John Bolton - Got Questions About Independence？ - We have answers (Sign the Petition)

00:00:00.000 Hi, it's John and welcome to the channel. It is Friday, January the 9th. I hope you're

00:00:08.460 having a great start to your Friday morning. I surely am here with the big blue mug of

00:00:12.460 coffee, of course. Thank you so much for being part of this video and with my guest here

00:00:17.780 today. Really excited about this one because we've got an event coming up tomorrow night

00:00:21.860 at 7 o'clock at the Queensland Community Center in Southeast Calgary that's going to be really

00:00:26.640 exciting and I think a little bit different. I'd like to welcome Jeevan Mangat who is one of the

00:00:30.400 organizers of the event, an independence-minded Albertan as well and a friend of mine as well.

00:00:35.360 Jeevan, great to have you here. Thanks for spending some time. Well, thank you, John. It's wonderful to

00:00:40.600 meet you again and wonderful to be on your show. Well, you know, I want to just, I want to go back.

00:00:46.920 I don't want to spend a lot of time here, but I contacted you to talk to you about the independence

00:00:51.800 movement way back in the spring. You asked me to emcee an event on May 3rd at the Alberta legislature

00:00:57.320 and it was a really terrific event, really the first independence rally at the legislature

00:01:02.760 after the April 28th election. It was a great day then and things have really moved along,

00:01:07.740 haven't they, since that date? Yes, at the speed of light, but, you know,

00:01:12.580 here we are a few months later from May the 3rd and we are already have a petition where, you know,

00:01:23.860 Stay Free Alberta has canvassers and it's a huge organization. But remember, all of these people are

00:01:31.900 volunteers. Like there's thousands of people volunteering for the independence of Alberta.

00:01:37.600 And what does that say? Well, it says a lot. And, you know, I had Mitch Sylvester on with me the other

00:01:42.060 day and I said to Mitch, you said something at the October 25th rally at the Alberta legislature that

00:01:49.560 you really needed some people's time. If everybody puts some time into this, then we can win this

00:01:54.980 thing. You know, I was thinking about this today, Jeevan. This will probably be the only time in my

00:02:00.880 lifetime that this will happen. These opportunities don't come around very often because if you look

00:02:05.700 the last time that there was a referendum on independence or separation was in Quebec and that was

00:02:11.480 30 years ago. So, you know, I'll be 91 years old if it's 30 years before Alberta has another one of

00:02:17.020 these referendums. So we need to act now. And if everybody volunteers some time, we can get this

00:02:22.560 thing done, right? Yes. And John, you're so right that this is the one. And I've been saying the same

00:02:29.620 words. This is once in a lifetime opportunity. And if we don't act now, we are going to leave a

00:02:37.140 province for our children and grandchildren in a disarray. And I am of the opinion, and I always state this,

00:02:45.020 I said, don't forget the settlers, the pioneers, the veterans who came here, you know, 120 years ago and

00:02:54.700 there was nothing. And look, the province that they had built, that's who I'm working for. Those are the people I

00:03:02.060 wish to remember and continue their legacy. Yeah. So we've got an event coming up on Saturday night,

00:03:07.900 which I think is unlike the other ones that you might see around the province with Stay Free Alberta.

00:03:14.440 There are great events as well. You contacted me back in December saying, I want to do an event on

00:03:19.060 January the 10th. And initially, I think it was going to be us maybe inviting some people out to answer

00:03:23.740 some questions and whatnot. But this has really taken on a life of its own. We've got some great guests

00:03:28.340 coming up on Saturday night at the Queensland Community Center here at seven o'clock and tell

00:03:32.840 us a little bit about it. Yes. So this event, Heather Field, sorry, Heather Field is the organizer.

00:03:43.180 She's actually the main organizer. We're both working together to have this event. And it was her idea

00:03:48.940 that we should do a chapter event, that we should have the few Southeast writings. Maybe we can combine

00:03:56.680 and hold an event. And so I agreed. And then I said, well, I'm going to phone a few people. So

00:04:03.560 I phoned Corey Morgan, yourself, Eva Chipiak, and also Heather phoned in Dennis Kalma. I mean,

00:04:13.720 Dennis is an icon because he's co-author of The Value of Freedom. Here it is right here. Yes.

00:04:21.320 You know, I've got the same copy. So it's, and I can't believe the amount of work that went to it,

00:04:28.400 into it. But don't forget, Dennis, again, is a volunteer who put this document together.

00:04:35.480 Look at the hours, the data collection. It's incredible.

00:04:39.540 I've had Dennis on. I had him on within the last week or so. And he's a wealth of knowledge for

00:04:43.840 people who want to be at this event on Saturday night. I think the neat thing about this, we've got

00:04:48.360 Eva Chipiak, who works with Jeff Rath, who's a lawyer. We're going to answer some of the big

00:04:52.780 questions, I think, that are always brought up when it comes to the independence movement,

00:04:56.380 people have concerns about. And I think they're going to address those things. But we're going

00:04:59.860 to have a question and answer as well, which I think should be very interesting and informative

00:05:03.740 for people who aren't quite sure about independence. Or maybe we can pull some people over from the

00:05:08.700 absolute no side who might show up and bring them over to the yes side when it comes to a vote in

00:05:13.860 the upcoming referendum. Yes, that's always our objective, right, is to introduce this movement

00:05:20.240 to people that are undecided. They're thinking about it. They're sitting on the fence. And this

00:05:26.740 is to provide them information so they can use their critical thought and say, you know what?

00:05:33.100 Oh, we've given over $800 billion to Ottawa since the early 60s. What do we have to show for it?

00:05:39.600 That we're a trillion dollars in debt. Our province is close to $100 billion of debt. Where did the

00:05:44.940 money go? Mitch Sylvester always asks this question. And we also prefer this event, John, and you know,

00:05:53.000 we've kept the length of the speeches short because we want people, we really want the audience to be

00:06:00.300 interactive. And we've got such a great lineup, people with great knowledge. And then we're hoping

00:06:08.260 people can get up, write questions, ask, because that's what is really the objective.

00:06:15.440 Yeah, you know, we're going to have cards at the door so people can write down a question. If you're

00:06:19.120 a little bit shy and you don't want to get up in front of a microphone, that's fine. So we'll ask

00:06:23.260 them. Just like us. Well, yeah. And then obviously, if you want to stand up and ask a question, you can

00:06:28.540 do that of the guests we've got and the speakers that we've got. I'll be kind of moderating the evening

00:06:32.980 and throwing in a few questions of my own. You know, I remember sitting down talking about this

00:06:38.020 a few weeks ago and we thought, what are the main questions that are always asked about this

00:06:42.240 movement? And it would be treaties. It would be the fact that people say we're landlocked. It would

00:06:46.960 be people are concerned about the Canada pension plan. Shouldn't be, but we'll answer those questions

00:06:51.640 as well. And then Eva will be there as a lawyer. And she's going to say, what happens the day after

00:06:56.340 we vote? Yes, what is going to happen? But if you've got other questions, this is really the

00:07:00.200 opportunity. I'll tell you what will happen the day after. We'll still have those great

00:07:05.120 mountains that you're showing in the background. Yeah, that's Two Jack Lake up by Banff. I took

00:07:12.560 that when I was bike riding one day. But you know what? That little picture there, it wasn't

00:07:16.640 hanging in the sky when I took the picture, Jeevan. But here's the other thing that I want

00:07:21.940 people to know. We got confirmation today. There will be a petition there for you to sign

00:07:27.140 on Saturday night. So that's great news. So I'm looking forward to putting my John Bolton

00:07:32.000 on that petition. Bring some identification along so you can sign it because we're looking for those

00:07:36.480 177,000. And there's going to be more petitions rolling out. Kind of a slow process. Everybody's

00:07:41.580 kind of had to apply at stayfreealberta.com. And then it's Elections Alberta that has to roll out

00:07:49.300 sort of the credentials for this. So there'll be more and more petitions going out over the next

00:07:53.240 several weeks. So you'll be able to sign when you're in that event as well. Right, Jeevan?

00:07:56.880 Yeah. And, you know, looking back at all the process, logistically, it has been difficult

00:08:03.800 because there's so many processes to follow to ensure we're following the guidelines of Elections

00:08:10.100 Alberta. And, you know, so I keep emailing my canvassers, giving them information saying,

00:08:17.520 okay, this is the process. This is what will happen. And you have to be ready. And Heather and I

00:08:23.100 will also be holding for our canvassers in class training because we want people to be well-trained

00:08:28.880 before they knock on somebody's door and have that person sign the pledge. So, or the petition,

00:08:36.880 sorry. And, you know, that's another job that we have to do. And remember, Ava, Dennis, Corey,

00:08:43.740 yourself, you're all volunteers giving up your valuable time on a Saturday night. You know,

00:08:51.040 very few people will do it. Only people that are committed to the movement will do it.

00:08:55.820 Well, I'm really looking forward to it. It's a once-in-a-lifetime thing. Now, I know we're

00:08:59.300 going to have several hundred seats available there, I understand, which is great, but it will

00:09:04.920 be live-streamed as well. I'll put a link in the description. Max at Freedom Calendar has been great

00:09:10.520 going around the province covering a lot of these events. It will be live-streamed. You'll be able to

00:09:14.520 watch it even after the event because it will be posted on YouTube. So that's good for everybody

00:09:19.160 who wants to be there. But it's seven o'clock, 649 Queensland Drive at the Queensland Community

00:09:23.820 Centre. Eva Chipiuk, Corey Morgan from the Western Standard, The Corey Morgan Show. Dennis Kalma,

00:09:29.100 the writer or the co-writer of The Value of Freedom will be there. And they got a lot of answers. If

00:09:33.340 you've got any, be sure to be there. Come up and say hi as well, because we're interested in

00:09:36.820 meeting all these people, aren't we, Jeevan? Yes. And, you know, after the event, we will stick

00:09:41.980 around at the hall and to talk to people if they may have further questions. And, you know, John,

00:09:49.920 Heather and I truly appreciate yourself, Eva, Dennis, and Corey giving up your time. And all it

00:09:58.780 took was just one phone call and no hesitation. They say, yes, we'll be there. That's the power

00:10:04.800 that I have. Yeah. He's a man you can't say no to, Jeevan. Hey, listen, it's a pleasure. I'm looking

00:10:12.620 forward to it. I'm going to have some fun with this, I'm sure. It's going to be different as well.

00:10:16.860 So I hope people will show up in great numbers. I think it'll be a full house that night. And again,

00:10:20.600 you can go out there and you'll be able to sign the petition. Be patient because it's a bit of a

00:10:24.820 process you've got to go through, but bring your identification if you want to sign. Of course,

00:10:29.400 there's going to be lots of time over the next four months to sign that petition to get

00:10:32.820 the number of signatures we need. Great to talk to you again, Jeevan. And we will see you on

00:10:37.780 Saturday night, tomorrow night. Appreciate it. Thank you, John. Always a pleasure.

00:10:42.380 Jeevan Mangat, organizer of this event coming up at the Queensland Community Center, 649 Queensland

00:10:48.320 Drive Southeast with Stay Free Alberta. Head over to the website if you'd like to donate,

00:10:54.800 stayfreealberta.com. Volunteer as well. And thank you very much for watching. If you like the video,

00:11:00.320 give it a thumbs up, subscribe to the channel, ring the bell for notifications. I will see you

00:11:03.980 in the next one.

John Bolton - January 09, 2026

Got Questions About Independence？ - We have answers (Sign the Petition)

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