The fear mongering coming across my feed about AB separatists:
- half of Albertans would leave
- it will cost $400 Billion
- natives will start civil war
- economy, investment would collapse
- AB would become Puerto Rico North
- We would soon be #51
- Better Canada be #28 EU
- all Albertans would immediately lose Can passports
- resources, land all belong to Canada
- Edmonton would separate from AB
I can't even.....can they not address the real issues?
@ctvedmonton Hers a novel thought… How about let democracy take its course. Rather then threaten and belittle how about making the case for how Alberta can be better off staying in Canada without the fear mongering.
Wtf is this shit? Mitch Sylvester literally tried contacting all of you multiple times to come have consultation talks and none of you showed up. All that you chiefs are doing is posturing as puppets of confederations and keeping your personal gravy trains rolling from the Canadian government.
The APP’s value of freedom document clearly shows how all First Nations people could benefit from an independent Alberta and here are these chiefs demonstrating they don’t care about their people or democracy. We can all drive through your reserves and clearly see the current Indian act isn’t doing anything positive. These chiefs should stop talking and start focusing on making their reserves prosperous.
Furthermore the treaties clearly state your ancestors ceded all the land and that the treaties have survived the transfer from the British crown to the Canadian crown to the provincial crown… They can survive a transfer to a independent Alberta. You don’t get some veto over democracy and you are being bad faith actors. You should be removed as chiefs for failing your people.
Question for Albertans:
If Alberta successfully seceded from Canada, what kind of government would you want to see?
1. British Commonwealth
A parliamentary system similar to what we know now, with responsible government, a Prime Minister, elected legislature, and constitutional traditions rooted in Westminster.
2. American-Style Republic
A written constitution with stronger separation of powers, an elected executive, elected legislature, elected senate, and a system designed to limit concentration of power.
3. Swiss-Style Democracy
A highly decentralized model with strong local control, frequent referendums, citizen initiatives, and more direct democracy built into the system.
4. Pardy’s Limited Government
Inspired by Bruce Pardy’s “flip the default” idea: government has no authority unless the people specifically grant it. Power starts with the citizen, not the state.
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@david_parker Then don’t do shit that provokes them unless you are setting a trap. For as much as you brag about your accomplishments and experience you should be smart enough to know this.
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.
It was the centurion project aka @david_parker. Not the APP or SFA. As far as I can tell he’s a subversive in the independent movement. Likes to stroke his own ego, which goes against our agenda.
As much as you disapprove of AB independence don’t lump the honest people in with his actions.