Priorities

Ending Equalization

2025-2026 will be a record year for equalization in Canada, totaling $26,170,000,000.  Alberta will receive none of this amount while sharing the bottom spot for per-capita major federal transfers alongside BC and SK.  This, despite the fact Alberta is typically the highest per capita contributor to the federal purse.

Equal Representation

During the recent seat reallocation in the House of Commons, Alberta was once again under allocated.  On a per-capita basis, Alberta is substantially underrepresented compared to other provinces.  In Alberta, each MP represents approximately 120,000 people based on the 2021 census while in a province like PEI, a receiver of equalization payments, each MP represents only 41,000 people.  This makes one MP in PEI have the same influence as three from Alberta.

This dire situation is similar in the Senate with a province like Quebec being allocated 24 senate seats, or approximately one Senator per 355,000 residents, compared to Alberta’s 6 Senators or one per 710,000 residents.  This means Alberta is underrepresented in the Senate compared to a province like Quebec 2-1.

Autonomy for Alberta

Alberta has tried faithfully to achieve fairness within Canada, sending billions out to Ottawa while receiving pushback and pennies on the dollar in return. Enough is enough.

If we wish to see our home prosper, we must control the levers that Ottawa uses to control us.  This means exploring radical ideas to regain our autonomy including a home-grown Alberta Tax Agency, Alberta Pension Plan, and Alberta Police Force. 

Sovereignty for Alberta

Alberta is severely constricted by its current place in the “Confederation” experiment.  Now, those who have worked tirelessly against us, aim to further control our home by potentially shutting our economy down in the name of “Team Canada”.  How much more are Albertans expected to give?  After 120 years, its time we once again had a say in our future.  Either we stay on this same unfair path, go our own way, or explore new partnerships with others.

At the end of the day, eliminating equalization and ensuring fair representation would require constitutional amendments under a formula we cannot currently win, by the very nature of the things we wish to change.  We must stand up for ourselves by having every option on the table.  Only then, and after a robust consultation with the people of Alberta, can our sovereignty be secured.