John Bolton - Independence Calendar (Alberta) - December 21st

00:00:00.000 Hi, it's John, and welcome to the Independence Calendar for Sunday, December the 21st.

00:00:09.920 I hope you're having a great Christmas holidays.

00:00:12.720 Merry Christmas to you, by the way.

00:00:14.300 Big blue mug of coffee, of course.

00:00:16.540 And I'm doing this every Sunday as we move our way towards Independence here in Alberta.

00:00:22.800 Coming up, I've got a short little clip of an interview I did earlier this week with Tanya Clemens.

00:00:28.160 She's a board member with the Alberta Prosperity Project.

00:00:31.400 You may have seen her at the Alberta Legislature on October 25th.

00:00:35.720 She gave a terrific speech there.

00:00:37.440 I'll be talking to her about the message she wants to pass along to people when it comes to the independence movement here.

00:00:43.800 I'll put a card at the end of this video so you can watch the whole interview.

00:00:46.980 It was absolutely terrific.

00:00:49.500 As far as events coming up over the next little while, you can imagine it's going to be a little quieter because we're into the Christmas holidays right now.

00:00:56.760 No events really planned between now and the new year.

00:00:59.940 But as we get into January, you can see things are going to pick up.

00:01:04.320 And as we move into the signature writing campaign and move through this process to get to the referendum, which is coming up in 2026, it's so exciting.

00:01:12.740 You're going to see a lot more events happening.

00:01:14.800 There are a couple that I'm going to be at, which I'm really excited about.

00:01:18.820 And we'll get to one that's coming up on January 10th here in Calgary in just a moment.

00:01:22.880 But as you can see, Water Valley on January the 6th, Didsbury on the 7th of January, Bicycle on January 8th, Fort McMurray on January 10th, and then that big event coming up on the 26th here in Calgary at the BMO Center.

00:01:37.680 This is going to be a big one, folks, a real big one.

00:01:40.740 Up to 6,000 people at this event.

00:01:43.780 I will be there for sure.

00:01:45.820 I haven't got all the details on how you're going to get seats at this point.

00:01:49.020 But this is going to be one you will not want to miss if you're in the Calgary area.

00:01:54.100 And this is sort of going to be the official kickoff of the independence campaign when it comes to Alberta.

00:02:00.700 Now, this is one I'm going to be at on January the 10th.

00:02:04.120 I was actually out at a meeting talking about this.

00:02:06.560 I'm sort of going to be the emcee slash moderator of this event.

00:02:11.920 I'll say a few words for sure.

00:02:13.420 But we're going to have a number of people on stage for this, including Eva Chipiak, the lawyer.

00:02:19.100 Eva's been working with Jeff Rath when it comes to the Alberta Prosperity Project.

00:02:23.920 She was in court recently.

00:02:25.680 Dennis Kalma will be here at the event on the 10th as well.

00:02:28.740 He wrote this.

00:02:29.760 One of the people that wrote The Value of Freedom, which you can get at the Alberta Prosperity Project website.

00:02:35.360 He's also working right now, I think, on a constitution for Alberta.

00:02:38.100 And Corey Morgan, who's a real friend to this channel, Corey Morgan, of course, from the Western Standard, The Corey Morgan Show.

00:02:45.840 He wrote The Sovereignty's Handbook as well, which you might want to pick up so you can answer any questions in the coming year regarding the independence movement.

00:02:54.340 I actually got to meet Corey yesterday for the first time.

00:02:56.840 We've been kind of going in different directions.

00:02:58.720 It was so nice to meet you, Corey.

00:03:00.280 And, of course, I will be there.

00:03:01.480 Now, what's going to make this event a little bit different is that we're going to have these three people on stage.

00:03:07.820 And they will be looking at a number of issues that are brought up regularly when it comes to the independence movement.

00:03:13.640 And people question it.

00:03:14.720 Things like indigenous rights and treaty rights, the pension plan, Canada pension plan.

00:03:19.820 What happens if we get independence?

00:03:21.800 We are landlocked.

00:03:22.980 We always hear that about Alberta being landlocked.

00:03:25.320 And we'll be landlocked after the independence vote as well if we win it.

00:03:29.660 So we're going to answer that question.

00:03:30.880 And Eva will be there to answer the question, what happens the day after we vote yes in an independence referendum?

00:03:37.800 And there will be an opportunity for you to ask questions of these three people on stage.

00:03:43.680 So that's why I think it's going to be very exciting.

00:03:46.040 Now, what I've heard about this is it's open to anybody that wants to show up.

00:03:50.340 We're hoping to have at least 200 people there.

00:03:53.160 I will give you more details as we get closer to January the 10th.

00:03:56.400 And we're hoping we can stream this as well.

00:03:58.800 So those of you who can't make it to the event can watch.

00:04:01.400 Because I know some of you people can't get out and you want to be part of this movement.

00:04:06.600 Now, if you want to participate and be part of the movement, be sure to go over to albertaprosperity.com.

00:04:13.980 And they're still taking names to submit yes into supporting Alberta independence.

00:04:18.720 Put your name down there.

00:04:19.780 I think they've got about a quarter million people who have already done this.

00:04:22.760 If you haven't done it, just go to the Alberta Prosperity Project website.

00:04:26.700 And if you can, make a donation to the Alberta Prosperity Project.

00:04:30.120 Folks, this is going to take some money to get us over the finish line to win this thing. 0.94

00:04:35.700 And we're going to want to run ads and have some kind of a media campaign.

00:04:39.720 You know the other side will have it.

00:04:41.440 So go over there.

00:04:42.280 And if you can donate any money, do that as well.

00:04:45.740 Now, before I get to the interview with Tanya Clemens, which is terrific, coming up in just a moment.

00:04:52.500 I want to say hi to Mike.

00:04:53.400 I want to say hi to everybody that sent me an email.

00:04:56.300 And you can do that by sending me an email at johnboltonab at gmail.com.

00:05:02.140 I cannot read all of your email because I get a significant amount.

00:05:07.120 I try to read all your email, but I can't respond to all of your email.

00:05:12.380 I try to respond to a few.

00:05:13.820 I'll do my very best to respond if I can.

00:05:16.560 If you want to send me things like this, Mike sent this to me.

00:05:19.160 This is a door sticker for your car.

00:05:21.200 He was asking me about this.

00:05:22.980 Mike, I think it's a great idea.

00:05:24.340 If it were a magnet, I would definitely put this on my car.

00:05:27.780 But I don't want to put a sticker on my car.

00:05:29.540 So if you can get a magnet for the door, I think that's terrific.

00:05:32.840 Why not put window magnets or window stickers?

00:05:36.000 I would love one of those.

00:05:37.520 But thank you so much for sending this.

00:05:39.200 Now, if you've got any ideas like Mike, be sure to send them to me.

00:05:42.360 Again, johnboltonab at gmail.com.

00:05:46.280 And now I want to play a short little segment of the interview I did with Tanya Clemens earlier this week.

00:05:51.600 Again, Tanya was at the Alberta Legislature on October 25th and was well received.

00:05:56.840 I think she's a great voice.

00:05:58.220 She's a very important voice for independence.

00:06:01.020 Here it was earlier this week right here on the channel.

00:06:03.700 As we move into a new phase of the independence movement, how are you feeling about it where we might be getting to a signature campaign in January?

00:06:11.020 And how do you want to convey the message to people regarding Alberta independence?

00:06:14.940 Well, I guess like when you refer back to like my legislature's speech, yeah, there was a lot of boos because I think people are realizing the historical timeline of for 120 years since Confederation, since we were brought into Confederation.

00:06:27.700 We have been trying to carve out more autonomy for ourselves and more sovereignty and prosperity and Alberta keeps getting shut down.

00:06:35.460 So that draws the boos because that sentiment is recognized that it's disappointing and sad and frustrated and people have reached their max level of frustration.

00:06:44.760 And that's why there is so much support now for the sovereignty movement, especially with Alberta Prosperity Project.

00:06:49.700 And I think my message now is that we actually have a clear path.

00:06:54.280 Canada is one of those few countries that has a legal pathway for secession of a province from Confederation.

00:07:00.500 And we're following that path and we are building momentum and support.

00:07:05.640 And now there is hope.

00:07:07.380 There is a way out of this mess.

00:07:08.760 And Alberta has that opportunity to be not only sovereign and prosperous for themselves, but also to be that light of freedom and prosperity for the rest of the planet.

00:07:18.560 Yeah, you mentioned that there are countries around the world watching us in your speech as well.

00:07:22.940 And I've heard that from other people.

00:07:25.040 Yeah.

00:07:25.460 Self-determination.

00:07:26.920 We decide our fate.

00:07:28.660 Things like that.

00:07:30.100 Not really not asking for permission anymore for Alberta.

00:07:33.020 And is that part of your message?

00:07:34.940 Is that the thing that you kind of focus in on?

00:07:36.760 Because that's what I say.

00:07:37.880 We don't have to beg for anything from Ottawa anymore.

00:07:40.500 That's the way I feel about this.

00:07:42.740 Yeah, I think there's kind of two parts to that.

00:07:44.440 I think that being a farmer, we kind of, I think we tend to be more libertarian by nature.

00:07:49.840 That we're just, we're out, we're removed from the large portion of society.

00:07:53.740 We're doing the work on our farms.

00:07:55.480 We're not maybe quite as integrated as you would be in the city.

00:07:58.920 And we just want to be left alone to do our work, to grow our products, and to live our lives out in the country.

00:08:04.900 So that comes from kind of maybe that farming background that I appreciate the rights to self-determination.

00:08:12.160 And in a sovereign Alberta, we could create, you know, a direct democracy with more representation for the people, the power coming back to the people, that we can't have tax increases without a referendum by the people approving it and things like that.

00:08:25.080 And then I guess the other part is that the financial part is huge for everybody.

00:08:31.080 And I think that's where it really crosses all political lines.

00:08:34.340 It doesn't matter where you fall politically.

00:08:36.340 It's completely nonpartisan.

00:08:37.980 Every family could use more money in their pocket in Alberta.

00:08:41.440 And having no income tax, that sounds really awesome.

00:08:44.720 But then when you actually stop and think about it for a second, what does that mean?

00:08:48.340 What does your paycheck look like?

00:08:49.660 What do you actually take home?

00:08:51.000 What could you do with that paycheck for your family?

00:08:53.020 What would that mean for your kids' education, for your parents' retirement age, for how you could contribute back to your community better?

00:09:00.020 Money drives a lot of that.

00:09:01.600 So that's another huge part of it to me.

00:09:03.680 My thanks to Tanya for being on the channel.

00:09:06.180 I think she has an important message.

00:09:07.700 I think she's got a very positive message about independence.

00:09:12.140 And I think she's got a very strong voice.

00:09:14.380 And what I want you to understand is that you have a voice as well.

00:09:19.480 Even if you think you're a single person who just has a vote, you can be part of the independence movement if you have a phone.

00:09:26.640 That's all you have to have and most of us do these days.

00:09:29.380 So what I want you to do is pick up your phone and record yourself.

00:09:32.740 A short video, less than 30 seconds.

00:09:35.400 Start off with your name.

00:09:37.460 Follow it with where you're from and why you want independence.

00:09:40.600 And send me the link by dropping it into iCloud, Google Drive, or Dropbox.

00:09:47.040 I'm looking for a link.

00:09:48.160 Don't send me raw video files.

00:09:50.140 I won't download them.

00:09:51.220 I do not want viruses.

00:09:52.880 But I can run links through a virus checker.

00:09:55.000 So send it to me and I'll feature your video right here on an upcoming independence calendar.

00:10:00.240 If you've got other ideas like Mike had with his door stickers, send it to me.

00:10:05.180 Maybe you have a house that's got a beautiful Alberta flag sitting in front of it or it's out back in your yard.

00:10:11.060 Send me that picture as well.

00:10:12.320 I'd love to see it.

00:10:13.340 If you've got an event coming up, please contact me at my email address, johnboltonab at gmail.com.

00:10:19.760 And I'll do an interview with you and have you here on the independence calendar in an upcoming week.

00:10:24.000 Do that, okay?

00:10:24.620 I'd love to hear from you and keep sending those emails.

00:10:27.860 Again, I can't respond to all of them, but I love getting them.

00:10:31.440 Thanks very much.

00:10:32.400 I'll see you again next week, a little quieter right now because it's the Christmas holidays,

00:10:36.900 but it's going to be rip-roaring fun in 2026 as we work our way towards independence here in Alberta.

00:10:43.400 Thanks for watching.

00:10:44.360 If you like the video, give it a thumbs up.

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00:10:49.580 I'll see you in the next independence calendar.

John Bolton - December 21, 2025

Independence Calendar (Alberta) - December 21st

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