I went to an Alberta Prosperity Project local chapter startup/organizational meeting yesterday evening.
The meeting was originally booked in a meeting room at the community hall. It had to get changed to a small hall due to the number of people who RSVP.
There were approximately 120 ish people at the meeting with a very good mix of age groups.
Some very young single fellas and some family units with their young children and teenagers with them. Probably half of the group was 45 and younger.
Scott Payne (one of the “black hats” did most of the information education.

He started out with a few questions:
1. How many were at their first APP meeting?… 👍for 80% this was their FIRST time attending an APP Function.
2. How had heard of Jeff Rath, Mitch Sylvester and or Dr Denis Modry… again this was the FIRST time for these 80%
3. About half the crowd were Ready for Alberta Independence, the other half were unsure.

Scott proceeded to educate in these topic areas:

• he explained who Rath, Mitch and Modry are and what there roles are.
  ⁃ he went over several of the Trudeau and already Carnage Multi Million dollar scandals and taxpayer dollar
  ⁃ Carney was Trudeau’s for at least 5 years and both are World Economic Forum.
  ⁃ The craziness of Net zero policy and “de-carbonized oil” which are meant to enrich Brookfield and Carney.
  ⁃ The coming lunacy of an EV mandate and also how it will be impossible to generate enough electricity.
  ⁃ The coming censorship bills and control bills including the ability for government… not police… to open your mail and demand records of your activities from any business or bank you do business with and also the ending of cash transactions.
  ⁃ The federal goal is to track and control and restrict all aspects of our lives.
  ⁃ The coming “Home Equity Tax” will result in Canadians being continually taxed on home ownership. To keep your home you will be forced to pay the price of your home at least two times over by the home equity tax which will go to the Federal Government. Many people will loose their home ownership resulting in a nation of renters.
  ⁃ He explained how it would be impossible to open and change the Canadian Constitution to give a voice and fairness to Albertans. Atlantic and Eastern Canada will never give up their power over their cash cow Western Provinces.
  ⁃ Alberta has tried for 120 years to negotiate with Ottawa but Ottawa has no intention or interest.
  ⁃ Our only recourse is Alberta Independence with a Yes majority referendum vote of 50 plus 1 percent (preferably higher)
  ⁃ He doesn’t expect the Federal Government to accept the referendum question nor a majority yes no matter even if it was a 80% majority.
  ⁃ He explained the Rath delegation meeting with the Trump admin and the need for the U.S. to verbally and internationally recognize an Independent Alberta. He explained how the U.S. is interested in an ecconomic and security corridor with Alberta. The U.S. Is Not interested in Alberta as 51st state and an Independent Alberta doesn’t want that anyway. Scott also hinted that the U.S. military and airforce could temporarily defend our Alberta borders from an uncooperative Canadian Government that wouldn’t recognize Alberta’s Independence. He doesn’t think it will come to this but ultimately Trump will do whats in the best interest of America. -Payne doesn’t think the Clarity Act will be relevant as Ottawa will use it against us so U.S. recognition and co-operation is important. The Rath Delegation should have more meetings with Trump admin this fall.
  ⁃ Explained how Alberta wasn’t really landlocked… we are Federal Government Policy landlocked.
  ⁃ Expect major interference from Ottawa.

He encouraged people to go to the APP site to read the Value of Freedom fiscal report.
Scott did mention a few things from the report but I personally think he should have expanded, especially on personal tax savings.

The interim Alberta Constitution will become released within the next 30 days.
These constitutional rights could only be changed by
Citizens of Alberta.
They will not be privileges granted by the government and changed by mere amendments to laws.
There will be taxation limits in the constitution.

Both the Independent AB Fiscal Report and Constitution will be ammended as they receive feedback from Albertan’s.
On page 2 of both of these documents there is a link for direct feedback and comment communication.

Because Scott is a “black hatter” he focused on individual and property rights… which we currently have none of.
He is still very upset with what happened to the “amended AB Bill of Rights” which ended up being a Government Protection Bill.

He says Premier Smith will be in a tight spot this fall:
-Carney either will not release a Federal Budget or it will be a horrendous deficit to generations of Canadian’s.
-Carney’s 6 months will be up on Premier Smiths 9 demands.
He also indicated that this small list is actually an insult to Albertan’s and should be a much longer list.
-UCP must accept and act on the mandate of a Yes referendum.
Premier Smith will have to lead accordingly or she will be replaced with a leadership review.

Good News:
The referendum question has been submitted to Elections Alberta and hoping for the approval and referendum rules before end of August. Then 30 days of referendum campaigning.
Then 120 days of signatures collecting which will be done mid December. Referendum vote to occur either end of march or mid May.
APP will need donations to pay for a 3rd party
When people attend the Alberta Next meetings they must be vocal that they want only One Referendum question to vote on.. not the other several indicated by the Alberta Next Panel.

**All of us who are THE GREENLIGHT “ready to go” people MUST PUT IN THE EFFORT TO EDUCATE THE UNSURE “YELLOW LIGHTERS”

**The Greenlighters must be ACTIVE in Educating and Campaigning and Collecting Signatures and in the Referendum vote as scrutineers when it occurs.

Simply agreeing with AB Independence isn’t enough.
It’s gotta be personal involvement, voices of education and boots on the ground to get the Majority Yes.

UCP members must now and especially at the Fall 2025 AGM put pressure on all UCP MLA’s and the Premier to listen and act.

Also, soon after the referendum vote there will be a gathering at the Legislature.
They want at Least 100,000 Albertan’s to show up and party in the event which will be meant to put pressure on UCP to act and follow thru with the action of Alberta Independence… beginning with a Declaration which can be Internationally recognized by the Government of the United States.