Members of the Freedom Conservative Party of Alberta and Wexit Alberta voted to merge their parties in June, forming the new party.

Members of the Freedom Conservative Party and the Wexit Alberta group will vote June 29 on whether to unite into one political party.

Around 100 Edmontonians braved the cold on Saturday at the provincial legislature for a protest aimed to get the UCP on board with a secession referendum.

Alberta Premier Jason Kenney says he hopes to see concrete action in short order after meeting today with Deputy Prime Minister Chrystia Freeland.

The Freedom Conservative Party has announced it is seeking to unify right-leaning independence parties in the province with the goal of making separation a credible consequence as Alberta negotiates a "fair deal" with Ottawa.

Globally, he said there is a "clear trend towards transitioning to a low carbon economy," which could spell trouble for the would-be country.

Western separatist movement Wexit Canada, led by Albertan Peter Downing, has applied to Elections Canada to becoming a federal political party.

The road to secession is a long and complicated one, involving the House of Commons, the Senate, First Nations and all of the provinces.

Albertans indignation-fueled separatist sentiments is like a teenager threatening to move out, writes Joe McFarland.