Opportunities to sign independence petition coming up in Okotoks
15I do believe that the people adhering to this idea are very ill informed. Please look at what you would be giving up and who you would hurt in the process.
9- Dale Fea
Hundreds turn out for Alberta independence petition in Okotoks
12By the way, we don't want to "destroy Canada". We want to free Alberta from this abusive, toxic "marriage". It's not destruction. It's liberation.
10- Pierre A
Hundreds turn out for Alberta independence petition in Okotoks
9I'm not sure why media should give separatists free publicity. They want to destroy Canada.
11- Di69
Hundreds turn out for Alberta independence petition in Okotoks
11Thousands, Robert. Thousands, not hundreds. I and my family spent about 20 min waiting and at that time just under one hundred people were there. It's certainly not scientific, but it allows us to assume that on Friday probably about 5,000 people signed. Maybe even more people will come to sign on Saturday. The actual registering and signing took about 2 minutes. I guess on Monday we will learn the approximate number of people who signed here in Okotoks exercising their, our, constitutional right.
9- Pierre A
Hundreds turn out for Alberta independence petition in Okotoks
9These people are nothing more than traitors. Danielle Smith enables them. Always playing the victim. Alberta cannot separate.
10- Farmer's Son
Opportunities to sign independence petition coming up in Okotoks
10Traitors!
8- So What
Hundreds turn out for Alberta independence petition in Okotoks
12Did you have a problem with the media reporting on that petition for referendum for Alberta to continue indefinitely as Canada's colony and on banning all referendums because, you know, we the plebes should have no right to speak freely? Media reports, or rather supposed to report on what's happening. At least the Western Wheel continues that classic tradition of reporting without partisan bias attached. It should be respected.
6- Pierre A
Hundreds turn out for Alberta independence petition in Okotoks
10We are done being victims, that's why we want to separate. Danielle Smith enables direct democracy, referendums are tools of direct democracy. Smith simplified access to referendums on all matters of importance, for all Albertans, not only on independence. Of course Alberta can separate. It's perfectly legal, constitutional. But the signing today and tomorrow is not about separation per se. It's about people's right to referendum, about people's right to have their voices heard. You may be against separation, but calling your neighbours "traitors" is unfair to say the least. Be respectful, civil, if you want others to be respectful, civil towards you. Because the alternative is ... ugly.
8- Pierre A
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7Actually, there is so much information about how well Alberta would do on its own. You should research.
10- Terri Olson
Opportunities to sign independence petition coming up in Okotoks
9Let’s just hope and pray that there will be a very poor turnout at the VRC this weekend. Let’s just not sign up for such nonsense.
7- Marian Schafer
Hundreds turn out for Alberta independence petition in Okotoks
9This possibly could have been averted many years ago with the granting of a Triple E Senate. Trudeau threw one last slap in the face of Albertans by recently appointing 2 rabid leftists as senators to represent Albertans. Eastern Canada doesn't want any input or share of control from the West, they only want our money. People have to make a choice very soon who they want their alignment with in order to maintain stability in our way of life here in the western hemisphere. My choice sure isn't with Europe, China or the WEF's (and Carney's) vision of a "New World Order". This is our chance to get those monkeys off our back and build a brighter future.
7- Berta 1st
Opportunities to sign independence petition coming up in Okotoks
5Oh please explain what all we would be giving up. I can't wait to see this.
10- Laxbird
Opportunities to sign independence petition coming up in Okotoks
8Love Canada. Just tired of people like you supporting the degradation and collapse of a one great country.
7- Laxbird
Opportunities to sign independence petition coming up in Okotoks
6The Uneducated 🤔
8- Tired Of Noise
Opportunities to sign independence petition coming up in Okotoks
8Separatists can head south across the border. Maybe ICE won't like them.
6- Di69
Opportunities to sign independence petition coming up in Okotoks
6Funny, you would use the word, traitor. That’s the word we use for the current federal government we have.
8- Terri Olson
Hundreds turn out for Alberta independence petition in Okotoks
6Are there any restrictions for this ridiculous petition? Are there any checks in place to ensure that people are not signing it more than once or that they are actually living in Alberta? The only people that have a say in this are the people that are truly born in Alberta and have resided in Alberta their entire lives. I can tell you that those of us who are true Albertans do not want to separate.
8- JL5
Opportunities to sign independence petition coming up in Okotoks
5There is an old saw about rats and sinking ships!! HHMMM! No interest in helping to right it?? I realise that takes commitment and courage of a different kind to what we see here.
8- Malcolm Hughes
Opportunities to sign independence petition coming up in Okotoks
6Apparently you missed the independent report on Alberta managing it's own pension plan, much like Quebec has for a long time. That's our money. The results showed it will produce a higher income for seniors with less input from the employees. I would rather see investments handled provincially instead of in the questionable weighted directions of Ottawa. The 4 national parks in Alberta would be ours once again and not hard to manage better than they are now. As an example the Jasper fire wouldn't have happened if Parks had listened to the townsfolk. Treaties 6, 7 and 8 are non-negotiable, the racist Indian act would finally be scrapped, and the nations are welcome to join us in the 21'st century to future prosperity. Don't be so worried about positive change.
7- Berta 1st
Hundreds turn out for Alberta independence petition in Okotoks
7We shall be signing today. Time for Alberta to claw back the at least net $14 billion (or more) in Alberta taxes which goes east to the federal government each year and then are re-packaged as "equalization" payments to other provinces. Quebec has been receiving payments for about 60 years in a row now. The biggest province Ontario declared itself "have not" about 4 years ago to start taking western tax dollars as well. Neither province shows any signs at all of wanting to stand on their own feet financially as long as Alberta, Sask., and BC pay them each year. That at least $14 billion a year could eliminate the provincial deficit and still leave billions to pay teachers, nurses, doctors, police and firefighters everything they want as well as building several new schools and hospitals every year. Sign the petition and give the current and future Alberta governments, (including potential NDP ones) the authority to negotiate with Ottawa for a much better deal or to leave Canada.
6- Hwy 7 Guy
