Pipeline pressure: Alberta eyes independence if Ottawa fails
The UCP convention revealed growing impatience with Ottawa and serious talk of provincial sovereignty.
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Tonight, on The Ezra Levant Show, Ezra reports from the United Conservative Party's AGM in Edmonton, where more than 4,000 members gathered on the weekend. The event was enormous, the energy electric, but the conversations buzzing behind the speeches were even more telling. Forget the platitudes, the real question on everyone’s minds was what happens if Ottawa fails Alberta again. Specifically, what happens if this pipeline deal collapses?
Things about to get going at @ABDanielleSmith’s conference in Edmonton. 4,450 delegates registered, plus observers and media. pic.twitter.com/S4etaAO9mV
— Ezra Levant 🍁🚛 (@ezralevant) November 29, 2025
The Premier delivered well-received lines about energy, immigration and free speech, but grassroots conservatives were thinking two steps ahead. Many openly admit they are independent-minded, and if Ottawa reneges on promises or pipeline proponents walk away, the idea of separation will no longer be a fringe discussion — it will become a mainstream concern.
Premier @ABDanielleSmith says Albertans are fed up with uncontrolled immigration. pic.twitter.com/Iq5898o5hq
— Ezra Levant 🍁🚛 (@ezralevant) November 29, 2025
This isn’t idle speculation, the sentiment was clear: Albertans are frustrated, fed up, and ready to explore options outside Confederation. And it isn’t just about oil and gas. It’s about provincial sovereignty, economic freedom and being treated with respect by a federal government that has historically punished Alberta for its success.
Premier @ABDanielleSmith says Alberta will use its constitutional jurisdiction to ensure Canadian citizens are prioritized over foreign migrants. pic.twitter.com/giAiZQh3uO
— Ezra Levant 🍁🚛 (@ezralevant) November 29, 2025
The UCP convention made one thing unmistakably clear: Albertans are tired of being told to wait, to compromise, and to accept federal overreach. They want pipelines built, energy developed and their prosperity protected. And if Ottawa can’t deliver, the question of Alberta’s future outside Canada is no longer hypothetical, it’s a conversation the province is ready to have.
COMMENTS
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Gary Schoutsen commented 2025-12-02 14:30:23 -0500If BC won’t let Alberta have a pipeline now, I doubt they’ll let them have one if they leave Canada. -
Lida Kocis commented 2025-12-02 13:12:56 -0500That was refreshing, I wish we had this type of a leader in Ontario…
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Angela Watt commented 2025-12-02 12:19:53 -0500I read somewhere where someone has stated that even if guns are protected in Alberta, if the Federal gun confiscation goes ahead which apparently it hasn’t as of yet, gun owners won’t be able to travel in any part of Canada. The feds know who have guns & they could be arrested. So, there’s that consideration because I think it’s likely true that the Feds will enforce the law on Albertans no matter what the Alberta government does. What do you think? -
Angela Watt commented 2025-12-02 12:09:08 -0500The increase in the Industrial Carbon Tax is unconscionable & needs to be taken out of the MOU not that the MOU will ever come to fruition.
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Angela Watt commented 2025-12-02 11:54:23 -0500Albertans are skeptical because Ottawa continues not to follow agreements especially when it comes to Alberta. Until we actually see some progress on this file, we will never believe a thing coming out of Ottawa.
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Larry Fialkowski followed this page 2025-12-02 11:26:30 -0500
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Bruce Atchison commented 2025-12-01 20:57:25 -0500What a lesson in selective reporting tonight’s show provided. I heard the report on CKWX of Danielle Smith being booed but I understood the context. To their credit, the station did say it was the crowd reaction to the MOU, not Danielle herself being booed. But other outlets didn’t make that distinction. No wonder independent media wins the truth war.
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Marilyn Hagerman commented 2025-12-01 20:44:36 -0500A clear intelligent mind says….Carney lives in the depths of evil like no other. “Truth” is a word that does exist in his language or that of any global elitist. Take for example his lies about Brookfield, his offshore tax havens in the Caymen’s, Bermuda, Ireland. He acts and thinks like Guilbeault, both of whom have a degree of psychological illness that causes a disconnect blockage about a non-existent climate crisis! Carney will already have a multitude of ways, and others to blame to ensure this entire MOU dies a certain death!! Remember….lying words flow from his crooked mouth like water off a duck’s back!!
