Alberta Alone
A Non-Partisan Analysis
Giles Merriott
The Law, the Math, and the Machine Behind Separation
Examining Alberta separatism, constitutional barriers, Indigenous treaty rights, economic claims, foreign influence concerns and the political machinery behind the movement.
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Special Launch Pricing
With the release of Alberta Alone, launch pricing is available for both the Kindle edition and the paperback.
Paperback will be available at the following locations:
(currently awaiting stock)
- The Galloway Station Museum, 223 - 55th Street, Edson, AB.
- Heart of Edson Gallery, 303 - 50 Street, Edson, AB.
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Book Description
On October 19, 2026, Albertans vote on whether to start down a road that could end in separation. Where does that road actually go?
Alberta's frustration with Ottawa is real, and much of it is earned. Equalization, pipeline fights and the sense of powering the country while being treated as its problem have pushed many Albertans to ask whether they would be better off alone. Alberta Alone starts there. It takes those complaints seriously, then asks what the separatist movement has not answered: what happens the morning after Alberta leaves?
Written by a lifelong Albertan, the book follows the separatist case through the law, the numbers and the people promoting it, and tests each claim against the public record.
The Law.
What the Supreme Court of Canada's Secession Reference and the Clarity Act require, why no province can certify its own referendum as constitutionally valid, and why the treaties covering most of Alberta's land may be the hardest problem of all.
The Math.
The "$44 billion over-contribution." The $334 billion pension claim. An Alberta Dollar backed by gold, oil and Bitcoin. Where these numbers come from, what they leave out, and what a new, landlocked country would face on day one.
The Machine.
Who is driving the movement, what polls say about support, how provincial legislation lowered barriers to a referendum, what contacts with the United States reveal, and what the public record does and does not show about the money behind it.
And it closes with what Alberta could do instead: practical paths to more leverage, fairer federal arrangements and a stronger economy inside Confederation.
Much of the evidence comes from the separatist movement's own plans, FAQs and fiscal projections, read closely and checked. Alberta Alone belongs to no party, and every claim it examines is held to the same standard: show the source. Whether you lean toward independence, toward staying or have not made up your mind, this is the evidence the debate has been missing.
How this report was built
Source first. Claims tested. Conclusions proportionate to the record.
The project is non-partisan. It starts with the movement’s own plans and claims, then checks them against legislation, judgments, budgets, official statistics, public filings and direct statements wherever possible.
Primary sources first
Legislation, judgments, budgets, official statistics and direct statements are preferred wherever available.
Claim testing
Claims are checked against what the law actually allows, with assumptions, missing costs and unanswered steps made explicit.
The movement’s own case
Separatist claims are tested against the movement’s own plans, statements, projections and the public record.
A link to the full Alberta Alone Sources & References document will be available upon release of Alberta Alone.
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