A decade ago, when Alberta was debt-free and staring at a $7.4-billion surplus, Premier Ralph Klein decided it was time to spread the wealth. He announced that every person who lived in the ...

Given the consequential implications of this tenth question, it’s important we understand where a separatist gets their information.

On March 12, 1906, lieutenant governor George Bulyea received a sheaf of 64 papers signed by premier Alexander Rutherford. These were the first-ever public accounts of the province of Alberta. The ...

Alberta’s separatist movement is not what it appears to be. Behind the cowboy hats and grievance speeches about equalization payments lies something far more serious: a documented foreign influence ...

Duane Bratt responds to Theresa McClenaghan.

Following the release of the Truth and Reconciliation Commission’s final report in 2015, Canadian society embarked upon a learning process. We were learning that the stories told about our history and ...

How MAGA is using Alberta separatism to break Canada apart ...

As we hurtle toward the referendum vote on Alberta’s place in Confederation, I have a question: When exactly did Alberta slip into an alternate universe? I mean, at what point did we become a hornet’s ...

On a frigid February night in Edmonton, I’m downtown with 4B Harm Reduction. The street outreach conducted by this non-profit society is time-tested—scour the city’s forgotten corners for people who ...

If you have ever eaten chicken in Alberta over the last three decades, you’ve probably had one of my birds. I started chicken farming back in 1997, when I decided my life needed a new direction. I ...

Equalization has long been contentious to Albertans. The program has clear design flaws, but the even bigger issue is that Albertans make important contributions to Canada yet bear the brunt of ...