Seems like #Oiligarchy has won the hearts of #Albertan #MAGA-types. If anything, there should be #LandBack to #Alberta's #FirstNations, and colonizer descendants will just have to deal with it!!!

Albertans Could Soon Vote on Whether to Separate From Canada. Here’s What to Know

by Chantelle Lee, May 5, 2026

"Many Albertans have slammed the federal Liberal government for blocking #pipeline projects and canceling oil and gas projects. The province’s economy is largely driven by its #OilAndGas extraction, as well as #mining and #quarrying."

Read more:
https://time.com/article/2026/05/05/alberta-canada-separatist-movement-referendum/

Archived version:
https://archive.ph/KxxFz

#Colonialism #CorporateColonialism #CanPol #CanadaPol #NoMining #ExtractiveIndustries #BigOilAndGas #FuckColonialism

Albertans Could Soon Vote on Whether to Separate From Canada. Here’s What to Know

The Alberta separatist movement dates back decades, but has gained momentum in the past year.

Time
“The video narrators performed ‘ #Albertan,’ but there were these moments where you’re like, ‘OK, so this person is not from here,’ ” said Chris Ross, the senior analyst at the Observatory, who led his team’s recent probe into thousands of suspicious #YouTube #videoswww.thestar.com/news/investi...

A network of YouTube accounts ...
A network of YouTube accounts is promoting U.S. annexation to Albertans, researchers say. It has 40M views

Flagged as a "potential covert influence operation" in a new report, those behind the network are tough to trace.

Toronto Star
Calgary referee Drew Fischer picked for FIFA World Cup officiating roster
Calgary referee Drew Fischer will work the FIFA World Cup after being named Thursday to the tournament's list of match officials, joining another Albertan.
https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/calgary/drew-fischer-fifa-world-cup-referee-9.7157875?cmp=rss
Calgary referee Drew Fischer picked for FIFA World Cup officiating roster
Calgary referee Drew Fischer will work the FIFA World Cup after being named Thursday to the tournament's list of match officials, joining another Albertan.
https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/calgary/drew-fischer-fifa-world-cup-referee-9.7157875?cmp=rss
Alberta’s GDP projected to rise as oil supply crisis rages on, but impact on citizens more complex: ATB
A new report from ATB projects surging oil prices will help Alberta weather ongoing global uncertainty as it is Canada’s largest oil producing province. However, affordability is expected to continue to be an issue for the average Albertan.
https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/edmonton/atb-alberta-oil-gas-economy-forecast-9.7143848?cmp=rss
Alberta’s GDP projected to rise as oil supply crisis rages on, but impact on citizens more complex: ATB
A new report from ATB projects surging oil prices will help Alberta weather ongoing global uncertainty as it is Canada’s largest oil producing province. However, affordability is expected to continue to be an issue for the average Albertan.
https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/edmonton/atb-alberta-oil-gas-economy-forecast-9.7143848?cmp=rss
Friends of Medicare

Friends of Medicare
Grand Chief #TrevorMercredi of #Treaty8 delivered a statement that should make every #Albertan pause. He warned that Premier #DanielleSmith ’s referendum proposals on #immigration and #sovereignty have created “conditions unsafe for #FirstNations” 🇨🇦 #Cdnpoli #ABpoli open.substack.com/pub/vincehil...

The Handshake That Still Binds...
The Handshake That Still Binds: Responding Alongside Alberta’s Treaty Chiefs on Referendums and Rights

On the fragile trust between treaty rights, provincial ambition, and the lessons unfolding in our classrooms

Vince Hill
#DanielleSmith and the #UCP just raised your taxes. Every #Albertan will now pay MUCH higher #propertytaxes. It’ll be gathered by your municipality, but don’t be fooled - this is an increase in provincial taxes because it goes directly to the province. But bye cocky surplus hello deficit. AGAIN!!
I stand with @[email protected]! I've lived in #Alberta 50 of my 51 years on this part of this rock floating through nothingness And I'll be goddamned if I have ANY part of it being given to fascists, for a pat on the head! I'm an #Albertan through and through But I'm #Canadian FIRST! 🇨🇦

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