Western Standard - May 20, 2021


Justin Trudeau Opens Path to ＂Alberta Independence＂

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Jason Kenney Justin Trudeau Michelle Rempel-Garner B.C. Saskatchewan Spencer Fernando Bill C-63 Jay Hill Legault
The Cory Morgan Show, May 17 2021 with guests Drew Barnes & Todd Loewen The Cory Morgan Show. May 21. Authors of ＂Life after COVID＂ & constitutional talk

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4 minutes

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Word count

602

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33

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Time for Albertans to demand leadership and hold Jason Kenney's feet to the fire. Trudeau has paved the way for greater Alberta independence, but is there the political will? It seems that Prime Minister Justin Trudeau is the tie that unbinds these days. Declarations of Canada as a post-nation state, now a province, Quebec can unilaterally amend the constitution. Why can t Alberta?

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00:00:00.520 Time for Albertans to demand leadership and hold Jason Kenney's feet to the fire.
00:00:26.000 So Trudeau has paved the way for greater Alberta independence, but is there the political will?
00:00:31.440 It seems that Prime Minister Justin Trudeau is the tie that unbinds these days.
00:00:36.840 Declarations of Canada as a post-nation state, now a province, Quebec can unilaterally amend
00:00:42.680 the constitution.
00:00:44.220 For many Albertans, including Interim Leader Jay Hill of the Maverick Party, they'll be
00:00:49.600 angry with Quebec Premier Legault and Prime Minister Justin Trudeau's support of it, but
00:00:55.440 if we truly want to be objective about this, this is excellent news for Alberta.
00:01:01.220 It appears that only one Canadian MP, however, has the courage to step up and speak out about
00:01:06.120 the opportunity that exists here, and that's Calgary MP Michelle Rempel, who believes that
00:01:11.460 Alberta too should be able to play in the constitutional sandbox.
00:01:15.000 Hey, why not?
00:01:17.300 If Premier Jason Kenney was truly about to get tough with Ottawa, what an excellent opportunity
00:01:24.040 this has presented itself to be.
00:01:26.800 But no leadership required, Jason, just follow Quebec's lead.
00:01:31.640 It is, of course, highly unlikely that Premier Kenney will do this considering his track record.
00:01:38.420 It appears that the Premier of Alberta aligns more closely with Justin Trudeau than most
00:01:42.620 Albertans are willing to admit.
00:01:45.060 If Quebec can unilaterally make changes to the constitution, why can't Alberta?
00:01:49.420 B.C.
00:01:50.420 Saskatchewan.
00:01:51.420 Canada is a country very loosely structured and knitted together by some common values of
00:01:57.100 freedom and democracy, and it seems that even that is beginning to unravel, as Canada and
00:02:03.320 its political elite in control of it continue to enact more and more draconian measures, behaving
00:02:08.940 more like dictators than states of democracy.
00:02:12.480 Well, Mr. Kenney, why not put that authoritarian skill to work for the people of Alberta instead
00:02:18.040 of against them for a change, and demand reforms to the constitution?
00:02:22.560 How about you propose an amendment to Section 36, as suggested by Ms. Rempel, and stop paying
00:02:28.000 equalization payments?
00:02:30.280 These are dangerous times for Canada.
00:02:32.380 Charter rights are being violated, censorship is soon to become law, Bill C-10, unprecedented
00:02:38.040 court orders through injunctions, secret warrants, and let's not forget the arrests of Christian 0.99
00:02:43.480 pastors.
00:02:44.980 Canadian news today reads more like a fiction novel or a great conspiracy movie rather than
00:02:50.780 the truth.
00:02:51.780 Incredibly, the truth is often stranger than fiction.
00:02:55.960 The one thing that is clear in Canadian politics today is that the lines are being drawn and
00:03:00.820 the country is certainly divided.
00:03:03.540 Liberal versus Conservative, West versus East, Urban versus Rural, Quebec versus the rest of
00:03:09.500 us.
00:03:10.500 The list is too long to continue to name them all.
00:03:13.900 But I want to quote Spencer Fernando, quote,
00:03:16.780 It's funny how Quebec dominates the country by ignoring everything that is supposed to be
00:03:22.560 politically correct.
00:03:23.580 They call themselves nationalists, cut immigration, defend their history, and are unafraid to demand
00:03:30.820 immense power.
00:03:32.960 Oddly enough, it works like a charm.
00:03:35.060 It appears that those who help themselves get what they ask for.
00:03:39.240 So, Alberta, instead of choosing to criticize Quebec for demanding more power and asserting
00:03:44.420 itself, how about we actually criticize our own premier and the others who continue to
00:03:50.120 fail to assert the powers that obviously do exist as a province and who fail to serve the
00:03:55.420 best interests of the people that they were elected to serve.
00:03:58.020 Time for Albertans to demand leadership and hold Jason Kenney's feet to the fire.
00:04:03.100 He ran on a campaign of Alberta strong and free and appears before he leaves, or is actually
00:04:09.000 booted out, Alberta will be left broke and enslaved. 1.00