#AlbertaIndependence#AlbertanCulture#CanadianCulture
Culture is the shared way of life of a group of people, it's the patterns that shape how we think, live, and relate to one another. In practical terms, culture includes values and beliefs about what is right or wrong and important or unimportant; customs and traditions such as rituals, habits, and social norms; language and communication styles that define what is considered polite, direct, or acceptable; arts and forms of expression like music, stories, symbols, and humour; shared history and collective experiences that shape identity over time; and the ways a society organizes life, including work ethic, authority, family roles, and community expectations. Culture is not limited to ethnicity or race. It can form around a nation or region, a profession, a faith community, or even a generation. It is largely learned, passed down, and reinforced unconsciously, and is often only noticed when it comes into conflict with a different cultural framework.
Canadian culture is increasingly shaped by collectivism, centralized governance, and a post-national civic identity rather than a shared culture rooted in mutual obligation and national cohesion. Core values emphasize fairness defined by equal outcomes, expressed through equity-based policies, affirmative action, and institutional frameworks such as DEI, socialized healthcare, and proposals for expanded redistribution. Governance is predominantly top-down, with legitimacy flowing from national institutions, regulatory bodies, and international commitments. Canada has moved from a common cultural narrative to pluralism, with identity increasingly organized around group-based affiliation rather than a unifying civic framework. Customs and civic rituals such as voting, Remembrance Day, and Canada Day persist, but are increasingly reframed through post-national and tribalized diversity lenses rather than shared heritage. Communication norms have shifted beyond softened language into a culture shaped by hate-speech regulation and social enforcement, where disagreement is frequently interpreted as offense and politeness functions more as virtue signaling than genuine restraint. Canada's arts and cultural expression continue to emphasize storytelling, realism, and themes of coexistence, while shared historical experiences - colonial foundations, Indigenous reconciliation, peacekeeping identity, and national crises - are increasingly filtered through ideological frameworks. Day to day, Canadian society remains organized around expansive public institutions, with government acting as the primary organizer of social life and strong social pressure toward tolerance, adherence, and collective unity over open dissent.
Albertan culture is shaped by a strong emphasis on self-reliance, local accountability, and earned outcomes, alongside a deep pride in this place and the people who built it. Core values include personal responsibility, practical fairness through equal rules, respect for work that produces tangible results, and a strong regard for service, reflected in broad respect for veterans and those who serve their communities. While Christianity has historically influenced social values such as charity, stewardship, and neighbourly obligation, there is also a strong cultural acceptance of difference, with identity defined more by contribution and conduct than by race, background, or belief. Everyday customs and traditions reinforce this orientation through community celebrations such as rodeos, agricultural fairs, Stampede events, curling bonspiels, hunting seasons, and remembrance ceremonies, alongside informal mutual aid during fires, floods, and economic downturns. Communication norms tend to favour direct, plain-spoken language and honest disagreement, with credibility earned through action rather than status, often accompanied by dry, teasing humour.
Everyone, please take a step back, think about our options and have a little Keith Wilson in your head 🙂 I like having more time to help people understand that our only viable path to prosperity is #AlbertaIndependence. The more people see the East suppressing our growth, the more people will ask questions. Let's ensure we approach their questions with a positive message.
Lukaszuk demanded a referendum.
And petitioned for a referendum.
He coaxed over 400,000 Albertans to ask for a referendum.
His lies today don't undo his actions of yesterday
Way to block me coward lol. Make a statement that you're too afraid to have an actual conversation because you KNOW YOU ARE WRONG. Lukaszuk said the words right out of his mouth that he was going for a referendum: https://t.co/UDh9SQxKYL
@PeterCunningham Actually, that is exactly what you signed for. If that isn't what you were told when you signed then the Forever Canada canvassers either lied or had bad information.
@PeterCunningham Actually, that is exactly what you signed for. If that isn't what you were told when you signed then the Forever Canada canvassers either lied or had bad information.
@aberzimbabwe@ubbergenius Yep. Feds shut it down in the last hour. I saved the spreadsheet.
Why would anyone want to hide $342 Million in transfers to the one FN with 172 residents that is continually engaging in anti-Alberta and anti-development court challenges?
7,000 people braved the cold, faced swerving cars, and worse, all for their cause. Do you think a court ruling will make them give up? They aren't quitting. That energy can fuel a summer campaign or a fall leadership race. #activism#dedication
Just this morning you said you would be explaining yourself.
Now you put out a statement saying nothing.
It has put a pall on the movement on what has been otherwise a great day.
If it wasn't electoral lists you used, what was it?
Enough BS.
Clear the air. You are damaging the movement.
ALERT 🚨 BREAKING !
FOR ANYONE FALSELY DIMINISHING THE STAY FREE ALBERTA PETITION :
Every Canvassing Sheet has a serial number. Every sheet is signed by a registered canvasser with a badge number. Every person who signed showed photo ID or in the case of (highly discriminated against) rural Albertans with a PO Box on their Driver’s License two pieces of ID a photo ID and a bill or other document with their legal land description.
Unlike the Lukaszuk Petition there were no Disney Characters and Tourists signing the SFA Petition.
The biased Elections Alberta allegations against Parker and Davies in no way undermine the integrity of our Canvassers or the SFA process that collected hundreds of thousands of signatures.
Unlike the Unions no one from Stay Free Alberta sent emails and texts to canvassers telling them how to improperly use the Elections Alberta NDP electors list without getting caught. Unlike the Lukaszuk/NDP Petition every thing done by SFA was in good faith and never knowingly in violation of any arbitrary or ambiguous Elections Alberta rules.
Dear Albertans,
Until someone can reconcile for me how access to a list- of any kind- invalidates the importance of Independence, this whole "list discussion" can be shelved and dealt with in the courts.
It changes nothing.
Alberta is still being gutted. Albertans are dying early due to being worked too hard. Alberta is still having its wealth extracted. List or no list.
Give your heads a shake.
Liberals do teamwork better than us.
They don't care how much blackface Trudeau had... women he's groped... or trash policies he made: they support him.
David Parker paid for access to "a list" (of which nobody even knows what it entails, yet!!!!) and the sky fell on the independence movement with everyone trying to direct and claim crumbs.
How about everyone take a breather and focus on the important thing:
Independence is moving along.
Oct 19 is the vote.
You can fix this dumpster fire of a country through making your own.
Alberta,
Read this Elections Alberta update carefully.
https://t.co/886jAWRzEY
Elections Alberta are very clear here, this investigation is against The Centurion Project (TCP) and The Republican Party of Alberta (TRP).
There is no investigation against Alberta Prosperity Project (APP) or Stay Free Alberta (SFA).
There was zero cooperation between APP/SFA and TCP/TRP.
Anyone making claims that the voter list was used to fill in petitions are wrong. At no time did TCP/TRP participate in the petition process run by SFA. APP has been on hiatus since the beginning of the petition period. TCP was started well after the petition period started, and did not organize or participate in any SFA signature drives.
As Elections Alberta and the RCMP complete their investigations, I'm confident that they will find zero connections involving APP or SFA and the voter list. Their efforts required real people to identify themselves with valid ID and sign in person.
There were over 7,000 canvassers who can all attest to the above being true and accurate. Sadly the aligations against a few have caused concerns about the honest work of thousands.
To the canvassers and volunteers who worked hard over the last four months, you know you did an honest job. Don't let anyone convince you otherwise.
Join Mitch Sylvestre in Edmonton at 1:30PM on Monday May 4th at the Elections Alberta office to be part of history.
Godspeed all of you.
Alberta isn’t “landlocked” by geography. We’re landlocked by Ottawa's and other provinces' policies.
Independence changes that overnight: a sovereign Alberta negotiates access to markets as a nation, with real leverage and real consequences.
Trade is two way. So is corridor access through BC and elsewhere. #AlbertaIndependence