Alberta Fact Check

When Albertans discussed independence, Ottawa Liberals, media & CBC chose lies over debate. Alberta Fact Check hits back with fast facts. No spin.

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Fact Check: King Charles has no role in deciding Alberta's constitutional status.

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The path to independence for Alberta would not be easy, but there aren’t any insurmountable barriers to overcome either.

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Fact Check: The path to independence for Alberta would not be easy, but there aren’t any insurmountable barriers to overcome either.

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Fact Check: King Charles has no role in deciding Alberta's constitutional status.
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Fact Check: Mr. Angus appears to be long on conspiracies, but short on evidence when it comes to allegations of foreign interference into Alberta’s independence movement or the pending referendum.

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A spokeswoman for Elections Alberta explained that because Lukaszuk's proposal did not seek to amend the Constitution or introduce new legislation, the only category available under Alberta law was a policy proposal.

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Fact Check: There's no evidence to support Nenshi's claim that Danielle Smith is conspiring with Alberta separatists.

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Fact Check: Supporters of Alberta's independence movement spend an extraordinary amount of time debating facts, history, constitutional questions, economics, and federal-provincial relations.

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Fact Check: US Ambassador Pete Hoekstra has never directly endorsed Alberta's independence movement.

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Fact Check: At a Calgary press conference about improving surgical access, Premier Danielle Smith fielded a question about the costs of provincial independence with some figures that could be considered misleading or exaggerated.

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Fact Check: A spokeswoman for Elections Alberta explained that because Lukaszuk's proposal did not seek to amend the Constitution or introduce new legislation, the only category available under Alberta law was a policy proposal.

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Fact Check: It is true that some capital expenditures would be required if Alberta were to become independent, but operational costs would come from what the province no longer would be transferring outward in federal taxes, however.

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Fact Check: Supporters of Alberta's independence movement spend an extraordinary amount of time debating facts, history, constitutional questions, economics, and federal-provincial relations.
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Fact Check: There's no evidence to support Nenshi's claim that Danielle Smith is conspiring with Alberta separatists.

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Fact Check: While a King’s Court justice has determined that petitioning for an independence referendum has clashed with the duty to consent with Indigenous peoples, it hasn’t stated that provincial independence would violate or invalidate treaties.

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Fact Check: There is no reason to suggest the U.S. would use its military to intervene in Canada's affairs.

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Fact Check: While a King’s Court justice has determined that petitioning for an independence referendum has clashed with the duty to consent with Indigenous peoples, it hasn’t stated that provincial independence would violate or invalidate treaties.

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Fact Check: Albertans can decide for themselves whether that's a principled position — or simply a double standard.

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Fact Check: There is no reason to suggest the U.S. would use its military to intervene in Canada's affairs.

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