting, GST/VAT replacements, import/export rules, and financial reporting for banks and energy companies. None of this is optional. It’s the backbone of how a state funds itself and regulates its economy.
And if the currency changes — whether Alberta keeps CAD, creates an Alberta dollar, or adopts USD — the complexity multiplies. A new currency means a new central bank, new monetary policy, foreign reserves, exchange rate management, and conversion rules for mortgages, savings, pensions, and contracts. Even keeping the Canadian dollar without a central bank leaves Alberta with no control over monetary policy and no lender of last resort for its financial system.
People underestimate how much of our daily life depends on invisible federal systems: CPP accounting, EI administration, customs revenue, federal regulatory reporting, and international tax treaties. All of that would need Alberta specific replacements. During the transition, businesses and governments would be stuck in a confusing hybrid environment where old rules and new rules collide.
Independence isn’t just a political decision. It’s a massive administrative and financial undertaking that affects every household and every business. These are the real costs that deserve attention.
… And the biggest danger is what the plan doesn’t talk about. The real costs of creating a new country — building federal level institutions, replacing national systems, negotiating debt, establishing borders, creating regulatory bodies, absorbing full program costs — are either minimized or barely mentioned. These are multi billion dollar, unavoidable expenses, and pretending otherwise is not transparency.
And what about seniors?
This is the part that should alarm every Albertan.
There are zero guarantees in this plan about:
• Old Age Security (OAS)
OAS is a federal program, paid directly by the Government of Canada. An independent Alberta would have to replace it entirely — and the plan does not show how it would be funded or guaranteed.
• CPP pensions already earned
The plan assumes Alberta will receive a large share of CPP assets, but that number is disputed, not guaranteed, and would depend on negotiations that could take years.
Meanwhile, seniors and near retirees need certainty — not “we think it will work out.”
• Survivor benefits, disability benefits, GIS, and other federal supports
All of these would have to be recreated and funded by Alberta alone. The plan does not provide clear, costed guarantees.
Seniors have spent decades paying into these programs. They deserve iron clad certainty, not vague promises and optimistic projections.
When a proposal hides the true costs, inflates the potential revenues, and offers no concrete guarantees for seniors’ pensions, that’s not a fiscal plan — that’s a warning sign. Alberta deserves honesty, transparency, and independently verified numbers before anyone is asked to make decisions of this magnitude.
The risks are real. The uncertainties are massive. And the consequences of getting this wrong could last for generations.
Subject: A Serious Warning About the “Fully Costed Fiscal Plan for an Independent Alberta”
People need to wake up to what’s actually being sold here. The “Fully Costed Fiscal Plan for an Independent Alberta” is not an audited budget, not prepared under GAAP or public sector accounting standards, and not based on verified financial data. It’s a political document built on best case scenarios, not hard numbers — and the gap between those two things is where real financial damage happens.
The revenue projections aren’t grounded in guaranteed income. They depend on perfect oil prices, uncertain CPP asset transfers, speculative economic growth, and savings that only exist if negotiations go exactly the right way. That’s not fiscal planning — that’s gambling with assumptions. And when a plan openly admits its numbers are only approximate, the public has a responsibility to verify every major claim with reliable, independent sources, not just trust the sales pitch.
But the biggest red flag is what the plan doesn’t tell you. The real costs of creating a new country — building federal level institutions, replacing national systems, negotiating debt, establishing borders, creating regulatory bodies, absorbing full program costs — are either minimized or barely mentioned. These aren’t small line items. These are multi billion dollar, unavoidable expenses that no amount of optimistic forecasting can wish away.
When a proposal hides the true costs and inflates the potential revenues, that’s not transparency — that’s a warning sign. Alberta deserves honesty, not financial storytelling. Before anyone buys into this plan, they need to understand that it’s built on fragile assumptions and missing price tags. Decisions this big demand verified facts, independent analysis, and full disclosure, not numbers that only work if everything goes right.
Albertans should treat this plan with extreme caution. The risks are real, the uncertainties are massive, and the consequences of getting it wrong could last for generations.
Why do you insist on using the term separatist? Those who support another path, including this Cree Métis household, consider ourselves seeking independence not separation. Your bias is showing, as it was when your reporter attacked Tamara Lich showing his anti-indigeonous and misogynist colors at the news conference… saying she “stained” the microphone.
Cow and stool, now that is life lol
Lol !!!!!!!!!!
Duh iron side no like normal people like cows
No answer to Poilievre question eh. Thanks right, eh.
Lance…..If Albertans want to seperate, we go, egardless what ‘Massa’ n Ottawa wants. Suggest you read some non progressive history on the matter.
Also if you want re-enlist and travel out west to put the oppressers boot on our necks, bring it on. We have guns and shoot straight. You will be lucky if Ottawa even supplies you with any ammunition to go with those Eastern confiscated ‘looks like’ Assault style guns made by Nerf.
Lol
Would somebody please tell these misinformed separatists that “We the People of Canada Will Not Allow the separation”
Please post the Clarity Act of 1999 that States there has to be a Supermajority to allow the Federal Government to even Accept the results
I, so tired of these fools
I’m ex military so I will reenlist to fight to keep Alberta Canadian BY FORCE
Lance
Winnipeg
What a joke. You whine about voting in canada yet alberta only votes conservative no matter what. Doesn’t matter who the leader is, vote conservative. At least other provinces vote for who they think is the best at the time. How many times wa Poilevre voted in before the last election, all from ontario
So funny to think that Canadian Albertans would hand the province over to a bunch of goofballs who believe in Santa Claus. And by the way, they don’t get to call it Alberta. Suggest Goodfingluckistan.
After age 8 you’re supposed to understand there is no Santa Claus.
To be eligible to vote for provincial separation shouldn’t they have to be born in Alberta and guarantee to live here after the proposed separation?
You should need to be a true Albertan and not somebody who moves here, makes these big changes, then move out when it doesn’t satisfy them?
Alberta’s economy would be 100 time’s the size of cunada’s economy which will become a slum, Alberta needs absolutely nothing from cunada, country of ALBERTA will prosper and do fine without cunada holding it back
Howard, your whataboutism is ridiculous.
So, say Alberta does separate from Canada and makes it look easy. What if Fort McMurray doesn’t like the deal and they decide to separate from Alberta and join Saskatchewan? There goes all your oil money so what now?
Carney is becoming the biggest promoter of Alberta Independence. Canada is at the edge of a recession. Censorship bills where it allows the government to turn on your microphone on your phone to listen to you. Agreeing to a pipeline MOU but not removing the tanker ban on the west coast. Shutting down debate in Parliament. Keep it up Carney!!!
Federalists try to scare people. On the Alberta Prosperity Project’s website there is the “The Value of Freedom: A Fully Costed Fiscal Plan for an Independent Alberta” that people can review. It answers all the questions from the share of Canada’s debt, pension plan, police, border control, etc.
I am writing to share a perspective that I believe deserves consideration as national conversations around Alberta’s political future continue to intensify. My intention is not to inflame division, but to emphasize the importance of clarity, democratic integrity, and respect for the will of voters.
If Alberta separatists participate in a democratic vote on the province’s future within Canada, and they lose that vote, then it follows that they should respect the outcome and remain part of Canada. If they firmly believe in their cause, then they should also firmly believe in the legitimacy of the democratic process. A movement that claims to speak for the people must be willing to accept the people’s verdict.
If separatists cannot accept the result of a democratic vote, then they still have a choice: they may leave Alberta and Canada as individuals. What they cannot do is reject the legitimacy of a democratic process while insisting the province must follow their minority position. Respect for democratic outcomes is the foundation of a stable and united country.
Canada’s strength has always come from its ability to hold together diverse regions, cultures, and political viewpoints. That unity depends on a shared commitment to democratic outcomes, even when they do not align with our preferred result.
My hope is that federal leadership continues to reinforce this principle: that national unity is not only a matter of policy, but of democratic respect. When a vote is held, the result must be honoured—by all sides.
There is one thing missing from every conversation about Alberta separatism, and it’s the most important question of all: Who will lead it, and how will it actually be done?
People talk about separation like it’s a switch you flip. It isn’t. It would be the largest political, economic, and social upheaval in modern Canadian history. And yet the loudest separatist voices offer no plan, no leadership structure, no financial roadmap, and no explanation of how daily life would function during or after such a transition.
Right now, separatists are selling a fantasy — that Alberta could walk away and everything would stay the same, just without Ottawa. That is simply not true.
The reality is this:
• Every part of life would change — health care, pensions, taxes, trade, policing, borders, currency, education.
• Fewer people would be left to share the costs.
• No detailed financial plan exists.
• No transition plan exists.
• No leadership framework exists.
• No proof exists for the “billions in revenue” they keep promising.
They keep pointing to oil and gas as if it’s a magic solution. But investment does not flow into instability. Companies don’t pour billions into jurisdictions that look politically volatile or unpredictable. If Alberta became a question mark, not a stable partner, the very revenue separatists rely on would shrink, not grow.
Not once have separatist leaders shown the math. Not once have they detailed the costs. Not once have they explained how Alberta would function in the first five years of independence. They simply assume everything will work out.
This isn’t about Ottawa. This is about the lives of real Albertans.
People with mortgages, jobs, families, medical needs, retirement plans. People who deserve honesty, not slogans.
Before anyone pushes this province toward a cliff, they need to answer the basic questions:
1. Who leads?
2. What is the plan?
3. How will Albertans’ daily lives be protected during the transition?
4. Where is the financial model — with real numbers, not guesses?
Until those questions are answered, separatism is not a movement — it’s a gamble with people’s futures.
While I back this …….to be fair …a successful campaign will have Saskatchewan Yukon and nwt…..Come with those 4and candastan falls
If Alberta has the resources to separate, why didn’t they use them to settle the strikes instead. 🤔
Alex Ovechkin. i have a Russian I,p address as much as you are a paid bot by the liberal government you elbows up pos
35 people. LOL.
So we spend a forune on Smith’s two referendums???
“elbow up” has a Russian ISP address. What a shock!
Smith has tons of our taxes to waste.
None for firefighters though.
yes its time for Alberta to separate , its time to stop all the east Indians taking everything over. high inflation so the liberals can wash our money though donations to Ukraine, supporting Brookfield. f all you elbows up azzholes!!
How can these people think they can separate and still want to hold a Canadian passport. You separate you get nothing from Canada. That’s what seperation is
Alberta never gets a voice. We can’t have a voice, because decisions are always made in Ottawa, as determined by the wishes of the voters in Quebec and Ontario.” It’s the same in Saskatchewan. confederation is not longer working for the west
Did peer poli buy them lunch?
Looks like it was standing room only at the event. Wow Canada is in big trouble now that Alberta will be leaving. I wonder what the new country will be called? How many presidents will it have?
Call that a campaign launch with 35 people? The campaign is called “Let Alberta Decide” but I think Alberta has already decided by this turnout. 100,000 watched the launch of the Titanic, and look how that ended up.
I think the separatist are lying to Albertans,
Alberta doesn’t have the population base or the tax payer base to go it alone.
You have Edmonton and Calgary the major hubs in Alberta , then you have a few + 10,000 cities, you got a couple of 10,000 or just below cities, then you got small number of 1000- 2000 villages and a bunch of 100-200 hamlets.
All you have to do is go online, check out real estate maps to see whats for sale. start looking up populations of all these places that you will find are small. Check out the infrastructure of these places and you’ll start to see a province with oil and gas resources that looks like it’s dying every other way. The UCP look like they are trying to dminish infastructure through much of the province,
You’ll start to see the picture then wonder if the Alberta Separatist are just the face of a foreign actor That just want to come in take all the resources, then fire sale all the rest.
Really, I dare you to check out what I checked out and tell me that you found something drastically different.
The Alberta separatist are lying to Albertans.
It’s just like a scam.
Be smart don’t fall for it!
They’re counting on you to be gullible.
I even dare all the TV networks to investigate what I’ve said? The Alberta Government has not been bulding infastructure in the province, they’ve been watching it decompose.
I believe the first nation chiefs are right about the the Premier and this nonsense about them having to check themselves is an empty headed threat
Yep, sums it up… a couple of dozen people.
They really rented a ballroom for 35 people. Did they expect a bigger turnout? :( awe.
All of 35.