Alberta Fact Check

The Liberal government is proposing new rules that would require thousands of federally regulated private businesses outside of Quebec to provide services in French. READ MORE:rebelne.ws/3R7WozM

Senator Paula Simons says Albertans must get "elbows up" to confront the independence movement. READ MORE: rebelne.ws/4fqYeUi

Whether one agrees with Alberta independence or not, there is an obvious political inconsistency worth noting: a First Nation that is itself negotiating greater autonomy and self-government with Canada is criticizing Albertans for exercising a democratic process to consider their own constitutional future. READ MORE: rebelne.ws/4fcIKo5

Yes, Ottawa wants Edmonton's banks, grain companies and telecoms to provide mandatory French services The Liberal government is proposing new rules that would require thousands of federally regulated private businesses outside of Quebec to provide services in French. rebelne.ws/4vD6vuw

CBC takes on the immigration questions Albertans will vote on this fall Albertans may want to give the government a mandate to ensure the floodgates aren’t opened again. What is questionable is whether or not the provincial government could stop another federal government-inspired wave of immigrants even if it had such a mandate. rebelne.ws/4yxnFw7

Trudeau-appointed senator says Alberta independence supporters don’t understand Alberta Senator Paula Simons says Albertans must get "elbows up" to confront the independence movement. rebelne.ws/4wizxAI

Alberta Fact Check: The Quebec First Nation lecturing Alberta on self-determination is negotiating its own Whether one agrees with Alberta independence or not, there is an obvious political inconsistency worth noting: a First Nation that is itself negotiating greater autonomy and self-government with Canada is criticizing Albertans for exercising a democratic process to consider their own constitutional future. rebelne.ws/4yxn7q0

FACT CHECK: Provinces won’t expand East-West infrastructure when they will take a loss on such endeavours. That’s why the federal plan is to offer “incentives,” which of course means selective subsidies and putting pressure on provinces. READ MORE: rebelne.ws/4fFCNQC

FACT CHECK: Calgary Mayor Jeromy Farkas is warning that Alberta's independence movement could cost the province $62 billion annually and eliminate 175,000 jobs. READ MORE: rebelne.ws/4fKj2Xh

FACT CHECK: Another large artificial intelligence data centre is now being proposed in rural Alberta, less than two weeks after Meta announced a $13-billion data centre in Sturgeon County. READ MORE: rebelne.ws/4fHlE9e

FACT CHECK: The Calgary Chamber of Commerce, headed by writer Deborah Yedlin, has been releasing almost apocalyptic predictions for Alberta’s future due to the upcoming referendum. READ MORE: rebelne.ws/4w9fDYT

Is Ottawa’s new national electricity strategy a jurisdictional power grab? It fits within the “Elbows Up” strategy of reducing trade with the United States but would disrupt a power system that evolved through provincial management and would require the federal government to tread deeply into provincial jurisdiction. rebelne.ws/4fFCNQC

Calgary Mayor Jeromy Farkas is warning that Alberta's independence movement could cost the province $62 billion annually and eliminate 175,000 jobs, citing a Calgary Chamber of Commerce report based on responses from just 137 businesses. He argues political uncertainty will drive away investment rebelne.ws/4fKj2Xh

If independence talk kills investment, why are AI developers lining up? Investors are not running from Alberta. They appear to be forming a queue. rebelne.ws/4fHlE9e

FACT CHECK: While every independence movement is unique, the historical record shows that the creation of new countries is far from extraordinary. READ MORE: rebelne.ws/3TjQImL

Alberta CEOs don’t share Calgary Chamber of Commerce’s morose outlook on the future Despite unity being the top news item in Alberta for a year and with a referendum looming, the provincial economy is doing very well. rebelne.ws/4w9fDYT

FACT CHECK: Treaty 8 Grand Chief Trevor Mercredi spoke of working together with Quebec Indigenous bands to fight against the independence movement in Alberta while attending the annual gathering of the Assembly of First Nations in Ottawa this week. MORE: rebelne.ws/4wMogIK

FACT CHECK: Unifor says it's mobilizing members to campaign in Alberta's upcoming independence referendum. READ MORE: rebelne.ws/4b00qAW

FACT CHECK: At the annual gathering of the Assembly of First Nations lobby group in Ottawa, Treaty 8 Grand Chief Trevor Mercredi reiterated his call for an investigation to be held into alleged American funding in the Alberta independence movement. MORE: rebelne.ws/4wNfNFb

If Unifor is campaigning, why isn't it registered? Whether Unifor has crossed that line depends on what it is actually spending money on, not simply the fact that it is encouraging members to become involved. rebelne.ws/4b00qAW