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Issues separatists do not want to discuss – Part 9

Posted on August 27, 2026

Issue Eighteen: Law and the Charter of Rights and Freedoms Canada’s constitution can only apply in Canada. It includes a number of foundational written laws,… Read More »

Discussing the “Issues separatists don’t want to discuss”

Posted on August 20, 2026

Again, many pundits with credibility have addressed these issues. I would refer the Indigenous questions to Bruce Pardy, law professor and YouTube commentator. We have… Read More »

Issues separatists do not want to discuss – Part 8

Posted on July 23, 2026

Issue Seventeen: Indigenous Peoples Treaties with Indigenous Nations were all made between each of the Nations and the Crown, in right of Canada, before 1905,… Read More »

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 »

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