PJ The Belt - January 22, 2026


The Media is Caught LYING About Alberta Patriots AGAIN


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A citizen-led petition calling for Alberta to seek independence from Canada is gaining momentum across the province. Supporters of the Stay Free Alberta petition say they are already well on their way to their goal of 177,000 signatures by May 2nd.

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00:00:00.400 Mr. Trump's already decided he wants Alberta, and my great fear domestically is that they're
00:00:05.080 going to agitate within our own borders to get some kind of mistake to happen, perhaps
00:00:11.960 I should say, with respect to a referendum happening in Alberta in the near future.
00:00:16.720 And I don't think we should lowball that.
00:00:18.520 I think that is something that we have to take very seriously.
00:00:21.640 On the situation of Alberta, I think when it comes to influencing Canada, the first thing
00:00:25.500 we need to watch for is basically people listening to Fox News and just the realm of influence
00:00:32.820 that the American conservative, American Republicans have on a lot of Canadians on the right, especially
00:00:40.560 in the prairies, but elsewhere as well.
00:00:42.680 You're going to get the last word, but the Alberta situation, one year ago today at the inauguration,
00:00:48.660 the keepers of the algorithms were all sitting in the front row and paying a lot of the tab.
00:00:53.740 And if there's ever a situation rife for misinformation and distortion on social media, it's a sovereignty
00:00:59.520 referendum in Alberta or in Quebec or anywhere.
00:01:02.000 And I'm saying this because there is more of a risk because of the shared language and
00:01:05.500 the border and the cultural proximity, especially for people in the English part of this country
00:01:11.540 to be just so, so, so familiar with the Americans.
00:01:14.460 We don't realize we have that difference.
00:01:17.780 And so we need to be very, very extra careful with how ideas circulate, not just goods and
00:01:23.960 money.
00:01:24.960 It's always those dang Albertans watching Fox News.
00:01:28.880 How dare you tune into Fox News or Rebel News or that obviously American operative called
00:01:35.360 PJ The Belt.
00:01:37.160 How dare you think for yourselves and trust your own judgment?
00:01:41.060 Seriously, how dare you?
00:01:43.720 You better be watching the CBC.
00:01:46.500 That's right.
00:01:47.920 Government approved media.
00:01:50.120 We tell you what to believe, how to think and how to vote. 1.00
00:01:54.280 And you better fall back in line before we freeze your damn bank account. 1.00
00:01:59.060 In all seriousness, though, this is only the beginning. 0.99
00:02:02.620 The fake news media is going to get a lot more hostile.
00:02:05.620 The more they realize Albertans are dead serious about this independence thing.
00:02:10.760 Let's get into the video.
00:02:12.160 From Edmonton to Okotoks and many places in between, massive lineups to sign on for Alberta
00:02:18.800 independence.
00:02:20.400 You know what?
00:02:21.400 It's worth it.
00:02:22.400 I'd rather stand in line for four hours than live under a liberal government for five years.
00:02:25.600 So that's facts.
00:02:26.600 I don't like the liberals.
00:02:27.600 We're not for a world economic, what is it called?
00:02:32.840 Supporters of the Stay Free Alberta petition to leave Canada and become an independent state
00:02:41.560 say they are already well on their way to their goal.
00:02:44.520 That's 177,000 signatures by May 2nd.
00:02:49.560 My understanding is that we had well over 10,000 people, you know, go through the line
00:02:53.560 in Edmonton this weekend.
00:02:55.000 We had 5,000 people in Okotoks.
00:02:57.320 I mean, those are just the two events I was focused on.
00:02:59.560 There were events all over the province.
00:03:01.080 Jeff Rath and others leading the independence petition say they met with U.S. government
00:03:06.360 officials in Washington and they were supportive of Alberta's separation.
00:03:11.720 But Rath insists the Americans do not want to annex the province.
00:03:16.920 It has nothing to do with taking over Alberta.
00:03:19.000 It has, you know, nothing to do with, you know, Trump wanting to make Alberta the 51st state.
00:03:24.360 It has to do with the fact that Canada has basically become a communist country controlled by communist China.
00:03:31.000 That's exactly right.
00:03:33.080 Not only does Canada block Alberta's progress, but it is now aligning itself with the communist regime in China.
00:03:40.840 Mark Carney and the Liberals have made it very clear that their goal is to join Canada with China's new world order.
00:03:49.480 And Albertans want no part of that.
00:03:51.480 That's why thousands upon thousands of Alberta patriots are showing up to sign the independence petition.
00:03:59.000 People of all colors and all ages saying enough is enough. 1.00
00:04:03.480 The government and their puppets in the media did not expect the amount of support we're seeing in the streets.
00:04:10.920 And they're worried.
00:04:11.800 They're very worried.
00:04:14.040 A citizen-led petition calling for Alberta to seek independence from Canada is gaining momentum across the province.
00:04:21.960 Alberta needs to be strong and free from the chakos of the Libera government. 1.00
00:04:28.920 We are tired.
00:04:30.680 We don't matter in this relationship.
00:04:32.600 And it has to stop.
00:04:34.200 I think we've had enough.
00:04:36.360 The Stay Free Alberta campaign is collecting signatures for the chance to vote on the question.
00:04:41.240 Do you agree that the province of Alberta should cease to be a part of Canada to become an independent state?
00:04:47.320 That's the question that they're hoping for.
00:04:49.080 The push comes as new polling suggests support for Alberta sovereignty is on the rise.
00:04:54.040 You and I spoke just before the election.
00:04:56.840 We talked then about this growing frustration Alberta was feeling with Ottawa.
00:05:01.080 Now it's not quite a year since the Liberals were voted back into government.
00:05:04.200 And those grumblings have solidified into this position and petition.
00:05:08.200 And what we also have pictures of is these long lines of people waiting to sign.
00:05:13.000 They need 178,000 signatures by May 2nd to trigger a provincial referendum.
00:05:18.840 Do you think they'll get there?
00:05:21.320 I do.
00:05:21.800 I think at this point the numbers are surprisingly strong.
00:05:26.840 These events have been incredibly well attended.
00:05:29.960 There was one here in Edmonton just a few blocks from where I am now on the weekend that had, you know, pictures of what appear to be thousands of people lined up.
00:05:39.880 I know that there's another one in Calgary later on this week that has been moved from, you know, one building at the Stampede grounds to a larger one with organizers expecting upwards of 7,500 people.
00:05:55.320 So at this point, I think it's likely that they get the number of signatures that they need.
00:06:01.080 So first they mocked you, then they ignored you, but then the movement got too big to ignore.
00:06:07.400 So what do they do now?
00:06:09.000 They come up with a new narrative, anti-independence propaganda.
00:06:13.800 Watch them try to make this about Trump supposedly taking over Alberta.
00:06:18.360 Watch them create this fear campaign because they have nothing else.
00:06:23.720 They can't make a compelling case for Albertans to stay a part of Canada because the reality is Alberta has every reason to leave and none to stay economically, culturally and politically would be much better off as an independent country.
00:06:42.600 And they know it.
00:06:43.800 I'm from the province of Alberta originally.
00:06:46.600 That's our Texas in Canada.
00:06:48.520 It's where all the oil sands are.
00:06:50.040 And we already signed an agreement with America that gives you not only unlimited access, like Canada cannot limit the access to how much oil you buy, you get preferential, preferential access to our oil than any other country.
00:07:03.800 Like it's it's the most amazing deal from America's point of view.
00:07:07.320 And, you know, Venezuela has got a huge oil reserves.
00:07:10.440 But Alberta, that's the province I'm referring to, which is the most right wing province.
00:07:15.160 It has about one hundred and seventy billion barrels of oil.
00:07:19.720 That's enough to that.
00:07:21.720 It's a staggering amount.
00:07:23.000 It's really about that.
00:07:24.760 It's not just that province.
00:07:25.960 There's multiple.
00:07:27.000 The number show could secede.
00:07:28.840 How is that going to work and will the central government try to stop it?
00:07:33.000 You know, it's I'm so glad you asked me that question that that province of Alberta feels hard done by for a lot of real reasons, because the provinces in Canada, like Alberta is a smaller population and and it gets looted with taxes and carbon taxes and transfer taxes by the central government.
00:07:52.280 And it just doesn't have the votes to stop it because we don't have the checks and balances like your U.S.
00:07:57.480 Senate, which protects little little states and big states.
00:08:00.680 So there is a separatist wave sweeping over the province of Alberta right now.
00:08:04.120 Last polls I saw show that about 35 percent of Albertans want to be independent and that's without a real campaign.
00:08:10.920 So the government of Alberta has agreed that if a certain number of petitions are received, they will have an independence vote.
00:08:19.240 And I have to say every night I see more video on my X feed of little towns and cities where thousands of people are showing up.
00:08:28.760 You've got mile long lines going into vote.
00:08:32.280 Yeah.
00:08:32.840 And an independent Alberta would be culturally, politically, economically very free.
00:08:39.640 It would be it would be like North Dakota.
00:08:41.400 It would be like Montana, which is what we border.
00:08:49.240 It would be like.
00:08:51.960 Look.
00:08:52.480 I'll be right back.
00:08:53.020 I'll be right back.
00:08:53.420 I'll be right back.