PJ The Belt - May 10, 2026


Alberta Just REJECTED Carney’s Deal To Stay In Canada

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Speaker Wayne Lucelle Jeff Rath
They Just SHUT DOWN ＂Pro Alberta＂ Youtube Channels Alberta Just Went Full MAGA! — Declares War on Woke Liberal Laws

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In this episode, Alberta separatists say they have more than 300,000 signatures to potentially trigger a referendum on Alberta's independence from Canada. What will the Prime Minister do to stop that from happening? Prime Minister Justin Trudeau responds to the growing number of Alberta separatists calling for a referendum.

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00:00:00.000 Alberta separatists say they have more than 300,000 signatures to potentially
00:00:04.440 trigger a referendum vote. What will you do to stop that referendum from winning?
00:00:15.680 Residents putting their names behind a new movement to separate Alberta from the rest of Canada.
00:00:21.840 I want out of Canada so bad, so bad that I think I'm gonna move if we don't separate
00:00:29.360 because it's gotten so bad there's a MAGA movement to the north though it's make Alberta great again
00:00:35.760 after a career as a technician in the oil industry Wayne Lucelle has never felt so close to his goal
00:00:41.840 we're not represented in the east I have more in common with the people in Montana and North
00:00:46.720 Dakota than I do with people from Ottawa Quebec PEI the elite from the east are going to fight us
00:00:53.680 tooth and nail not to do this so we're going to win I have no doubt in my mind I'm very positive
00:00:59.120 i'm not standing out here phrasing whether to fail maybe we will build something that
00:01:04.080 actually reflects alberta's values and goals because that's what this is about choice and voice
00:01:11.360 well ladies and gentlemen alberta patriots are winning big time and you can see it clear as day
00:01:34.300 you see canada is now willing to negotiate think about that the same country
00:01:41.220 The same political class that told you this was small, fringe, that this wasn't real, that told you no one was taking it seriously, is now saying, OK, let's talk.
00:01:53.340 And why? Because this movement is not going away.
00:01:58.600 That's why. It's only growing and they know it.
00:02:02.940 And majority of Canadians now are open to negotiate with Alberta patriots.
00:02:08.580 A majority of Canadians.
00:02:11.220 I mean, they couldn't shut it down, which is why they're now willing to negotiate.
00:02:15.620 And you only negotiate when you think the other side has power, when you think the possibility of independence is actually real.
00:02:23.180 And that right there is the win. And it's a huge win.
00:02:27.780 Because if this was actually fringe, like they kept saying forever, you don't negotiate.
00:02:33.680 You don't pull people about it. You don't talk about reforms. You don't talk about changing the system.
00:02:39.040 You ignore it and you go about your day, but they can't ignore it anymore, can they?
00:02:45.260 Behind this unprecedented movement is ranch owner and lawyer Jeffrey Roth.
00:02:51.360 We're just going to stop and say hello to some of our volunteers.
00:02:55.300 They're out canvassing.
00:02:57.140 We have over 7,000 canvassers right now working across Alberta getting signatures.
00:03:04.560 Just wanted to come out and thank you guys again for everything you're doing.
00:03:07.560 Thank you.
00:03:08.040 yeah how's it been going today nice how are you yeah jeffrey is quite content his movement has
00:03:15.960 just surpassed the 178 000 signatures needed to hold the referendum on alberta's independence
00:03:24.360 that's the flag of the province of alberta soon to be the country of alberta
00:03:29.000 and we're very proud of it you know it's a beautiful flag and here's why this is getting
00:03:34.680 worse for them. Almost half of Albertans say that they believe they're underrepresented in this
00:03:41.220 country. Half. Let that sink in. So half of the population of Alberta believe that the conditions
00:03:49.280 that Alberta exists under within Canada are unfair. And that is what they're worried about.
00:03:56.840 That the number of Albertans that are willing to vote for independence is much larger than the
00:04:02.900 polls will tell you. They know what the real polls are. They know this is a silent majority.
00:04:09.400 This is why they're willing to negotiate. And now the rest of the country is starting to admit it,
00:04:15.080 starting to see it, starting to realize, okay, there's a real problem here.
00:04:24.800 Member for Jean-Claude. Mr. Speaker, yesterday, the prime minister and his justice minister
00:04:30.140 confirmed that they will subject any potential referendum to the anti-democratic referendum
00:04:35.660 clarity act they want to choose the question they want to set the threshold for a majority
00:04:40.620 let's remind them that democracy means 50 of the votes plus one that's the rule wherever democracy
00:04:47.260 exists we also need to remind them that the difference between a democracy and a banana
00:04:51.580 republic is precisely when a government interferes with the democratic choice of its citizens
00:04:56.860 Will the government respect democracy?
00:05:02.140 The Honourable Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of Justice.
00:05:05.500 Thank you, Mr. Speaker. We are a government that is always going to protect the Constitution
00:05:11.260 and the Charter, and we will always defend both of those. We will not say further at this time.
00:05:19.740 We will wait to see what is happening in Alberta, but the Prime Minister has been very clear.
00:05:25.580 The rules are clear. There needs to be a majority, 50% plus one.
00:05:30.060 There are laws around this. They need to be respected.
00:05:32.020 The Honourable Member for Jean-Claire.
00:05:34.920 But they weren't as clear as that yesterday.
00:05:37.000 Democracy means 50% of the votes plus one.
00:05:40.060 That's the threshold everywhere.
00:05:42.760 All laws passed here, and for the election of every person to this House,
00:05:47.440 it's the same for everyone.
00:05:48.460 To challenge that is to challenge, in the case of Quebec,
00:05:51.280 the right of a people to its own self-determination.
00:05:54.260 And I hope that we can get to the finish line on signing that MOU. I know industry is getting a bit impatient. Albertans are getting a little bit impatient. And if we're going to move forward with that MOU, I hope it happens in the next number of days, because I think in Alberta, there does need to be a demonstration that Canada can work.
00:06:13.360 and now the question is if they're already willing to negotiate if they're already starting
00:06:19.360 to admit that there's a problem if they're apparently already taking this seriously
00:06:24.400 what happens next how far does this go and what are they willing to give up to keep alberta
00:06:32.000 within canada jeffrey rath is with the alberta prosperity project the group spearheading the
00:06:38.640 the secession movement. He says Albertans are fed up with the status quo. So it's one of these
00:06:44.760 strange circumstances where Canada needs Alberta a lot more than Alberta needs Canada. Like we can
00:06:51.820 exist quite happily without Canada, like much happier without Canada, right? That's one of the
00:06:57.060 big things that they throw out against Alberta independence. Oh, you're going to be landlocked.
00:07:02.040 Well, wait a minute, boys and girls, we're landlocked now. Alberta is one of Canada's 10
00:07:06.920 provinces known as the country's energy hub because of its abundant oil sometimes called
00:07:13.480 the texas of canada not just for the black gold but also because it's one of the country's most
00:07:20.640 conservative provinces. Stay free, sweet Alberta, coming for to carry us home. Stay free,
00:07:35.680 sweet Alberta, coming for to carry us home. I looked over Calgary and what did I see?
00:07:50.640 Coming for to carry us home
00:07:54.800 I saw a line of truckers coming after me
00:08:01.560 Coming for to carry us home
00:08:05.980 Stay free, stay free, sweet Alberta
00:08:10.800 Coming for to carry us home
00:08:16.920 Stay free, sweet Alberta, coming for to carry us home.