About this episode
The episode discusses the growing Alberta separatism movement and features an interview with constitutional lawyer Keith Wilson.
If you haven’t been paying attention to the Alberta separatism movement, you really should. It’s been making huge and rapid strides, with significant support and evidently enough momentum to trigger an independence referendum this year. To find out what’s driving the movement, Brian talks to Keith Wilson, an Alberta constitutional lawyer and leading voice for secession. Wilson explains why he thinks there is no future for the province as part of Canada — regardless of who’s in charge in Ottawa — because Confederation will always be a bad deal for Albertans compared to what they could achieve on their own. And he explains why he believes most of his fellow Albertans will soon come around to seeing that, too. (Recorded May 7, 2026) Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
People in this episode
Host: Brian
Guest: Keith Wilson
Topics covered
- Alberta separatism
- independence referendum
- constitutional law
- Canada
- political commentary
Keywords
- Alberta
- separatism
- independence
- referendum
- Keith Wilson
- Canada
- politics
Mentioned in this episode
Organizations: Postmedia
Places: Alberta, Canada
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