PJ The Belt - July 22, 2026


Trump Just OPENED THE DOOR To Alberta..


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A major province is considering separation from Canada, and a new poll shows that support for such a move is on the rise. What does that mean for the rest of the country? And what will Prime Minister Justin Trudeau do about it?

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00:00:00.000 These aren't the only really big topics they have to discuss, right? There's also Alberta
00:00:04.780 separation. There's many, many challenges. Making the exemption for energy and potash
00:00:09.700 very important. I don't think it's a fluke that he's exempted energy. He knows,
00:00:14.700 Trump knows, and the administration knows about the Alberta referendum.
00:00:17.800 Exactly. Now a major province is considering separation. That's how well things are going up
00:00:24.420 North. America's been a very reliable and positive partner for Alberta and we think that's a great
00:00:32.700 relationship and we should continue that relationship and grow it. If Alberta were to be
00:00:38.240 independent, it could pretty much be assured that America would still want to buy all that oil no
00:00:44.480 matter whether Alberta was independent, sovereignty association, remained a province. Let's say the
00:00:49.480 vote is a yes vote. Which, I mean, we can't win 100% in Quebec. Quebec in 1995. We track this.
00:00:57.060 It's going to bring more wealth, more jobs, and more prosperity to Alberta. I think they're what
00:01:02.420 we would call a donor province. They send more money to Ottawa than what they get back.
00:01:08.940 Alberta. Pretty much the last free corner of Canada and the one place in the country that
00:01:14.840 hasn't completely lost its mind. And guess what? Ottawa hates that, of course. The Feds are
00:01:21.280 desperate to drag Alberta into the same mess the rest of the country is drowning in. But here's 0.84
00:01:26.300 the twist. Alberta is the one province that can actually lead the West out of this disaster.
00:01:32.740 Saskatchewan's itching to follow, but Alberta's got to lead the way. And of course, the critics
00:01:37.980 are already screaming. Funny how the people who oppose freedom always seem to be the ones who
00:01:44.220 never want regular folks to prosper. But this time, it's different. This movement isn't fading
00:01:51.020 out after a few months like before. No, no, support is climbing. The latest survey now shows
00:01:58.200 that 45% of Albertans want independence. That's nowhere near fringe anymore. That's nearly half
00:02:05.000 of the province saying we're done with Canada and they're pushing for independence. I think it is
00:02:10.900 going to be a very tense meeting of the premiers and the prime minister this week, because this
00:02:16.540 is, particularly for a handful of provinces, utter economic devastation if these happen,
00:02:22.580 and complete industry devastation. We were talking about the auto sector earlier. That's not going to
00:02:27.800 be the only one. And so I think this is going to be a very tense discussion. I think there will be
00:02:32.060 very disparate views about how these provinces, about how the prime minister should act. And I
00:02:37.440 we also have to layer on top of that these aren't the only really big topics they have to discuss
00:02:42.400 right there's also alberta separation there's many many challenges making the exemption for
00:02:48.320 energy and potash very important i don't think it's i don't think it's a fluke that he's exempted
00:02:52.960 energy he knows trump knows and the administration knows about the alberta referendum exactly and and
00:02:58.480 that was where i was going is we also have two provinces talking about separation we have a
00:03:02.480 a resurging separation movement in Quebec, where dairy is very predominant. And we have Alberta.
00:03:09.000 This is going to be a very tense meeting with very differing opinions. And I expect the readout
00:03:14.660 to sound like that. Danielle Smith recognizes it. She talks about it. I think she just put out a
00:03:21.300 post this week from Ciro Week. Great conversation with our Secretary of the Interior and our
00:03:26.180 Secretary of Energy. You know, we want to ship 2 million more barrels of oil per day to the U.S.
00:03:32.480 America has been a very reliable and positive partner for Alberta, and we think that's a great relationship, and we should continue that relationship and grow it.
00:03:43.920 It's a very interesting approach to the Trump administration.
00:03:47.100 Here's why we're really, really good and why you should consider us moving forward.
00:03:52.280 That's a pretty, from our perspective, that's a pretty good approach to our trade team and to the president.
00:03:59.180 I should tell you, she's being called a traitor for having that kind of a constructive rapport with the U.S.
00:04:05.040 A lot of authoritative pundits and even other politicians have said by not pricking back at President Trump,
00:04:14.400 by trying to be constructive, she has sold the country out.
00:04:18.000 What would you say to them?
00:04:19.760 They can say whatever they want.
00:04:21.340 Now we get to the part that probably has Mark Carney sweating behind closed doors tonight.
00:04:25.960 A new poll showing 46% support for Alberta independence among First Nation respondents.
00:04:33.240 Think about that for a second.
00:04:35.020 Because Canadians have been told for years that this movement is supposedly isolated.
00:04:40.720 That absolutely nobody outside of a small group of angry Albertans supports it, let alone First Nations.
00:04:47.600 And that narrative is cracking now, whether they like it or not.
00:04:51.940 Alberta independence is becoming a national conversation.
00:04:55.140 Not just in Alberta, the entire country.
00:04:59.380 And that's why Carney suddenly looks so uncomfortable, inconvenienced every time this topic is brought up.
00:05:06.220 Because deep down, I think Ottawa understands something very dangerous right now.
00:05:11.780 This movement is surviving all of the media attacks.
00:05:15.440 It's surviving pressure, and it's surviving every court decision.
00:05:19.320 And it's only getting bigger.
00:05:20.640 Now, for simplicity's sake, let's compare ourselves to our neighbor to our north, Canada.
00:05:25.840 In 2015, they got Justin Trudeau's version of progressive governance, and we got Trump's populism.
00:05:32.320 And even with the Biden interregnum, America has surged past them.
00:05:37.000 Start with income.
00:05:38.160 Americans are dramatically wealthier than Canadians, and the gap, that's only widening.
00:05:43.340 Even Canada's own press has to admit that Canada, on average, is poorer than, wait for it, Alabama.
00:05:49.640 Well, they're not tied with Alabama.
00:05:51.080 They're behind Alabama.
00:05:52.800 Same population as Alberta.
00:05:54.400 But lower unemployment, stronger industry, and more production in Alabama.
00:05:59.940 Today we learned that Mercedes-Benz is investing $4 billion in the state with more than $7 billion planned across U.S. operations.
00:06:08.460 Wow.
00:06:09.560 So Canada's losing jobs to the deep south of America.
00:06:13.460 The same deep south, by the way, that snooty Canadian elites love to look down on. 0.90
00:06:17.940 And Canada's response is apparently to sell out to the communist Chinese. 0.85
00:06:22.000 They're opening their automobile market to Chinese EVs at preferential rates. 0.96
00:06:28.240 What could go wrong?
00:06:29.780 Canada has gone from declaring China as their biggest security threat to this.
00:06:35.360 I believe the progress that we have made in the partnership
00:06:38.340 sets us up well for the new world order.
00:06:44.880 The Canada most of the world knew about, which was a country known for its safety,
00:06:49.500 high standard of living, strong middle class, and respected around the world, no longer exists.
00:06:56.760 That's the unfortunate but self-evident reality many Canadians are forced to contend with nowadays.
00:07:03.900 Out of all Canadians, few are more understanding of this situation than Albertans.
00:07:09.620 The population of this province has seen the writing on the wall for at least a decade.
00:07:14.420 While most of the rest of Canada has been willfully marching into their own demise,
00:07:19.500 By electing and re-electing the people responsible for the country's decay, Alberta, as well as Saskatchewan, have rejected socialism overwhelmingly every chance they get.
00:07:31.660 The unfortunate thing is, in Canada, the system was designed to do what it does, regardless of what Alberta or Saskatchewan may or may not want.
00:07:41.160 This has been the reality for over 100 years, and it seems that finally a large enough group
00:07:47.360 of Westerners have had enough and are ready to break the chains. 0.81
00:07:51.540 And on the immigration front, their problem is even worse than ours.
00:07:54.820 Populations are rising faster than housing supply.
00:07:58.540 Costs are going up.
00:08:00.340 Systems are under strain.
00:08:02.820 Now a major province is considering separation.
00:08:06.400 That's how well things are going up north.
00:08:11.160 Thank you.