Some would say Canada is broken. However, quite the opposite is true. Some would say that Parliament / Ottawa is broken, but this could not be further from the truth. Canada and Parliament are working exactly how they were intended to perform. The sad truth is that all power and resources are brought to central Canada for the singular selfish interests of the Laurentian elite.

And, as long as they have the majority of votes in Parliament, and they always will, this will never change. As for Mr. Carny, it is this system that keeps puting him and his kind in power, being, (Justin Trudeau 2.0) time after time. All Prime ministers who don't favour central Canada over western Canada, are simply replaced.

A little history. In the 1982 provincial election, the Western Canada Concept Party of Alberta (WCC) ran candidates in 78 of the 79 constituencies. The WCC was an independence party, so this election was an historical watershed for Alberta. I was one of those 78 candidates. I ran in Lethbridge East. In those days we were fighting against Pierre Trudeau, but nothing since then has diminished my enthusiasm for an independent Alberta.

For more than 45 years I have promoted and tried to advance the cause for Alberta freedom and independence, first as a founding director for two independence parties, then as president of a third, and as a director of a fourth. My simple intention is to get Albertans on the quickest and easiest path to independent freedom. Never have I lost this vision, for during those 45 or more years, I have seen Alberta trodden upon in all manner of ways by this federal government(central canada). Given this long-standing track record, there is no hope of ever fixing our association and situation with Ottawa (i.e., Ontario and Quebec.)

It is the dominance of central Canada that explains why we are perpetually unable to stop Ottawa syphoning billions of our dollars and resources at will from us, and that no provincial elected representative can or will do anything about it. This is the root cause of all our provincial government problems, whether it’s healthcare funding, the justice system, old age pensions, education, policing, infrastructure...and the list goes on.

I have researched and never found one piece of Parliamentary legislation that favoured Alberta to the detriment of Ontario and Quebec, but I have no problem finding the reverse. I'm sure we can all cite our own (Ottawa) central Canada misgivings toward Alberta. Justin Trudeau may not be able to balance budgets, but he can certainly count seats in the House of Commons. And to be fair, Conservatives play the same game, which will again leave Alberta with the same end results.

It doesn't matter which party is in power, the outcome will always be the same. Alberta will always be on the losing end. Remember, we had a prime minister from downtown Calgary that did nothing for Alberta, other than promote an equalization program for Quebec. What more proof do we need to tell us there is no solution for Alberta other than total independence?

We are stuck in a dysfunctional democracy that disproportionately favors certain regions of the country. Meanwhile, Ottawa (central canada) continues living on our dime, so we are locked into this situation forever, restrained, and treated as second-class citizens in our own country. It's this system that is the main underlying problem. This system that always allows central Canada, via Ottawa, to control everything in their favour and to our detriment . That’s just the way it is, has been, and always will be. Until Ontario and Quebec want to allow it to change, nothing will be done. But why would they?

So in the end we know where this is all headed, or not for that matter.. Nothing is going to change. They simply have a source of our free funds forever. (Our money and resources), no matter what we do or how much we negotiate. No matter what party or representatives we send to Ottawa the outcome is always the same. The problems we had fifty years ago are just as prevalent today as they were back then. The only thing we will get out of all this is grandiose lip service.

A majority of economic experts agree that Alberta would be quite viable as an independent country. It should be: If we can financially support the entire country, supporting just Alberta should not be much of a challenge. I for one, who has been fighting for Alberta independence for more than 45 years can see, more and more Albertans are beginning to see a better future life under a free Alberta Republic. Hopefully, one day we will be free from Ottawa (central canada).