During the 19th century, Alberta was on the US dollar, and the US postal service, before there was any connection to eastern Canada via railroads.
Cattle were purchased in Texas and driven up to the grasslands of Alberta via the Great Western Trail.
Later, American farmers brought the agricultural technologies that had been developed on the Great Plains, and used them to cultivate Alberta.
American school teachers also went to Alberta, and took special oaths that still protected their American citizenship, while teaching Albertan school children.
In 1906, nearly 25% of the people living in Alberta were American BORN. And, prior to that multi-generations of Albertans originally had American roots. This is OUR Culture, Make Alberta Great Again! Choose Option # 2 on the referendum question # 10 in October
@PardyBruce@thinkonthese52 Nationalized pipelines with the government directing where and how barrels flow, with “royalties” payable to non producing provinces amounts to the effective nationalization of the Alberta Oil and Gas Industry.
Who in their right mind thinks this is a good idea.
Congratulations Alberta, you just bought yourselves a TransMountain-like pipeline.
If all goes well it will be operational by 2035, and will only cost $50 billion in taxpayer money.... money we don't have.
Let's run some very simple economics.
It will transport 1 million barrels per day, at a fee of $10/barrel. That means it will generate $10,000,000/day in revenue, which is $3.65 billion/year. But it will cost at least $1 billion/year to operate (power, labour, chemicals, maintenance, interest on the borrowed money, carbon tax, etc).
So the initial payout is $50 B divided by $2.65 B/yr. which is 18.8 years. Who wants to wait almost 20 years before they get a return on their investment?
The economics don't work because the regulations make the pipeline too expensive and risky. There was a time, lest than 15 years ago, when the private sector could have built this for $10 billion.
This is not a win. The real problems aren't being addressed, and this is making things worse.
Tomorrow, Tanya Clemens and I will formally launch a new organization dedicated to supporting Alberta independence and winning the October referendum.
Alberta has waited long enough.
It’s time to get serious.
Some facts about Alberta’s pathway to independence in 2026.
1. The Supreme Court of Canada confirmed in 1998 that all provinces including Alberta have the right to independence and set out the legal pathway.
2. Nothing in the First Nations Treaties in Alberta preclude Alberta separating nor does independence require First Nations to change their Treaties.
3. The 1930 Natural Resources Transfer agreement and subsequent court rulings confirm that the land, minerals (oil and gas), resources, and water are all owned by the Alberta Government. That agreement did not transfer management—it transferred ownership. The 1982 sec. 92A amendment to the Constitution confirmed Alberta’s resource management authority.
4. Section 109 of the Constitution does not apply to independence and especially to Alberta.
5. Albertans send roughly $15–25 billion more to Ottawa than they receive back but it can be as high as $47 billion.
6. Only Alberta’s 48 First Nations need to be consulted and each one of those First Nations will either decide to keep the status quo re Canada administering their Treaties, or ask Alberta to administer them, or ask to negotiate a new treaty.
7. The Federal Government and all provinces will need to sign off on the terms of separation (not just the amending formula). The Constitutional amendments would simply remove all references to Alberta from the Constitutional documents. The Federal Government and the provinces are obligated to conduct good faith negotiations, failure of which Alberta can unilaterally declare its independence.
Do you agree that the Province of Alberta should cease to be a part of Canada to become an independent state?
A recent poll making the rounds sampled 900 people. I don’t think that sample is big enough. Can I get more?
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Alberta separation is a great topic…for Albertans.
If you’re not from Alberta, don’t you have bigger things to worry about?
Like Canada’s collapsing economy?
Mass, unsustainable immigration?
The collapsing housing market?
Rising crime rates?
The cost of food?
Interest rates?
Rent?
We’re all having these conversations. But instead of focusing on what you think we should be doing in Alberta...maybe take this time to think about what your province could be doing better.
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Should the Province of Alberta cease to be part of Canada and become an independent state?
Important: please repost to reach a larger sample size after voting 🗳️
@ShannonStubbsMP For the uninformed lemmings re Shannon Stubbs:
- She tweeted in the morning
- Surgery fully planned & non-emergency
- Had full app-based voting from her phone
- Earns $211,000/yr + benefits
- Zero attempt to vote or arrange a proxy
- Already missed two previous confidence votes
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I would rather be the land locked Nation of Alberta with the worlds third largest oil reserves
As opposed to
Land locked colony of Canada fighting to develop and ultimately keep the resources we own
#AlbertaSeparation
What the hell is wrong with you, Naheed Nenshi? A former mayor of Calgary, current leader of the opposition, and now you're out here openly egging on unions to strike, to bring down the government, and to "hold the line" like some revolutionary warlord?
This isn't civic discourse; it's a blatant incitement to chaos, economic sabotage, and outright sedition.
You're not fighting for teachers' rights; you're weaponizing them to topple democracy for your own ego-fueled grudge. Disgraceful. Utterly unforgivable.
Remember Tamara Lich? The Freedom Convoy co-organizer who dared to rally truckers against illegal vaccine mandates? For that, a peaceful protest, she was dragged through hell: charged with mischief, held in custody for weeks, and now under house arrest.
You and the establishment painted her as a threat to order, even labeling her a domestic terrorist.
If she was held accountable for apparently crossing the line, then why do you .... a smug opportunist get a free pass to broadcast your blueprint for national paralysis on every podcast and panel, without a single handcuff in sight?
The hypocrisy is vomit-inducing. Lich whispered "hold the line" in a moment of desperation against government overreach.... and the full force of the law came crashing down on her.
Nenshi? He shouts it from the rooftops, urging mass strikes to cripple supply chains, bankrupt businesses, and force a government collapse... all because he can't stomach a policy he dislikes.
This isn't leadership; it's anarchy with a progressive bow. If Lich deserved the book thrown at her, Nenshi deserves the dungeon.
⏱️SO FAR
🍎Alberta teachers have refused an offer to:
⬆️Make them highest paid in Western Canada
💲Start new teachers at $71 K/year
💰Pay teachers with 7 years experience $100 K/year
🧑🏫Hire 3,000 new teachers PLUS 1,500 assistants
🏫WHILE building 100 new schools?
Huh?
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The ATA is attacking charter and private schools because they don't control their teachers as they're not mandated to fund the union anti-conservative war machine. Those 7000 teachers represent $9,000,000 in extra revenue for the ATA.