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@Riggersacademy is the worst-run academy in the HSL. Questionable ownership commitment to real long-term player development.

@RiseOfAlberta And the liberal party is more conservative under Carney.

The Conservative party of Canada isn’t conservative. But an Independent Alberta will be.

@ikwilson There is no legal continuity guarantee if Alberta separates. Come on Keith, your legal knowledge is deeper than that statement.

The Jay Treaty of 1794 entitles Treaty First Nations members to travel freely between Canada and the United States. They just have to show their treaty card at the border--no passport required. Nothing would change when Alberta becomes independent.

@NikodemusCole @JeffreyRWRath Not speculation-official U.S. findings: the Mueller Report and bipartisan Senate Intelligence Committee Report confirm Russia ran a coordinated interference campaign in 2016 (cyber hacks + influence ops).

@leonjacksonbcn @JeffreyRWRath It is in fact not well established. What is in fact established is that Russia had nothing to do with it and that it was a Democratic hoax perpetrated by Obama and Hillary. Stop getting your "facts" from Facebook. It makes you look foolish.

Orlagh O’Kelley just told the Court of Kings Bench that it is now accepted that there was “Russian Interference” in “Trump’s 2016 election”. “It’s Greenland, It’s Venezuela It’s the 51st State.” This is beyond any legal argument that I have heard in 35 years of legal practice.

@PennyH2022 @JeffreyRWRath Great rebuttal @PennyH2022 😂

@PennyH2022 @JeffreyRWRath You’re calling others out while supporting a lawyer who has faced multiple Law Society proceedings, including conduct hearings and sanction decisions, with more still ongoing. Might want to check the hypocrisy.

@ohnilsson @RiseOfAlberta This actually proves my point. Right now it’s one country, no barriers. Independence turns neighbours into foreign states, and access into something you have to ask for and pay for.

@leonjacksonbcn @RiseOfAlberta Idk - do you expect to be able to drive from BC to the rest of Canada without entering the United States?

The “landlocked Alberta” argument falls apart fast. Alberta is not blocked by geography. Alberta is blocked by federal policy. Independence would give Alberta more leverage, more control, and a stronger hand in securing access to tidewater and global markets.

@RiseOfAlberta Quick question: can you explain what Section 35 of the Constitution Act, 1982 actually says about Aboriginal and treaty rights? And how those constitutionally protected rights would not be engaged in a separation scenario on Treaty land?

Legacy media is getting ready to push the narrative that First Nations can block Alberta independence referendum tomorrow. Feel free to save these graphics and put them to work. Share them widely.

What happens when you challenge @JasonLavigneAB? He blocks you. So much for “open debate” and “let the people decide.” That’s not confidence in your ideas-that’s avoiding scrutiny.

@JonFromAlberta No one is stopping the conversation, people are challenging a weak idea. You’re free to advocate for independence. Others are free to point out it’s legally complex, economically risky, and not as simple as “just let people vote.” That’s not anti-democratic. That’s debate.

A lot of the people who oppose Alberta independence do not actually want to argue the issue on its merits. Their first instinct is often not to persuade, but to shut the conversation down. They say things like, “just leave then,” or “you shouldn’t even be allowed to talk about this,” as though Alberta belongs only to people who agree with the current arrangement. But that is not how democracy works. In a free society, people are allowed to question political structures. They are allowed to advocate for change. They are allowed to peacefully organize, persuade their fellow citizens, and if support is strong enough, put the matter to a vote. That is not extremism. That is democracy. What I find revealing is that some people seem perfectly comfortable with democracy right up until the moment it might produce an answer they do not like. They say they believe in freedom, pluralism, and open debate, but when Albertans begin seriously discussing self determination, suddenly the tone changes. Suddenly we are told to go away. Suddenly we are told the subject itself is unacceptable. Why? Because democracy is only easy when you are confident you control the outcome. It becomes frightening when ordinary people start asking real questions, building real momentum, and demanding a real say. And that is the heart of it. If Alberta independence is such a terrible idea, then make the case against it. Debate it. Challenge it. Expose its weaknesses. Trust the people. But do not pretend that telling Albertans to shut up, get out, or lose the right to even hold a referendum is some kind of principled democratic position. It is not. It is insecurity dressed up as certainty. We Albertans have the right to discuss our political future and we have the right to settle that question democratically. You do not protect democracy by forbidding people from using it. You protect democracy by letting the people decide.

@JasonLavigneAB So, you’re planning on outsourcing your security to “Canada”, a country you separated from and the “United States”, a country that wants your energy. Couldn’t think of anything smarter than that…

Yes, an independent Alberta would continue to be landlocked. However, it would also be one of the hardest countries on earth for a foreign enemy to reach. Any international threat would have to cross Canada or the United States first. That is an enormous built-in security advantage. And unlike today, an independent Alberta would control its own borders and immigration instead of relying on a federal system with no internal provincial border security. Landlocked is not a weakness when your geography makes you more insulated, more defensible, and harder to reach.

@ikwilson Oh yes…Texas, not the United States, is a global superpower 🤦‍♂️

"Alberta", not Canada, is the third largest exporter of oil.

@andrews_e98695 @ikwilson Keith. Yes, the federal government can legally refuse to recognize a 51% referendum result and can set the conditions for any separation. That’s already established in Canadian law.

@ikwilson Question Mr Wilson; Can the Carney Government, when they get their majority, legislate a law to prevent Alberta from separating or, refuse to accept a slim 51% vote to separate, deeming it a unclear majority?

There is nothing about Alberta independence that threatens First Nations or their treaties. Read the actual documents: - Jay Treaty (1794) - Treaties 6, 7 & 8 (1870s and 1899) - Natural Resources Transfer Agreement (1930) Treaties were with the Crown — not Ottawa's bureaucracy. Alberta becoming sovereign doesn't erase them. Stop spreading fear. Let's discuss facts, not hysteria.

@elie_mcn Montreal was Canada’s financial capital. Then came referendums, separation risk, language laws, and political uncertainty. Banks and head offices moved to Toronto for stability, not because of “communism.” Markets hate uncertainty. @ikwilson @JeffreyRWRath

WATCH: Jeff Rath argues that the referendum isn’t what drove businesses out of Quebec in the 1900s, it was the prospect of a communist-style government. He says that this would not be an issue in Alberta 👇

@Martyupnorth You don’t get multiple pensions. CPP and Quebec’s QPP are integrated, you get ONE combined pension. OAS is based on residency in Canada and would depend on an agreement if Alberta left. An Alberta Pension Plan would replace CPP, not add to it. You don’t get three pensions.

I worked in Quebec for three years. When Alberta becomes an independent country I will collect an Alberta pension, OAS from Ottawa and a pension from Quebec. It's going to be glorious.

@JeffreyRWRath Attack by a lawyer who’s been sanctioned several times, clearly not becoming.

BREAKING - Alberta! is under attack!

@StevenS64817 @JohnCollins2x @JeffreyRWRath Last year approximately: Alberta → Equalization (via federal taxes): ~$4.2B Ottawa → Alberta (Health + Social Transfers): ~$8.7B Alberta received more in health & social transfers than its estimated contribution to equalization It’s easy to mislead people.

@JohnCollins2x @JeffreyRWRath We'll take the debt and be clear of it within a decade. Our share wouldn't be that much since we pay way more taxes than we get in return for provincial projects. Equalization payments we pay every year would wipe our share of the debt out fast

Albertans aren't Canadian patriots anymore. They're Alberta patriots. Zero federal income tax CPP/UI cut in half 33-38% take-home pay increase 45% total tax reduction Why wouldn't you vote for that? stayfreealberta.com/how-and-where-… #Ableg

@ikwilson Owning resources is one thing. Controlling access to tidewater and markets is another. Alberta has the oil. Canada controls the trade routes. Geography decides leverage.

It's Alberta, not Canada, that has the best negotiating position--it's Alberta's oil and gas. Ottawa prioritizes its climate change ideology over economics. As long as Alberta remains in Canada, we forfeit our leverage and prosperity.