Wildrose Independence Party Of Alberta - Highwood Constituency Association

10/10/2026

Are all the questions on Alberta's referendum on the 19th non binding?
Thought for 12s

No. Not all of the 10 questions on Alberta’s October 19, 2026 referendum are non-binding.⁠Elections.ab

There are 10 questions in total (each on a separate ballot):

Questions 1–5 (non-constitutional, covering immigration control, eligibility for provincial social programs, residency waits/fees for non-permanent residents, and voter ID requirements): These are explicitly non-binding. The relevant Order in Council (O.C. 110/2026) states the results “are not to be binding.” The government is not legally required to act on them.⁠Elections.ab

Questions 6–9 (constitutional questions on amending the Canadian Constitution regarding provincial court appointments, abolishing the Senate, opting out of federal programs with funding protection, and giving provincial laws priority in certain conflicts): These are binding under Alberta’s Referendum Act. Constitutional questions are automatically binding if a majority supports them. This means the Alberta government must take steps within its power to pursue the results (e.g., working with other provinces), though actual constitutional amendments require agreement from the federal government and other provinces, and the government is not required to implement anything that would contravene the Constitution.⁠Calgarychamber

Question 10 (the separation question: remain in Canada or start the legal process toward a future binding referendum on separating): This is explicitly non-binding. The Order in Council (O.C. 160/2026) states the result “is not to be binding.” A majority for the separation-process option would not trigger independence or even automatically start that process; it would only express public opinion

10/10/2026

Canada fell to 18th from 9th in global ranking of economic freedom

Economic Freedom of the World report, published annually, measures economic freedom across 165 countries, finding in overall economic freedom, Hong Kong once again claimed top spot—although Hong Kong’s score has fallen every year since 2018—while Canada's relatively high tax burden and government spending put it at 101st out of 165 countries.

10/09/2026

Robert,

I want to step back from the asks for a minute and tell you why this one matters so much to me.

I have watched Alberta send far more than it gets back for my entire adult life, and I have watched good people shrug because they were told nothing could ever change. October 19 is the day we prove that wrong. Not with a slogan, but with a number: the number of Albertans who show up and say we want to run our own affairs.

This is the closest we have ever come, and it is because of members like you who refused to shrug. Every conversation you start and every link you send is a brick in something real, a free and independent Alberta that answers to the people who actually live here.

We are days away. If you have already shared your link, thank you, and please keep going. If you have not yet, there is still time to be part of the turnout that decides this.
Get my link and be part of it →

For the love of Alberta,

Mitch Sylvestre
CEO, Alberta Prosperity Project

10/09/2026

Canada lost a net 68,300 jobs in September 2026, after losing 42,000 jobs in August, pushing the national unemployment rate to 6.5%. Where are the Elbows Up crowd now?

10/08/2026

FYI In Canada, even when your home is fully paid off, property taxes are current, and your name is on the title (or land registry), you hold a fee simple estate. That is the strongest and most complete form of private ownership available under Canadian common law (or the equivalent civil-law concepts in Quebec). It gives you nearly full rights to possess, use, sell, mortgage, bequeath, or improve the land and building.

However, it is not absolute (allodial) ownership. The Crown still holds the underlying radical title to all land in Canada. Your rights ultimately derive from a historical Crown grant and remain subject to the residual authority of the Crown (exercised through Canadian governments). In practical terms this means:

Don't get too comfortable.

10/07/2026

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07-Oct-2026 @ 10:59

🔥 Fossil fuels are supplying 82.7% of Alberta's electricity.

💨 Wind
• 3.0% of capacity
• 1.7% of total generation

☀️ Solar
• 57.9% of capacity
• 10.7% of total generation

↔️ Importing: 129 MW

10/06/2026

We are being flim flamed with the question of " how much witl it cost Alberta to leave?" The more important question no one is asking is" how much will it cost Alberta to stay?" I ask all of you to start thinking about that.

10/03/2026

Dear Robert,

Last month, I wrote to you about just how expensive Canada’s health-care system really is.

For a typical Canadian family of four, the cost of public health insurance will exceed $21,000 this year. Other common family types will pay between $6,500 and $19,700.

If you’ve been following the Fraser Institute’s health-care research for a while, these numbers probably aren’t surprising. Canadians spend a lot on health care, yet our system continues to struggle with long waits and limited access to care.

So today, I wanted to draw your attention to a new Fraser Institute study that looks at a country with a very different approach: Sweden.

Sweden provides universal health care, just as Canada does. But it has adopted reforms that give patients more choice, encourage competition among providers, and create stronger incentives to provide care efficiently.

The study highlights several important lessons:

Sweden allows both public and private providers to deliver publicly funded hospital care.
Hospitals are funded based on the services they provide, rather than receiving fixed global budgets.
Patients have greater freedom to choose where they receive care.
Private providers play a significant role in delivering primary care and other services.

These reforms have helped Sweden maintain universal access while making greater use of competition, choice, and private-sector capacity.

Canada can learn from this experience.

For years, Canadians have been told that universal health care requires a system dominated by the government, with little room for private providers or competition. Sweden shows that this is not the only way to organize a universal system.

This is exactly why the Fraser Institute continues to study health-care systems around the world. We look at what actually works, examine the evidence, and bring those lessons into Canada’s health-care debate.

And our research is making a difference. Canadians are increasingly open to discussing reforms that were once considered off limits. That change has come from years of independent research showing Canadians what is happening here and what other countries are doing differently.

09/28/2026

Crown Title and Aboriginal Rights in British Columbia

The settled law since the 1880s confirmed that title to the lands in Canada was held by the Crown. Indian Nations were recognized as having rights to the use of their hunting grounds for hunting, fishing, and trapping (not ownership).
Treaties confirmed Crown title to the lands, protected villages through reserves, and confirmed rights of hunting, fishing, and trapping on Crown lands, except lands granted for settlement or development. This was reconciliation between Crown title and aboriginal rights.
The same reconciliation was established in the non-treaty areas of British Columbia. Existing village sites were protected as reserves, and rights of hunting, fishing, and trapping on unoccupied Crown lands continue to be recognized.
In Delgamuukw (1997) and Tsilhqot’in (2014), the Supreme Court of Canada declared that the Court would grant title (ownership) to an Indian Nation if it can establish use of a territory by its ancestors for hunting or other traditional activities as of 1846. This is a radical departure from the established law, including judicial rulings that courts do not have jurisdiction to declare land titles not recognized in law by the Crown or government. By freezing the test for occupancy in 1846, the court decisions ignore the binding legislative, constitutional, and judicial history since that date, and the authorized settlement and development of the lands.
This study provides a legal history and analysis of the law on the question of Crown title and aboriginal rights in British Columbia and questions the departure from the established legal principles.

09/25/2026

Watch this please.

Stockwell Day vs. Bruce Pardy debate on whether Alberta should rema...