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Issues separatists do not want to discuss – Part 7

Posted on July 16, 2026

Issue Sixteen: Border Security An independent Alberta will need secure borders. All highways providing motor vehicle access to Alberta will require border security and customs… Read More »

Reader disputes government failed to consult on health transition

Posted on July 2, 2026

I would like to respond to the article where HSAA (Health Sciences Association of Alberta) said the Alberta Government failed to consult with members. I participated… Read More »

Issues separatists do not want to discuss – part four

Posted on May 21, 2026

Issue Nine: Immigration Currently, about 460,000 people immigrate to Canada annually. Alberta, with 11 per cent of Canada’s population, can be expected to receive about… Read More »

More issues separatists do not want to discuss

Posted on April 23, 2026

Currency An independent Alberta will have no legal right to use Canadian currency because the Canadian government, through the Royal Canadian Mint and the Bank… Read More »

Issues separatists do not want to discuss

Posted on April 16, 2026

On Nov. 15, 2025, I mailed a letter to the advertised mailing address of an Alberta separatist organization. The letter set out 19 issues of… Read More »

MAID legislation needs revision

Posted on April 9, 2026

I am tiring of the name and defence of Bill 18 as “assisted death as a last resort”, as if current or planned MAID regulations… Read More »

Petition campaigns only first step toward referendums

Posted on March 26, 2026

Petition questions require critical thinking. Long term ramifications for the future of where we live must be seriously considered.  The Alberta Prosperity Project’s petition issue… Read More »

Drama or dialogue? Reader responds to racism allegation

Posted on March 12, 2026

When addressing important issues that affect us all, which is better, drama or dialogue? We have so many issues affecting us today, affordability, immigration, crime,… Read More »

Conservative Party of Canada leadership review later this month

Posted on January 15, 2026

The Conservative Party trails the Liberals in the polls by just under four per cent. Mr. Poilievre trails Mr. Carney in the national leadership polls… Read More »

Update on highway speed survey results: Minister Dreeshen

Posted on January 8, 2026

Alberta’s government conducted an online public engagement survey from Nov. 7 to Dec. 12, which received a total of 59,400 responses. The survey gave Albertans… Read More »

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