Western Standard - November 07, 2026


Should Alberta Control Its Own Immigration？ Rempel Says Yes

Rempel Takes Aim at the Big Immigration Lobby Why a US Political Shakeup May Not End Tariffs

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1 minute

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165.86

Word count

330

Sentence count

17


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00:00:00.000 so one of those questions put to Albertans was effectively asked if Ottawa should give Alberta
00:00:09.480 Quebec style control over selecting its own immigrants question to you should well yes or no
00:00:17.380 you know I think that the federal government sure has messed up setting levels at the federal level
00:00:22.780 so it's no wonder it's not just Alberta or Quebec almost every province is saying hey we need more
00:00:29.720 control over immigration because we can't keep up. You know, even I would point to Ontario,
00:00:33.160 they had to go to the federal government to get way more funding for housing refugees,
00:00:38.120 for example, right? So I think that as long as the federal government keeps messing up
00:00:43.240 the immigration system writ large, of course, there's going to be more pushback from the
00:00:47.560 provinces because that's where the impact lies, lies in the provision of primary education,
00:00:52.920 health care, other social services in Alberta, for example, would be AISH. So I understand it.
00:01:00.280 I would also say at the same time that like in Canada, there's the reality of mobility of
00:01:06.920 persons in the country. If you enter the country, you're not just tied to one place, depending on
00:01:11.880 your type of entry permit. So that has to be taken into consideration too, right? But I mean, my job
00:01:19.640 Are you able to give a clearer answer? I know you've provided a lot of context, but it's a yes?
00:01:27.080 Yes. And Pierre Polyev was out saying that the day after the referendum. Of course,
00:01:31.960 the answer is yes. I think it's just important because sometimes I've watched this conversation
00:01:37.480 in the referendum become so provincially focused that I don't want to let the Liberals off the hook
00:01:45.640 on this, right? The federal liberals. So that's my goal in giving you an expanded answer. But no,
00:01:51.580 myself, Pierre Polyev, we've been out and said, of course, provinces should have
00:01:54.800 more control over immigration. I just wanted to give some information why.