Wexit Alberta

• Paul Hinman named interim leader of Alberta’s new Wildrose Independence Party

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

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  Jul 17, 2020
  
• FCP and Wexit members to vote on merging into Wildrose Independence Party of Alberta

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

  Canada

  Apr 27, 2020
  
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• ‘We’re looking for our own country’: Wexit supporters brave cold in Edmonton for referendum protest Saturday

  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.

  Politics

  Jan 11, 2020
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• Deputy PM Chrystia Freeland meets with Kenney and Nenshi in Calgary

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

  Politics

  Jan 7, 2020
• Alberta’s Freedom Conservative Party eyes merger with right-leaning independence parties

  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.

  Politics

  Dec 8, 2019
• If Wexit were to happen, Alberta would top in greenhouse gas emissions per capita

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

  Canada

  Nov 8, 2019
• The West Wants Out: Alberta separatist group Wexit Canada seeking federal political party status

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

  Politics

  Nov 5, 2019
• This way to ‘Wexit’: Navigating Alberta’s theoretical secession

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

  Canada

  Oct 25, 2019
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• Vitriol not enough to fuel Alberta separation

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

  Commentary

  Aug 23, 2019