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Canada is broken; Albertans want to fix it. We are tired of being treated like a colony in our own country. We are frustrated by Canada enjoying the more than $20 billion we contribute to equalization annually while they simultaneously seek to prevent our future prosperity.

As angry as Albertans are, they won’t vote for separation until we’ve tried to fix Canada and failed.

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If you are an Alberta separatist, you likely recognize that truth and thus want the effort to save Canada to happen as soon as possible. If you are not a separatist, you probably believe that Canada can be better and that we need to fix things. Either way, let’s get to work fixing things.

In 2017, I proposed an equalization referendum as a tool to show Canada how angry we were and to force open constitutional discussions. The UCP intends to hold that referendum next year. However, the Fraser Institute recently put out a report that showed Alberta doesn’t have to wait for a referendum; it can use a legislative motion to force constitutional discussions.