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The solution is Alberta Independence 👍

First of all why is she asking people this? As a leader she should know the issues, and have the answers. Obviously she does not know, and should not be the leader/Premier. So she wants to wait another year to have a survey, and then start working on things? That sounds insane to me. With $60 oil, Danielle states Alberta's debt will skyrocket. Oil is heading to $40 per barrel. That's $50 billion dollars more debt PER YEAR than in 2024. When you add on the costs to finance that , you are looking at maybe $70 Billion deficit per year very soon. That is unstainable for such a small population. Then the separatists want to ad at least a trillion dollar loan, to leave Canada and service that debt. Where is all this massive wealth the separatist spew? Then she wants to wait another year for the people to tell her what to do about it. She is totally insane. Danielle, the worst Premiere in Alberta's history. Another survey, and another year wasted while nothing get's done? Please stop blaming everyone else for Alberta's problems. It is getting tiring. Danielle never says much that is correct. Like her ridiculous CPP rebate cheque. The way she calculated that was totally insane. Today she stated Ai would save Alberta's economy. She may not know it but Ai makes almost no jobs. It also needs massive energy and a good power grid, and Alberta's is ancient. That's why she is just a small time TV show host. Alberta's problems is as always, due to a bad Premiere, and she is the worst of them all. Dec 2025 Employment Insurance Recipients 67,520 UP 21.9% y/y Q3 2025 Net Migration 5,849 Down -86.2% y/y Dec 2025 International Merchandise Exports $15.6B Down -7.4% y/y Where do you see this massive wealth with $40 oil on it's way? Danielle states every 1 dollar the oil goes down equals a Billon dollar deficit. Rath uses $90 per barrel for his insane figures. 2025 prices averaged in high 60's. In the mid 50's now, and almost every oil agency in the world states it will settle around $40. If you add 20 or $30 billion more debt to Alberta's deficit per year, Alberta will die a very fast death. Add on a one trillion dollar loan, and the other costs to pay out Canada. Then add on all the new federal costs Alberta will have to assume. LNG will be over as BC/Canada will never let Alberta use it's plants, ports, and infrastructure to compete with themselves. If Canada does let a a new Alberta use it's existing pipelines, of course they will not subsidize them any more. They will expect to make a profit from them. So let's say they add on $5.00 more per barrel. Using Danielle's math that would add another $5 Billion annually to Alberta's skyrocketing debt every year. Can you explain to me where all this massive wealth that Rath and Wilson preach? Of course there are many other issues like business/jobs leaving. Equalization payments are not really and issue as oil plummets, especially with no LNG Equalization is based on high earnings, as Albertans make more money than everywhere else. If there are no jobs, Alberta may again start to get payments back even. Trump thinks Alberta oil will be good for USA reserves so he can just shut that down for 100 years, so what will that do to Alberta jobs , and deficit. If you ask people how they feel about Rath and Wilson begging for a trillion dollar loan...secured by Alberta's resources... "just to get started" , I wonder what they will say. She thinks Ai will save Alberta LOL AI needs massive cheap energy, and an up to date power grid.. Not strong points for Alberta with an ancient power grid. Ai also produces no jobs. Given the shape of Alberta, thanks to Danielle, I don't think equalization payments will be an issue, going forward. With $40 oil on it's way, Alberta may start getting payments. LNG will be over as BC/Canada will never let Alberta use it's plants, ports, and infrastructure to compete with themselves. If Canada does let a a new Alberta use it's existing pipelines, of course they will not subsidize them any more. They will expect to make a profit from them. So let's say they add on $5.00 more per barrel. Using Danielle's math that would add another $5 Billion annually to Alberta's skyrocketing debt every year. Can you explain to me where all this massive wealth that Rath and Wilson preach? Of course there are many other issues like business/jobs leaving. Equalization payments are not really and issue as oil plummets, especially with no LNG Equalization is based on high earnings, as Albertans make more money than everywhere else. If there are no jobs, Alberta may again start to get payments back even. Trump thinks Alberta oil will be good for USA reserves so he can just shut that down for 100 years, so what will that do to Alberta jobs , and deficit. If you ask people how they feel about Rath and Wilson begging for a trillion dollar loan...secured by Alberta's resources... "just to get started" , I wonder what they will say.

Alberta was calling skilled labour. The Federal Liberals were calling refugees and foreing students- of learning centers. LOL Many of these Federal recuits ended up in Alberta, unfortunatley. Alberta usually has more social benefits than any other province. So these Lliberal imported refugees are more likely to head there.

Alberta is calling (only whites, apparently)

That was a crock of evil, vile crap. Millions more spending on a referendum and more government programs. And nothing for Alberta but more spending and 2050 will be great. How stupid does she think Albertans are.

Basically chickened out on a referendum to separate (avoid egg on the face) and here's some red meat for the wolves to distract themselves. I believe a new republic must stretch from the Great Lakes to the Pacific and have at least 80% support across a broad field including the western provinces, the indigenous treaty holders and the territories, including Ontario west of 88⁰ and so the idea of Alberta going it alone obviously ends up with them becoming a US state at best, a territory like Puerto Rico more likely. More work is needed.

Alberta should stay away from Liberal Communist and NDP Socialist.

Make Alberta Great Again.

Do the people of Alberta know about the millions the UCP government spent on advertising running confusing, preposterous commercials across the country on the reliability of oil and gas? What were people in Ontario supposed to do with that message exactly?

Wow, so the rest of the country is bailing out Alberta now with transfer payments because Smith and her cronies thought they'd have more oil revenues this year but the price of oil tumbled. So now the provincial coffers are running low and she's - of course - blaming everyone else but herself, while trying to shore up more American style privatization and provincial controls from the feds through her little referendum schtick. She's a separatist that smiles like a crooked car salesman while selling lemons to Albertans.

Alberta is Calling! Hello? What a joke this Premier is.

Someone please tell this delusional woman that immigration to Canada is controlled by the federal government, not provinces.She can't stop people from moving to Alberta.

I like her plan for the economy, but I hate her never ending lies about Alberta. She says the same lies over and over again.

Alberta you must leave if u want prosperity. Good luck to you

So immigrants won't be able to use public services for free? Like healthcare? Unless they were born here? What about about naturalized immigrant that have been in Alberta their whole adult life and are now retired seniors. Will they be denied free public services? In order to help the government balance its budget? To speed this along, will Alberta set up its own immigration and customs enforcement?

lol, you cannot control immigration, it’s a Canadian issue. You have no authority to change national immigration policy. And again, because you seem to be too dumb to understand, Alberta does not fund the country’s equalization transfers.

Vote back NDP or Greens. Boycott Alberta Party. It is a far right political party. Thx.

Let’s be clear the only question is to leave or status quo…..because none of there questions will be addressed. Times up Canada Let’s go Alberta.

Smith just gave Alberta it's own "they're eating the cats and dogs" moment.

Danielle Smith asked Ottawa for more TFWs and also had the Alberta Is Calling campaign, spending millions of tax dollars, what a dope!

Non-Permanent Residents (NPRs)—which include work permit holders, international students, and asylum claimants—account for approximately 5.6% to 5.8% of Alberta's total population. Just 5.8% !!! Even you get all of them out, can you fix Alberta problem? The oil industry is already a sunset industry; if they can't manage the economy well, they'll just look for excuses. Referendum is just an excuse.

The Alberta Is Calling campaign ran from 2022 to 2023. In 2024 Danielle Smith wrote to Justin Trudeau begging for more immigrants. In 2025 Danielle Smith tried to bring in immigrant workers from the UAE.

“These were far and away the issues most strongly identified by Albertans during last year’s [highly engineered and manipulated] Alberta Next panel town halls and online submissions….[because the UCP knew that stoking these issues would play well with the misinformed far right part of our base and we need them on board if we want to win any more elections and continue our campaign to dismantle all of Alberta’s cherished institutions and impose rule by authoritarian Christian nationalists and oil corporations.]” There, I put in the parts that she is thinking but was too dishonest to say out loud.

But “Alberta is calling”, or was that a wrong move you want to blame the federal govt for?

This is great for Alberta. 👏👏👏👏 good job Smith. Alberta stands behind you. Alberta Strong.

I support the Alberta government focusing on unattended provincial responsibilities. This is just pandering and scapegoating their failures by getting you to focus on federal elephants. Do what you can and should be doing instead of this dog and pony show. Alberta needs attention now!

The Alberta government can't unilaterally change the Canadian Constitution!

Alberta Calling. The bomb maker lights the fuse then the bomb goes boom. ... Duh, blame Ottawa.

Now it's time to develop and implement an "Alberta is Calling You to Get Out." marketing campaign. Smith and Rath can be the first to leave

Alberta is Culling (?)

Do you support the Alberta government, just pose that question and see what happens

So how will this be achieved? How will the magic money be manifested to pay for all of this? Jobs are needed. Not minimum wage jobs but professional jobs. My husband has two degrees and has not been hired in any steady job. He has 14 yrs in education as a teacher, vice principal and principal. We moved back to Alberta five years ago.

Alberta Calling... "new phone, who dis?"

I hope you all do the right thing and vote yes to all of it......Its time Canada was for Canadians and if Alberta is going to lead the way I'm Proud of them

After reading comments here. It makes absolutely clear why Alberta must separate. Good bye Canada. 👋

Alberta is a province. Immigration to Canada is a federal responsibility. If Alberta wants to compete for those workers, they will need to improve public services, and assure workers are paid enough to afford to live there. Alberta is an expensive place to live. I know that from experience. Alberta also benefits from the education and investments made by Canada. And Alberta benefits from the pipeline that Justin Trudeau forced through. SO STOP WHINING. AND stop sounding so much like trumpler the king of Kraznovia.

Right on Alberta about time someone stood up for once and said what needs to be said. Hopefully others will learn from this and be for us canadians not be afraid and cower because they are worried they might hurt so.eones feelings

Every politician wants to be in power, liberals want to stay in power forever. So they make illegals Legolas, the more the Better, give them benefits, heath care .. corrupt the media .. 1984 .. is here but on steroids. Alberta must leave what used to be Canada asap.

I’m conservative, and F Kenney, that pos sold us out in Alberta with the bullshit vaxx flip flopping ass clown

At this rate all of Canada is going to be like this. Sad to see but unless we smarten up separate here in Alberta there’s no hope for the future.

During the Harper government my dad had a log hauling business in Alberta and British Columbia. We constantly got underbided by immigrant owned companies because the owner would be brand new immigrant who didn’t pay taxes, and got interest free loans and I believe, federal government funded subsidized immigratie employees. When that business owner had lost his immigrant privileges he sold the company to a family member that just immigrated into Canada. So yea not a perfect system by a long shot

And people wonder why Alberta wants to leave!

Why are you talking to that traitor to Alberta. Ugh

So you tell me, a 5th Generation Canadian, Laid Oil Oil & Gas Alberta GAL never to get work in Calgary again; how Truedodo Bird/Carney Capone's Immigrants today BENEFIT CANADA WHEN...."Filipinos in Canada send approximately $1 billion to $1.2 billion CAD annually in remittances to the Philippines. This amount remained stable even during COVID-19 pandemic, with about $1.079 billion sent between January and October 2020."

But the Alberta separatist leader says Jason is now out of the closet means he is Liberal?

Everytime Jason Kenney speaks he makes Alberta independence stronger. Real conservatives hate him. Alberta told him he done in politics so now he wants to run federally. If you don’t have support in Alberta how do you get in as a conservative. Another Erin Otoole. Jason was a good politician until he got power.

And with housing shortage it's not just the immigrants to account for - it's also the Canadian youth who want to move out of their parents' basements and get their own homes. Everything Liberal Party of the 2000's is corrupt and fosters outside party corruption. Sick and tired of their and the immigrant's abuse of us and the abuse of them under crime bosses. And why should they go home when they are allowed to scam and rob Canadian taxpayers. Sask has no more recourse but to leave Canada with Alberta.

Is it the same Kenny who ran brutal fascist dictatorship in Alberta during "pandemia"? Strange to hear such none-woke speeches

Why are you giving this loser a voice he’s a nobody and we here in Alberta fired his ass

Kenny locked us down. Made vaccines mandatory. He’s not Alberta’s friend.