Richard B🇨🇦

In a world where volume is often mistaken for strength, I still find honour in steadiness, restraint, and credibility. A sign for your window or pin to your profile, make a variation. “French Canadian” Ukrainian Canadian” or I’m grateful to be Canadian.” 🇨🇦

Before oil, Alberta’s economy was easy to see. You could point to it—rail lines, farms, merchants, water systems. You knew what was being produced, who was producing it, and why it mattered. rbuchfink.medium.com/the-seduction-…

Movement isn’t the issue. Direction is. Are you reacting to something you’re trying to escape, or are you intentionally moving toward something that matters? That distinction changes everything.

Some paths take years to understand. What looks like trial and error is often preparation—learning, adjusting, refining until the moment arrives where it all starts to make sense. The question isn’t whether the opportunity shows up. It’s whether you’re ready when it does.

“They love it here tool. lol.

My “prediction” about tariffs wasn’t far removed from reality. A year later—-where are we? Stuck in chaos mode because it’s keeping someone from having to answer for his criminal activity of the last 50 years.

Canada allows disagreement. It does not allow governments to act as if federal law is optional. At what point does political defiance become a constitutional breach? This line matters more than people think. m.facebook.com/story.php?stor…

Reinvention doesn’t always mean starting from scratch. In many cases, it’s about recognizing what worked, understanding why it worked, and having the discipline to bring it back when the conditions are right. Timing matters. Context matters.

The Alberta separatist movement isn’t some unstoppable wave, it’s a loud minority that can’t even hit its own targets. You needed around 350k signatures to show real momentum and you came up with 177k. That’s not a movement, that’s barely a warm up. And even if you somehow crossed that threshold, it doesn’t mean Alberta just walks out of Canada. That’s not how this works. You’re talking about years of legal battles, constitutional hurdles, negotiations with the federal government, Indigenous treaty obligations, economic fallout, currency issues, trade barriers, and massive uncertainty for businesses and workers. Not 90 days, regardless of what Keith says. There’s no clean break. No easy exit. No “just vote and we’re gone.” Meanwhile, the idea that Alberta would somehow be stronger alone ignores reality. The province benefits massively from being part of Canada through internal trade, transfer systems, shared infrastructure, and global credibility. Walking away doesn’t make those problems disappear, it multiplies them. So no, Alberta isn’t leaving Canada. Not now, not anytime soon. And a half completed petition isn’t proof of anything except how small the movement actually is. And to all Albertans that don’t want any part of this, the rest of Canada knows, and we don’t group you all in the same basket! We still love you.

One thing worth adding to this discussion given today’s headlines: There’s a difference between external pressure and self-inflicted instability. We don’t control how other countries negotiate. But we do control how we position ourselves in response.

Respect isn’t granted by title. It’s earned in how you show up, how you support your team, and how consistently you follow through. The strongest leaders don’t need to dominate a room—they build environments where others can perform at their best.

#forevercanadian #alberta

We’re seeing a growing push for “standards” in education — curriculum control, compliance, enforcement. But it raises an uncomfortable question: Why are we demanding structured standards for those delivering education… while expecting none from those governing the system.

I won’t step back from that. Real progress requires confronting problems directly—whether they’re rooted in systems, processes, or the people responsible for them. That’s what redoubling effort actually looks like.

And here in Alberta, that means taking a hard, honest look at where we are. Because the direction of leadership matters—and right now, too many signals point the wrong way.

received a message yesterday—one that many Canadians likely saw as well. A reminder, more than anything else. #canadastrong #leadership