PJ The Belt - April 11, 2026


They Just Found a $1 TRILLION Goldmine in Alberta

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lithium discoveries
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＂IT'S TIME＂ Albertans Ready To EXIT Canada in 2026 Vote Carney Just Created a HUGE Problem for Canada

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A new assessment confirms that Alberta is sitting on tens of millions of tons of lithium. We re talking about enough to supply billions of batteries and the value over $1 Trillion. That s right, the same province they said was just oil is now sitting on one of the largest lithium resources on the planet. Process that for a second.

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00:00:00.000 I will say this to you, that I believe we are on the cusp of greatness.
00:00:05.660 I mean, that alone is a great message, of course.
00:00:08.660 People are looking to the world for what we have.
00:00:11.820 And if we can show that we can do it, they will come.
00:00:14.960 Ladies and gentlemen, they just found a $1 trillion gold mine in Alberta.
00:00:20.920 And no, I don't mean literal gold.
00:00:23.460 I'm talking about something even bigger than that.
00:00:26.460 Something the entire world is desperate for.
00:00:30.000 right now lithium this could be the mother load of lithium discoveries and to boot we know where
00:00:38.960 it is so you don't have to drill more for it secondly it is environmentally much easier to
00:00:45.680 produce because you just go back into the wells pump up the leftover water separate the lithium
00:00:50.960 and re-inject the water again that's right the same province they said was just oil is now
00:00:57.440 sitting on one of the largest lithium resources on the planet process that for a second what is
00:01:04.720 the message that you're delivering here to other governments to investors to companies who are
00:01:10.320 looking for some certainty albert is the answer but uh you know people wonder what the question
00:01:16.240 is well the question is do you want oil do you want gas you want lithium all of the above we
00:01:22.080 have them for years you've heard it alberta's best days are behind it world is moving on time to face
00:01:30.160 it out and yet every single time this province proves them wrong first it was oil which is here
00:01:38.080 to stay for a long while still then natural gas and now it's lithium the resource powering the
00:01:46.320 the future. Here's what just came out. A new assessment confirms that Alberta is sitting on
00:01:52.020 tens of millions of tons of lithium. We're talking about enough to supply billions of batteries and
00:01:59.240 the value over $1 trillion. I'm going to say it again, $1 trillion. And here's the part that
00:02:08.280 should really make you think. This isn't some random new discovery out of nowhere. This has
00:02:14.100 been under our feet the whole time the difference is now it can actually be extracted and how do
00:02:21.360 you think that's happening with the same oil and gas infrastructure they've been trying to shut
00:02:26.720 down for years you can't make this stuff up the very industry they said was the problem
00:02:32.720 is now the key to unlocking the next trillion dollar opportunity in north america so let me
00:02:39.700 ask you something. How many times does Alberta have to prove its value before people start taking
00:02:45.060 this province seriously? Because this is where the conversation gets real. If Alberta has one of the
00:02:51.760 largest oil reserves in the world, the third largest oil reserve in the world, as a matter of
00:02:57.520 fact, massive deposits of natural gas, and now a trillion dollar lithium resource, then what exactly
00:03:06.400 is Alberta missing? Seriously, what does it not have other than warm weather year round?
00:03:13.540 And we're in a very noisy area, which is actually, though, the Alberta house here at
00:03:17.520 Sarah Week by S&P Global. Yes. Here in Houston. So energy and minerals. Now, Alberta, of course,
00:03:23.900 is known for oil and gas, maybe not so much for critical minerals and mining, depending on who
00:03:28.960 you're talking to. Maybe tell us just a bit about your portfolio. Well, you know, what you've said
00:03:34.000 is fair, first of all, that Alberta is known for oil and for gas because we have such large
00:03:38.660 quantities, the fourth largest reserve in the world of oil. With BC, we're the ninth largest
00:03:42.900 on gas. So, you know, we're a powerhouse. There's no question that we have a significant amount of
00:03:47.940 energy, but we have the opportunity to also take that energy and use it for other things like
00:03:51.780 critical minerals. So remember that critical minerals, of course, need a lot of energy in
00:03:55.720 order to be refined, upgraded, polished, mined. And as a result of that, our gas is a natural
00:04:02.020 consumption opportunity for that because gas is a cheap form of energy for all the things that we
00:04:07.860 love. And there's no cheaper form of energy than natural gas from Alberta. It's the least expensive
00:04:12.660 gas on the planet and probably will remain that way forever. And this is why the independence
00:04:17.140 conversation isn't going away. Because people are starting to realize something. Alberta wouldn't
00:04:23.660 just survive on its own. It wouldn't just get by. It would be one of the most resource-rich,
00:04:30.240 wealthiest countries on the planet. And that's not hype. That's not even theory. That's based
00:04:36.980 on what's actually in the ground in proven reserves. Now, think about the global picture
00:04:43.820 for a second. Right now, the world is scrambling for lithium, electric vehicles, batteries,
00:04:50.680 energy storage. And you can have your opinion on electric vehicles. You can agree or disagree
00:04:54.920 with their push for electric vehicles, but they're going to continue making them. And it's
00:04:59.860 not just electric vehicles. Everything technology related runs on lithium batteries. Everything
00:05:06.700 runs on this. And North America barely produces enough. So where does it come from? Overseas.
00:05:15.560 Unstable regions, competing powers like China. But suddenly, Alberta's sitting right here with 0.97
00:05:22.360 the resource, with the infrastructure, and with the best workforce in the world, ready to scale.
00:05:28.840 So what happens when the world realizes that? What happens when global demand starts looking right at Alberta, not just for oil, but for the future itself? And here's the part that should really make you question things. If this is what Alberta has been sitting on, why has it been treated like a problem instead of an asset?
00:05:48.760 Why has the industry that built this province and helped build this country been targeted, regulated, and held back when it's clearly the foundation for everything coming next?
00:06:01.860 This is what people are waking up to. This is why you're seeing more conversations, more momentum, and more people starting to ask questions that they never asked before.
00:06:11.680 because once you see it you can't unsee it alberta isn't just a province with resources
00:06:17.960 it's a resource superpower and every time they say ah this is the end something new gets revealed
00:06:25.420 something bigger something that proves again that they were wrong to the same minister what are
00:06:31.680 alberta's competitive advantages in this sector and what is our government doing to capitalize on
00:06:36.780 these opportunities.
00:06:37.780 The Minister.
00:06:38.780 What a great question from the hard-working member.
00:06:42.340 It's true that we have been here in Alberta, Canada's economic engine for the past 50 years
00:06:46.020 because of our oil and gas, but we're so well positioned to drive Canada's economy
00:06:50.660 well into the future.
00:06:52.140 We have some of the largest deposits in the world of lithium, vanadium, cobalt, uranium,
00:06:58.220 rare earths and titanium.
00:07:00.360 These resources are essential to everyday life and they make cars, computers, appliances,
00:07:05.460 buses, planes, watches. Mr. Speaker, it's true that our oil sands sector has shown the world
00:07:09.460 what is possible through innovation. We can do exactly the same thing for our critical mineral
00:07:14.700 sectors. We have created an investment-friendly environment here in Alberta, one of the best in
00:07:18.300 North America. We have the skilled labor and know-how how to get things done, Mr. Speaker.
00:07:22.080 We have some of the lowest cost of living and the highest paychecks in North America right there
00:07:26.000 in Northern Alberta, Mr. Speaker. So I'll leave you with this. If this is what we know about,
00:07:31.080 if this is what's already been confirmed what haven't we found yet and more importantly what
00:07:37.740 does alberta look like when it's fully in control of all of it as an independent nation let me know
00:07:44.540 what you think in the comments and if you like real updates like this straight talk no filter
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