Alberta – Blazingcatfur

Report linking Alberta separatists to Americans sparks call for emergency debate

OTTAWA — The New Democrats have requested an emergency debate in Parliament about whether work by Republican party-affiliated operatives to help mobilize Alberta separatist votes amounts to foreign interference in the Alberta referendum campaign as Canada’s public safety minister deferred such questions Monday to the national spy service.

Responding to new concerns raised by a Globe and Mail story that detailed the connections between Alberta separatists and Republican party strategists who developed a voter mobilization app, and that detailed the Albertans’ pitch to U.S. State Department officials about future exports of Alberta resources like water and oil to the U.S., Gary Anandasangaree declined to say whether it is foreign influence or, worse, interference.

by Blazingcatfur•October 5, 2026October 5, 2026•0•Alberta, Canada's Corrupt Liberal Government

Elephant in the room

The pitch began with a prayer.

On an afternoon in late January, Mitch Sylvestre, the leader of Alberta’s most prominent separatist organization, gathered with three of his lieutenants in a boardroom not far from the executive hangars at the Calgary International Airport, where private jets shuttle in and out of the city away from prying eyes.

It was a few hours before thousands of Albertans would gather near the city centre at a rally to launch the separatist campaign. But this meeting, convened behind closed doors a half-hour drive away, was invite only.

And Carney has hired his pal Maia Johnson who just happens to be an ex Democrat party operative.

by Blazingcatfur•October 3, 2026October 3, 2026•0•Alberta, Canada's Corrupt Liberal Government

Internal documents detail Ottawa’s economic worries over Alberta referendum

Internal federal documents offer insights into how Ottawa is assessing the economic fallout from the possibility of Alberta separating from Canada and becoming an independent state.

The documents from Finance Canada and the Justice Department also shed light on the consequences being considered from the uncertainty caused by Alberta separatism.

Finance Canada briefing notes, released to CBC News through access to information legislation, detail the federal government has been quietly studying the impact of a possible $18-billion fiscal shock, corporate head office flight and a mass exodus of Albertans to neighbouring provinces if Alberta exits the federation.

by Blazingcatfur•October 3, 2026October 3, 2026•0•Alberta, Canada's Corrupt Liberal Government

Poll suggests slight majority of UCP voters favours separation as party stares down ‘tough days’ ahead

As part of her latest round of polling, Janet Brown sought to understand the factors driving support for separatism in advance of Alberta’s Oct. 19 referendum.

She found most support wasn’t found amongst people who live outside the major cities.

It wasn’t the majority opinion of people with a certain level of education.

by Blazingcatfur•October 2, 2026October 1, 2026•0•Alberta

Poilievre urges Albertans to vote to stay in Canada, saying their issue is with the government, not the country

Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre urged Albertans to vote to stay in Canada in the province’s upcoming referendum, arguing that Alberta’s resentments are best addressed by doubling down on the values that the Canadian Constitution was originally meant to uphold.

At a keynote speech in Edmonton, Poilievre made a classical conservative case for why the province’s deep resentments toward confederation are actually due to years of relentless government overreach rather than issues with the country itself

by Blazingcatfur•September 30, 2026September 30, 2026•0•Alberta

BARBER: Mark Carney throws a monkey wrench into Alberta’s referendum

According to the Supreme Court of Canada, the court has rejected the idea that a majority voting on an ambiguous referendum question automatically establishes a democratic mandate. The question must be free from ambiguity — i.e. it must be a “clear question.”

by Blazingcatfur•September 26, 2026September 26, 2026•0•Alberta, Canada's Corrupt Liberal Government

Conservative Canadian leader reveals enormous amount migrants cost her province every year… and how little they contribute in return

A conservative premier in Canada revealed the staggering cost migrants have on her province and the small contribution they make in return.

Alberta Premier Danielle Smith, 55, spotlighted at a press conference on Monday that $1 billion CAD [$710.2 million USD] is annually spent on health care and education for temporary residents.

Smith claimed that migrants contribute just $150 million CAD [$106.5 million USD] to provincial tax revenues, far less than a quarter of what they cost the region.

by Blazingcatfur•September 23, 2026September 23, 2026•0•Alberta, Camp Of The Saints

Premier Danielle Smith caught by tears during forum on Alberta referendum, grievances

Premier Danielle Smith was overcome with emotion as she launched into speech at an online forum Saturday, tearfully relaying painful losses some Albertans have shared with her as she works to address grievances with Ottawa that have led to the Oct. 19 referendum question of separation from the country.

The Premier fought back tears Saturday at an online forum on Alberta’s place in Canada.

Danielle Smith said many Albertans feel unheard by Ottawa, and that she, her government and her party support remaining in Canada. pic.twitter.com/PN6Okoivfn

— YEGWAVE (@yegwave) September 19, 2026

by Blazingcatfur•September 21, 2026September 20, 2026•0•Alberta

Donna Kennedy-Glans: Alberta’s grievances have nothing to do with MAGA

On Sept. 3, the New York Times published a guest essay by Edmonton writer Curtis Gillespie under two stacked headlines: “Trump Isn’t Just Trolling Canada. He’s Helping Push It Apart,” and “MAGA Is Feeding a Separatist Surge in Canada.” It is part of a Times series called “The New World Disorder,” about countries adjusting as America steps aside. Alberta is the exhibit.

Gillespie opens his column describing a United Conservative pancake breakfast during the Calgary Stampede. Premier Danielle Smith arrives in Lone Star boots, a Stetson and a Texas bolo. He reads the outfit as a nod south. He hears her contrast Albertan grit with Ottawa’s mandarins and tie “newcomers” to soaring government costs. Then he finds what he came for: groups such as Albertans4Freedom and United Alberta flags, the “bald-faced” separatist, talk of an independent Judeo-Christian nation, and a push to vote yes on Oct. 19 to a question that would start Alberta down the path to leaving Canada.

by Blazingcatfur•September 20, 2026September 19, 2026•0•Alberta

With five weeks to go before Alberta’s referendum vote, where is the pro-Canada campaign?

Five weeks from now, Albertans will vote on a suite of referendum questions, including the question of whether or not the province should remain in Canada or hold a second referendum on whether to leave the country.

It’s quite literally an existential question. Yet, where’s the urgency?

And that’s a problem.

by Blazingcatfur•September 14, 2026September 14, 2026•0•Alberta

MACLEOD: Trading the US for Europe — Carney’s transatlantic fantasy will cost Alberta dearly

Prime Minister Mark Carney is heading to Strasbourg as Canada and the European Union prepare a sweeping new partnership. He will attend European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen’s State of the Union address on September 16 and address the European Parliament the following day.

by Blazingcatfur•September 13, 2026September 12, 2026•0•Alberta, Canada's Corrupt Liberal Government, European Union

The cash-strapped, disorganized fight to keep Alberta in Canada

The organizations lobbying to keep Alberta in Canada ahead of a fall referendum vote are short on cash, tight on time and hamstrung in their ability to organize a concerted campaign for the federalist side.

Public opinion polls consistently show that separatist voters are in the minority in Alberta – but they are also highly motivated. That means in the Oct. 19 vote on whether to launch a formal separation referendum, how many people show up to vote could be the determining factor between a nail-biter and a decisive win for the federalist side.

by Blazingcatfur•September 10, 2026September 10, 2026•0•Alberta

Adam Legge: Albertans should fight for a better deal, but separation is not the way

For generations, Alberta has been treated unfairly within Canada, creating immense frustration among many of those who call the province home. I have heard that frustration for decades from business leaders, workers, entrepreneurs and families throughout Alberta, and there are good reasons for it.

by Blazingcatfur•September 7, 2026September 6, 2026•0•Alberta, Canada

Alberta independence group releases its ‘transition plan’ to become a country

An independence group has released a “transition plan,” sketching out what it sees as a roadmap should Albertans vote in the future to become a sovereign nation.

The Alberta Transition Council released the 214-page report on Thursday, laying out a series of proposals tied to how life in Alberta might look in the event of a future “yes” vote on independence.

by Blazingcatfur•September 5, 2026September 5, 2026•0•"Western Alienation Separation", "Western Independence", Alberta

On the road with pro-independence Albertans, one small town at a time

Chris Scott sat in the driver’s seat of his 2001 Monaco Dynasty motorhome last week, bumping along the network of rural highways in southern Alberta.

The vehicle creaked a bit. Some leather-covered furniture was cracking, and some cabinet drawer latches didn’t work anymore.

It’s like Alberta, Scott said: you can ignore problems and let them get worse, or you can pay attention to them and fix them.

by Blazingcatfur•August 30, 2026August 30, 2026•0•Alberta