What Kind of Person Wants Alberta Independence? What We've Heard From the People SO FAR...

Mike & James discuss their observations from their attendance at two recent events in Edmonton centred around the growing Alberta independence movement: the August 12th presentation by the Alberta Prosperity Project and the August 14th AlbertaNext panel hosted by Danielle Smith.

We compare and contrast the demographics of the two events, the differences in the levels of heightened emotion vs. calm reason we've seen between members of the two competing ideologies on the major points of debate (pension, equalization, immigration), and conclude the discussion with some broader, more generalized explorations of what we believe the role and behaviour of any responsible government should be.

Watch the full livestream of the AlbertaNext panel event: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ckr-oaZQsfw

Alberta Prosperity Project event schedule: https://nb.albertaprosperity.com/events
Alberta Next Panel event schedule: https://www.albertanextpanel.ca/#in-person

Download APP's "The Value of Freedom" and more shareable documents: https://albertaprosperityproject.com/resources/
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00:00 - Teaser and Welcome to New Subscribers
01:44 - Contrasting Alberta Prosperity and Next Events
04:24 - Chaos at Alberta Next Panel
07:18 - Demographic and Emotional Insights
09:04 - Alberta Pension Plan Misconceptions
10:20 - Hypothetical NDP Sovereignty Scenario
14:17 - "Sovereignty Within a United Canada"
18:00 - Daniel Smith's Strategy and Independence
22:16 - Political Divisions Among Conservatives
27:55 - Emotional Barriers to Independence
34:19 - Trust in Government vs. Individual Freedom
40:00 - Libertarianism vs. Corporate Fears
45:03 - Market Solutions and Government Failures
51:05 - Norway vs. Alberta Oil Wealth
56:20 - Wrapping Up and Community Engagement

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