John Bolton - May 04, 2026


The number has been released... thank you canvassers


Episode Stats


Length

1 minute

Words per minute

169.42

Word count

328

Sentence count

14


Summary

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Over 300,000 signatures in some of the worst weather possible through Alberta, collecting identification and going through a lot of abuse as well. But these people kept the smile on their face every time I went by a petition place and saw those people gathering signatures. They were always smiling.

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00:00:00.000 just wrapping up things here from elections alberta and edmonton and it was a remarkable
00:00:14.660 morning you could see the people gathered out back when mitch sylvester rolled up here with
00:00:20.860 mr and mrs albert and 20 other vehicles the rebel news truck is here with their big billboard on
00:00:27.080 the side apparently they came out here from ontario we'd like to thank them for doing that
00:00:30.880 but the people were just so joyful here today so many great blue flags so many tears and eyes it's
00:00:37.580 funny i was watching mitch sylvester walk through the crowd shaking hands and and you know it looked
00:00:44.080 like he had a tear in his eye and i looked at jeff wrath the big guy himself in his cowboy hat
00:00:49.740 and i thought i saw a tear in his eye and i i asked jeff did you get a tear in your eye and he
00:00:54.600 Looked back at me, a big smile on his face.
00:00:56.480 He said, that was the win, John.
00:00:59.100 It was a great day today here.
00:01:00.520 Over 300,000 signatures in some of the worst weather possible through Alberta,
00:01:06.260 collecting identification and going through a lot of abuse as well.
00:01:10.680 But these people kept the smile on their face every time I went by a petition place
00:01:17.160 and saw those people gathering signatures.
00:01:19.240 They were always smiling.
00:01:21.920 So from the bottom of my heart, to the people who say, John, thanks for what you do, I do very little.
00:01:28.400 I'd like to thank the canvassers for what they did.
00:01:30.760 They did a big thing here, and the next step is a question on a referendum so we can vote for independence.
00:01:39.660 But there is some work to do.
00:01:41.500 We have to change some hearts and minds because an independent Alberta is the best way forward for what I consider my country, my country of Alberta.
00:01:51.020 From Edmonton, out of Elections, Alberta.
00:01:54.000 What a great day.
00:01:55.480 Thanks for watching.