Why We Have Had it With Canada and are Seeking a Divorce

[Herman]

Alberta and Saskatchewan have the third largest reserves of oil in the world.
Not Canada.

[Herman]

The Liberals are bypassing voters to build an unelected majority with floor-crossers. You can't fix a broken system.
Prairie independence is the only answer.

[Herman]

Currently, billions of Alberta's tax dollars flow to Ottawa and return as federal health transfers — only a portion of what Albertans contribute.

In other words, some of your tax dollars help fund healthcare programs in other provinces before a portion comes back to Alberta.

Under a different fiscal arrangement, those dollars could stay here and be invested directly into our own system.

What could that mean in practice?

Modelling suggests it could help fund expanded pharmacare and dental coverage for over a million Albertans, reduce surgical wait times, and make Alberta competitive enough on taxes and quality of life to attract top-tier medical professionals from around the world.

[Herman]

Quebec has operated its own pension plan completely separate from the Canada Pension Plan. They have been doing this since 1966.

The Quebec Pension Plan covers the same retirement needs as CPP, but is managed locally, invests in Quebec's economy, and has consistently delivered competitive benefits.

Alberta has been studying a similar model. Early analysis suggests that if Alberta established its own pension plan, Albertans could receive equal or better benefits at lower contribution rates, because Alberta's workforce is younger and higher-earning than the national average, meaning we contribute more to CPP than we proportionally draw out.