John Bolton - December 18, 2025


Drip by Drip… Alberta Breaks from Canada in 2025


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13 minutes

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2,360

Sentence count

196

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Misogyny

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A look at Alberta and the United Conservative Party's approach to immigration and child care in general. Alberta has been quietly separating itself from Canada since the beginning of the year, and it's only gotten worse since then.

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00:00:00.000 Hi, it's John and welcome to the channel. It is Thursday, December the 18th. We're a week
00:00:07.860 away from Santa. Merry Christmas to you. 4.04 a.m. as I record this second video today. It'll
00:00:14.280 be going up a little bit later. And of course, I've got my big blue mug of coffee. Thanks so
00:00:18.180 much for being here. If you hear some banging around in the background and upstairs, that's
00:00:22.600 my Roomba vacuuming. Okay, so that should go off in a couple of minutes. So what's the thumbnail
00:00:28.640 title on this video? I haven't quite thought it out yet, but it could be something like
00:00:33.220 Alberta is separating from Canada. And the sub headline would be, but we haven't even voted
00:00:40.880 to leave yet because it's quite extraordinary what's happened in the last 11 and a half months
00:00:46.820 since the beginning of the year. Almost like it's been drip, drip, drip and stealthily, Alberta has
00:00:56.040 been distancing itself from Canada. And I'm not talking about little issues here, folks. I'm
00:01:01.220 talking about the big ones. And it's almost as if you haven't noticed it happening, but
00:01:07.720 it has been happening. We have been distancing ourselves from Canada. And as I said off the
00:01:12.280 top, dare I say it, separating ourselves from Canada. Daniel Smith has been masterful at this.
00:01:18.520 And I've got a whole bunch of examples here for you. And I don't know whether I've got them
00:01:23.900 all, but there's some big ones. And I'm going to use Danielle Smith's words as much as possible
00:01:28.460 during this video. I'm going to try to keep it short. And at the end, Danielle Smith herself
00:01:33.820 will make a great case for independence. And if you're in Alberta and you're not thinking about
00:01:38.680 independence, heed her words because you might rethink things at the end of this video.
00:01:44.760 So why am I talking about this today? Because of this article right here.
00:01:48.300 Danielle Smith speaks out on immigration. The Alberta premier is not holding back. The pearl
00:01:54.240 clutchers are losing their minds over this. She talked about this at the annual general meeting for
00:01:59.180 the United Conservative Party. I'll play a short clip from her in just a moment. But what she talks
00:02:03.480 about here makes common sense. There's not a lot of common sense in Canada, but it makes perfect sense
00:02:08.820 as well to anybody who is a taxpayer here. This article apparently is the number one read article over
00:02:14.140 the last few days in the national post. So nationally, but she says stuff like this, which
00:02:18.820 you see in blue on the screen right here, you're probably going to agree with her. Maybe you don't
00:02:23.380 get healthcare covered until you've been a taxpayer for a number of years. Maybe you don't bring your
00:02:27.600 kids over to be educated in our publicly funded education system or use our taxpayer supported
00:02:33.100 childcare system until you have a certain number of years as a taxpayer. You have to pay in to the
00:02:38.860 system. Makes sense, doesn't it? Here she is talking less than a month ago about this in Edmonton.
00:02:43.960 We need an immigration policy that puts Albertans first. And that is why our government will be 0.96
00:02:50.080 taking primary control over our immigration system in the coming months and years ahead.
00:02:56.220 Using our constitutionally protected provincial rights, Alberta will return to a more stable
00:03:01.620 number of primarily economic migrants so that newcomers come here to work and contribute as they
00:03:07.880 have historically done. While Canadian citizens living in Alberta are given first priority to the jobs
00:03:13.340 and the opportunities our economy creates. Alberta distancing itself from Canada on immigration as it
00:03:19.900 is on this issue as well. Alberta and Danielle Smith protecting children. This story has been running
00:03:26.040 nonstop in the media. Again, more pearl clutchers here. Breathlessly talking about how Skate Canada has
00:03:32.700 taken a stand on behalf of people who are confused regarding their gender. Just to let you know,
00:03:38.800 Alberta's got a backer and I'd pick these people over Skate Canada any day. Boxing regulator backs
00:03:45.040 Alberta in clash over trans sports with Skate Canada. Here's Danielle Smith.
00:03:49.800 For children who identify as transgender, I want you to also know that these policies are being
00:03:54.680 implemented in order to protect the choices you have regarding altering your physical body until
00:04:00.220 after you've grown mature enough to make such choices safely and with a full understanding of what
00:04:05.820 that means for the rest of your life. We've got immigration. We've got protecting children. But
00:04:11.220 what about the biggies? I guess you could say immigration and protecting children. They're both big
00:04:16.460 things. But when it comes to health care in Canada, that's right at the top of the list. And Danielle Smith
00:04:22.380 and the United Conservative Party in Alberta are separating from Canada on this issue as well.
00:04:28.100 Some might say it's quite a tall order, but it's not. And most of the world's advanced health care
00:04:33.320 systems from France, Germany and Sweden to the Netherlands, Australia and Switzerland have
00:04:38.720 figured out how. It's time for Alberta to do the same. We're calling it the dual practice surgery 1.00
00:04:44.360 model. And here's how it will work. The Alberta government will introduce legislation to permit
00:04:49.800 surgeons and supporting surgical professionals like anesthesiologists to perform both publicly and
00:04:55.800 privately funded knee, hip, eye, shoulder and other elective surgeries.
00:05:00.080 Yes, even on health care, Alberta is pushing back against Canada, separating itself from Canada.
00:05:08.000 And all three of these things are good things. And I'm just getting started, folks. I'm wondering why
00:05:12.080 the rest of the country and the other provinces aren't doing these things. They make sense.
00:05:18.000 As does this. I don't like the title of this, but it makes sense. The Alberta Sovereignty within the
00:05:23.440 United Canada Act. I think this is a bogus phrase that she uses all the time. 1.00
00:05:28.480 I prefer just Alberta Sovereignty. But what does this do? The rest of the provinces should be doing
00:05:33.200 this as well. This act defends Alberta's interests by giving our province a legal framework, framework
00:05:39.360 rather, to push back on federal laws or policies that negatively impact the province. The act is used
00:05:45.520 to address federal legislation and policies that are unconstitutional, violate Albertans' charter
00:05:51.760 rights or that affect or interfere with our provincial constitutional rights. So I like the act.
00:05:58.320 She's also pushing back when it comes to guns. 0.99
00:06:01.360 We're working right now on what a legislative framework for an Alberta firearms license would
00:06:06.720 look like. And we're going to fight it out because property and civil rights are our jurisdiction under
00:06:12.640 Section 91 of the Constitution. 91 or 92. I always get those. I think it's Section 12. I have to defer to 0.98
00:06:21.040 my judge on that. Alberta is saying to the rest of the country, law-abiding citizens have a right to
00:06:26.480 have guns. And if you think the gun grab the Liberals have been on over the last several years is a good
00:06:31.600 thing, let me ask you this question. How many guns do criminals turn in? None. Pretty soon the only
00:06:37.200 people who have weapons are the government and the criminals. Moving on to this. Now this is a huge one.
00:06:43.280 Recently this was called Bill 1. This is now passed. It's known as the International Agreements Act. Bill 1
00:06:49.440 helps assert Alberta's provincial priorities and safeguard our constitutional jurisdiction
00:06:54.800 in international agreements signed by the federal government. Here's Danielle Smith again. 0.78
00:06:59.600 That's why we are taking the next step to defend Alberta's constitutional rights through Bill 1,
00:07:04.800 the International Agreements Act. Ottawa can sign international agreements with other countries.
00:07:10.080 That's their right. But this legislation, it makes it clear that those agreements will only become
00:07:15.120 enforceable in Alberta if implemented under provincial legislation. We have made our position clear.
00:07:21.280 Work with us and we'll get things done. Overstep and Alberta will stand its ground. 0.96
00:07:26.560 So basically Alberta is telling Ottawa to stay in its lane. Stay out of our own business. And then
00:07:31.680 there's this. Hey, there's still more to come. Alberta legislating authority to ignore international
00:07:37.760 agreements signed by Canada. Article September 26th. Alberta Premier Daniel Smith's government says it is
00:07:43.600 planning to introduce legislation that would allow it to ignore international agreements signed by
00:07:48.320 Ottawa. It's known as the Provincial Priorities Act. And then there's this. And boy, this one.
00:07:54.800 Boy, this one ever hit hard. Danielle Smith says she's open to shipping oil to Pacific via U.S. 1.00
00:08:00.880 Northwest. Now, not only is this an indication of how sick Canada is that we can't get anything through
00:08:06.080 British Columbia. But boy, would this ever embarrass Mark Carney. I'm almost thinking the fact that this
00:08:12.960 story came out this week is an admission by Danielle Smith that this MOU that she signed with
00:08:17.680 Carney is going to be a failure. And of course, there's this sub-headline down here. Comments
00:08:23.440 come just weeks after Saskatchewan-based potash giant Nutrien announced plans to build a $1
00:08:28.080 billion export terminal at Washington State's Port of Longsview. Think of the jobs that will be
00:08:33.440 created in the United States if this pipeline goes down south of Alberta into the United States
00:08:38.480 and across to the Pacific Coast. Jobs lost in Canada. Revenue lost in Canada. A lot of money
00:08:44.880 lost in Canada. And a lot of money lost for Aboriginal groups that are standing in the way of this
00:08:50.000 prosperity that could come through British Columbia. But Danielle Smith has been talking
00:08:54.080 about this all year. She's talked about working with the United States when it comes to pipelines.
00:08:59.040 Here she is on CTV. Well, I can tell you that Albertans are questioning whether Canada works. And
00:09:05.520 I'm not telling anything you don't know. There's a very active group that thinks Canada's broken.
00:09:11.280 And so I suppose I could just go down to the United States and start working with American
00:09:16.560 counterparts to see if we can build more pipelines. They've expressed an interest in restarting the
00:09:20.800 Keystone XL. And I suppose we could maybe sell another million or two million barrels a day
00:09:24.960 additional to the United States. Imagine if this pipeline through the United States over to the
00:09:31.120 coast went through. The huge embarrassment. Just an absolute defeat for the Liberal government and
00:09:36.640 Mark Carney. Danielle, do it. For Christ's sakes, do it. And then we move along to this as well. And
00:09:41.600 this has been good news for the independence movement. She's helped out the independence movement.
00:09:46.000 She lowered the threshold for signatures. How a UCP bill renewed Alberta separatist bid to force
00:09:52.240 referendum after court shot it down. That would be bill 14, which passed, which means we're going to
00:09:57.120 have a referendum in 2026. Now there's also this. Danielle Smith has spoken quite openly about the
00:10:04.640 fact that we have an Ottawa problem. Well, let's face it. Alberta is being held back. Our economy has been
00:10:11.440 under attack for most of the last 10 years. Frankly, off and on for decades long before then. Not by a foreign 1.00
00:10:18.320 country or by world economic forces. No, Alberta's biggest threat to our prosperity and growth has
00:10:25.120 come from our own nation's capital. Alberta has an Ottawa problem. Isn't it remarkable how much Alberta
00:10:32.480 has separated itself from Canada just since the beginning of 2025? Other than Nutrien and Saskatchewan,
00:10:40.160 which I just mentioned, there's no other province in this country that has done a single thing to
00:10:46.000 distance itself from Canada like Alberta has done in 2025. It's remarkable.
00:10:52.320 Now, I'm going to show you two clips here before I wrap this thing up. The first one is Danielle
00:10:58.400 Smith making a case for independence and how you could enrich yourself if you vote yes to leave Canada.
00:11:04.400 And in the second one, what I want you to do when she says the words foreign nation, insert the word 0.96
00:11:10.960 Canada. Alberta, year after year, has 20 to 25 billion dollars that is siphoned out of our system
00:11:19.520 to go to Ottawa so that it can be spent mostly in Quebec, but also in other places that vote liberal.
00:11:25.360 We have been watching this for years. 600 billion dollars in the last 40 or 50 years that have been
00:11:32.160 taken out of this province. You don't think we might be able to do a little bit more on social spending if
00:11:36.560 those 20 to 25 billion dollars stayed here? You don't think we'd be able to cut taxes a bit if
00:11:41.520 those 20 to 25 billion dollars stayed here? It is $5,000 per Albertan that every single year gets
00:11:51.680 transferred out of this province for political reasons so that the Liberals can continue to spend
00:11:57.360 it in places that vote liberal. That is what is happening in the province and in the country.
00:12:02.560 We don't have to remain economically weak. We don't need to rely on any foreign nation for our economic
00:12:09.120 well-being. We don't have to remain economically weak. We don't have to rely on any foreign nation.
00:12:17.760 Canada. See how we're separating ourselves one thing at a time over the last year? How Alberta is 0.89
00:12:26.240 different? How Alberta would be better if it was independent? We've got that chance coming up in
00:12:33.840 2026. It's just extraordinary. Thank you very much for watching. I do appreciate it. I think I missed a
00:12:40.480 few things probably. There's probably more. It's just been a whirlwind year for us here in Alberta
00:12:46.480 when it comes to the rest of the country. By the way, I put a video up earlier this morning with Tanya
00:12:51.040 Clemens, who's a board member with the Alberta Prosperity Project. It was an outstanding interview.
00:12:56.880 I think she's a very, very important voice when it comes to the independent movement. Our card is
00:13:01.840 coming up. You should be able to see it. Click on it. Watch the video. Give it a like. I enjoy doing
00:13:07.920 these interviews when it comes to the independence movement. I hope you appreciate them.
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