Alberta's separation question

The cabinet order says the result is not binding. The premier says her government will respect it.

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CTV News News report 'It's not fearmongering': Pro-Canada report looks at what it calls the 'realities' of Alberta independence Published Sep 10, 2026 www.ctvnews.caRead original article (opens in a new tab)

Interview with Canada West Foundation CEO Gary Mar

Documents the Alberta Transition Council's 214-page independence plan and the Canada West Foundation's point-by-point dispute of its carry-over assumptions.

Retrieved Sep 15, 2026. Original historical capture has not been verified.

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Evidence forTwo documents disagree about what an independent Alberta could count on. The Alberta Transition Council, which advocates independence, published a 214-page plan on September 3, 2026. The plan says many arrangements would have to be negotiated and that independence would not be 'automatic, inexpensive or risk-free'. Gary Mar, president of the Canada West Foundation, whose report argues against separation, said no provision guarantees passports, health coverage or trade access.Explore this claim →

CTV News News report Alberta Transition Council report outlines steps, viability of independence ahead of referendum Published Sep 8, 2026 www.ctvnews.caRead original article (opens in a new tab)

Edited question-and-answer transcript, Michael Higgins and Keith Wilson

Alberta Primetime's interview with Keith Wilson, in his own answers. The page's embedded publication date is September 8, 2026. It is a different interview from s09, the same program's interview with Gary Mar two days later, in which the host refers back to this one. Same independence group as s09, so the two count once.

Retrieved Sep 20, 2026. Original historical capture has not been verified.

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Sep 3, 2026The transition plan and the Canada West Foundation's report come out on the same day

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CBC News News report Alberta independence group releases its 'transition plan' to become a country Published Sep 5, 2026 ca.news.yahoo.comRead original article (opens in a new tab)

Release day; Gary Mar's comment on the plan

CBC News report carried by Yahoo News. Dates the plan's release to Thursday, September 3, 2026, and carries Gary Mar's first reaction to it.

Retrieved Sep 20, 2026. Original historical capture has not been verified.

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Sep 3, 2026The transition plan and the Canada West Foundation's report come out on the same day

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Alberta Transition Council Stakeholder statement The Alberta Transition Plan: A Practical Analysis of Alberta's Transition from Province to Independent Country Published Sep 3, 2026 albertatransitioncouncil.comRead original source (opens in a new tab)

Introduction; Executive Summary; Research Note and Contributors; chapters 2, 8, 9, 10, 11 and 27; the council's home page

A campaign document from a group that advocates independence, not an official record. First edition, 214 pages. The PDF's metadata gives its creation date as September 3, 2026, and CBC News reported on September 5 that the council released it 'on Thursday', which was September 3. The web chapters at albertatransitioncouncil.com carry the same text and are undated. Verbatim text is held in evidence/alberta-referendum/primary-raw-independence/.

Retrieved Sep 20, 2026. Original historical capture has not been verified.

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CBC News News report Alberta separation too costly with too many uncertainties, warns Calgary think-tank Published Sep 3, 2026 ca.news.yahoo.comRead original article (opens in a new tab)

The report's contributors and cost estimate; 'Separatist response' section quoting Keith Wilson's post on X

CBC News report carried by Yahoo News. Carries the Canada West Foundation report's authorship of the $200-billion estimate and Keith Wilson's written reply to it.

Retrieved Sep 20, 2026. Original historical capture has not been verified.

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Sep 3, 2026The transition plan and the Canada West Foundation's report come out on the same day

Included as reporting context. It has not been linked as evidence for a specific claim.