Ambassador Pete Hoekstra
@USAmbCanada
Insulting the U.S. men’s hockey team for accepting President Trump’s invitation to the White House and his State of the Union address is a new low for The Globe and Mail. Comparing our gold medalists to zoo animals, questioning their literacy, mocking their education... that’s quite a take. In Michigan we call that sour grapes. These young men won fair and square and deserve to celebrate. And they can read just fine, including the scoreboard.
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Dean Roach …. Well said
I didn’t choose this road — Ottawa paved it.
I didn’t wake up one day looking for a fight, and I didn’t land here because it’s the popular thing to say. I got here because I’m tired — not social-media tired, not election-cycle tired — Alberta tired. The kind you feel after watching the same movie play over and over while Ottawa tells you to sit down, be patient, and wait your turn. I’ve argued both sides of this over the years. I really believed we could fix things from inside Canada. But eventually you stop lying to yourself when the pattern never changes.
I hear the people who say we just need to keep pushing within Confederation. I used to be that guy. I figured if we voted harder, fought smarter, and kept showing up, someone back east would finally get it. But after watching policy after policy shaped in the East land on Alberta’s doorstep — rules written for places that don’t live like we live or work like we work — it stopped feeling like reform. It started ...
Alberta independence explained.
Alberta separation.
Alberta after Canada.
Alberta pension plan. Alberta
economy.
What happens when Alberta leaves.
$28 billion. That's how much more Alberta sends to Ottawa every year than it gets back. And that's before equalization — another $4 billion that disappears into provinces that can't balance their own budgets.
What does Alberta look like after independence?
Alberta GDP: $360+ billion (larger than 150 countries)
Alberta oil reserves: 167 billion barrels ($10 trillion)
Alberta pension transfer: $90-135 billion from CPP
Alberta per capita wealth: Higher than Norway, Singapore, United States
This video answers every question:
— What currency does Alberta use?
— How does landlocked Alberta trade?
— What happens to jobs and investment?
— Who protects Alberta without a military?
— What happens to your CPP pension?
— Do you keep Canadian citizenship?
— What does Year One look like?
Ottawa says Alberta can't survive alone. The math ...