Letter: Do separatists believe an independent Alberta would remain free for long?

By Letter to the Editor on January 14, 2026.

Dear editor,

Canvassers are now collecting signatures so Albertans can vote in a referendum on Albertan independence.

I hope they and the people who sign are not naive enough to believe an Alberta nation would remain independent and free for more than a short while.

In December, the U.S. published its National Security Strategy – where the U.S. is “going to protect our homeland and our access to key geographies throughout the region.”

This strategy provides the rationale for their actions in Venezuela, where they will now get what Americans consider “their” oil, and their threats to take over Greenland and Cuba.

It also provides a rationale for taking control over Alberta. There would be nothing that could stop them from doing so and there are a number of reasons they could use to justify taking over the new country – the easiest being the instability created by those opposed to its separation from Canada.

Taking control means removing rights and freedoms that Albertans now have and assuming ownership of all natural resources and revenue generated from their development.

It is highly likely that prisons and hospitals would be sold to U.S. companies. I invite anyone who disagrees with the above to offer a rebuttal, providing reasons as to why this assessment is incorrect, or why it would be a good thing to give up our rights so the U.S. can control our lives and our resources.

Ed Dick

Medicine Hat

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