In this episode, PJ and his co-host try to find the missing Sasquatch and find out what happened to him. They also discuss the possibility of Alberta becoming independent from Canada and join the United States as the 51st state.
00:01:57.820Okay. What would cause you to say yes? What's your breaking point?
00:02:01.880Ottawa forgets about us a lot of time. We kind of do our own thing. I mean, we make a lot of money here,
00:02:06.600but at the same time, like if they forgot about us more, that would push me to say maybe separate.
00:02:12.780But at this point, I think we're doing a, I like Carney, so I think we're doing a good job.
00:02:17.180Cool. What do you like about Carney? Just because you brought it up.
00:02:21.380I like how he's not, he's a numbers guy and not as much, like he's still a politician.
00:02:27.340And the Trump endorsement didn't hurt him?
00:02:30.580I didn't like it, but I think he was, Trump's an idiot.
00:02:34.520How much more can they forget about Alberta? I mean, do we need to send more billions every year to Quebec?
00:02:42.780Do we need to have even less MPs in the House of Commons?
00:02:46.980Do we need to have even less senators in the Senate?
00:02:49.700What else do they have to do for you to get there?
00:02:52.700No, but I appreciate that he's speaking to young people.
00:02:55.580That is definitely a portion of our population that we need to reach as much as possible.
00:03:00.800So the Alberta Prosperity Project in the last event that I attended, they said that they're going to try to, they're going to try to focus more on, on reaching out to, to the youth.
00:03:12.800Because education, when it comes to Alberta independence, is critically important.
00:03:18.000A lot of people are not aware of this, especially those who are undecided.
00:03:55.080What would cause you to say full-on yes?
00:03:57.180I work in the oil and gas industry and how the taxes and everything happens and a lot of the difficulties that we have in our industry, it creates a lot of roadblocks.
00:04:06.000And I promised only two questions, but since you said yes, what form of separation are you more leaning towards?
00:04:13.540Honestly, I think the Western problems, like with Saskatchewan, I mean, Manitoba joined, that would be great too.
00:04:18.220And I know a lot, there's probably a big support in Northern B.C.
00:04:21.380He's talking about a Western Union where Saskatchewan, Alberta, Manitoba, and some parts of Northern British Columbia get together and create some sort of Western Republic.
00:04:30.300A lot of people who support independence are pushing for that too, because that would be a hell of a country.
00:04:36.020We would have access to the coast with Northern B.C. and Saskatchewan and Alberta, economic powerhouses.
00:04:43.200We'd also have access to the ocean through the Hudson's Bay, just north of Manitoba.
00:04:50.520Alberta separation, yes, no, or undecided?
00:05:58.500Alberta separation, yes, no, or undecided?
00:06:01.700Every election, I'm five years older, and nothing changes.
00:06:06.000If the separation is ultimately the answer to it, then yes.
00:06:10.380When you make the money for everybody, you should have a little more say.
00:06:13.940I would say independence from the federal government's power.
00:06:17.560Now, everybody's coming here, and everybody's leeching off of the federal money, and provincial money, and where is the future for our children, I don't know.
00:07:04.240But from what I understand, the other provinces do take advantage of Alberta's oil to a certain extent.
00:07:10.060So I get why some people want to separate.
00:07:12.020But in the end of the day, I feel like Canada should be more united, which is why I don't want to separate personally.
00:07:18.360But I do understand that as Albertans, maybe we should fight back on some of those laws that take advantage of us.
00:07:25.640But I'm not sure full-blown separation is the way to go.
00:07:28.360See, that young man is the perfect example of what I'm talking about, that education is going to make the biggest difference when it comes to this push for Alberta independence.
00:07:37.480He said at the beginning, he's not for Alberta separating from the rest of Canada, that there should be some unity and all of that, but that he understands that Alberta has been taken advantage of in the form of equalization and our oil industry being abused, etc., etc.
00:07:55.440Then he said that Alberta should try to fight and try to improve things from within.
00:08:01.720He would be served well from understanding that reforming Canada from inside to give the West more power, including Alberta, Saskatchewan, has been tried for decades to no avail.
00:08:17.000That would definitely sway him, I believe.
00:08:19.700Understanding that Alberta has tried it for so many years, and the East just doesn't want to improve things for Alberta, because the system that is currently in place benefits them the most.
00:09:51.440Like I've said before, there's a lot of Albertans who are undecided.
00:09:58.260There's a solid 35%, 40%, sometimes even higher.
00:10:01.640It's been as high as 45% of people who are all in for independence.
00:10:06.300People like myself who believe Alberta would be much better off becoming an independent nation or possibly joining the United States as the 51st state or a territory.
00:10:14.440Because Canada has not been fair to Alberta for many decades.
00:11:28.600So even if you want to reform Canada, you want to support independence because that is the one thing that hasn't been tried.
00:11:35.200And it's the one thing that has the most potential for actually getting the West a fair deal.
00:11:41.160I personally, I think that ship has sailed.
00:11:44.360I think Alberta should go on its own, become independent and later on explore whether he wants to become a part of the United States or stay independent.
00:11:53.060And then you have the other third or 20 to 25, maybe 30 percent who will never be on board for a multitude of reasons, including them being a part of the federal government, them coming from other provinces and seeing it as, you know, a traitor or whatever, because they're from other provinces.
00:12:12.740And they just moved to Alberta for the benefits, the benefit of living here, the better economy.
00:12:18.120They are part of unions, they're liberals and, you know, whole thing.
00:12:22.780Some of them just that's just how they view it.
00:12:25.480And you're never going to change their mind.
00:12:47.520There'd have to be some promises from, like, the rest of Canada for what the relationship would look like after separation as well as with the States.
00:13:38.880But then you have a big portion in the middle who are still willing to listen.
00:13:44.240And those are the people we need to reach.
00:13:46.360Those are the people we need to talk to.
00:13:47.920And Jay Bortnick, I appreciate what you're doing, man.
00:13:51.700Might have to get out there myself, talk to some people, try to, you know, educate as many people as possible on the benefits of Alberta independence.
00:14:00.220Again, I appreciate what you're doing, man.