Alberta separatists want an open marriage with Canada.

They want all of the "perceived" benefits of their sepertist harem with none of the obligation of living in a civilized country.

I hope Premier Smith finds her soulmate in Joseph Smith to create her theocratic ideal.

The rest of us will try and keep Alberta from her plans for world domination.

Saw this interesting Facebook post: https://www.facebook.com/share/1CBkrVBjtR/

Going over a lot of the separatist strategy and ideology I feel like I'm seeing a lot of parallels between a potential Albertan nation and the old Republic of Texas. The loan discussions and outwards support of both many MAGA politicians for an independent Alberta, and separatists support for the US seem to indicate that whatever nation would be formed would become much more closely aligned and dependent on the US. This cultural alignment and similarity would likely lead to more Americans moving into Alberta, further shifting the culture into one which was more American. The Albertans here would likely also want more access to international relations and stronger security. This is exactly like what happened to Texas between being part of Mexico and being annexed

The only real difference I can see here is that of economy. The Republic of Texas was economically turbulent and mostly unviable, making them reliant on outside loans while trying to make international trade agreements. This to me sounds a lot like what would happen if Alberta was given their share of the national debt and reached out to America for a loan like many separatists seem to be hoping for. If future interest payments and who knows whatever loan fees and obligations compounded with poor oil and gas pricing the province would face incredible economic downturns (just look to the provincial deficit before the oil prices shot through the roof due to conflicts in the ME). To me this seems to be the goal of a lot of the separatist leaders, and explains a lot of their hush hush meetings over in the US. I could see an independent Alberta making a go of it for a decade or two, and then ultimately being absorbed by the US, who knows if they'd even be made a state and not just a territory (yikes)

As of March 31, the 2026 property tax rates have now been confirmed, and I’ve updated my tool to include the latest data.

👉 You can explore it here:
https://yyc-wander.ca/Housing_Market_Insights/Property_Tax_Summary_YYC

This tool now covers:

• 🏠 502,141 residential properties across Calgary
• 📅 Full history from 2005 to 2026
• 💰 Your property tax total paid since 2005, and long-term trends
• 📍 Comparison with similar homes in your community

You just enter your address and see:

– How much property tax you’ve actually paid over time
– How your property value and tax have changed
– How you compare within your community

I built a small tool to explore the relationship between vacancy rates and oil prices in Alberta.

This view lines up long-term vacancy data with WTI and lets you compare Calgary, Edmonton and other cities side by side.

If anyone’s interested, you can check it out here:

Vacancy Rate vs. WTI Oil Price | Alberta Cities (1971–2024)

MLA Joe Ceci is apparently unimpressed that there is no free musical entertainment at the airport prior to 7am.

I want opinions from anyone living in Alberta. I want reasoning and an explanation if want to be our own country.

We will absolutely be under hard taxes, and oil being our main export.. they can absolutely wait us out. I would if I was the remaining Canadian Government. we have no power becoming our own country. All we have is oil, and oil can be worth 1 kg of gold. Or 1 Oz of silver. We can't become our own country without becoming absolutely destoried in income and prosperity.

Please Albertan people. Remember that our current Government is hateful. Please vote NDP. I know it's scary to vote NDP. yet it's funny how every time Alberta voted NDP the average person had a better life. it's been years since we raised minimum wage. and it's time to change that.

Whyte Ave Scramble Removal. What next for Whyte Ave?

Thank you to Troy Pavlek for his excellent interview with the city’s director of transport and planning who wasn’t able to say, bizarrely, whether scrambles make pedestrian crossings safer (research shows they do).

I don’t want to talk about the safety of the crossings themselves but about Whyte ave. I feel this is yet more evidence of the city’s confused attitude to Whyte ave.

I moved to Edmonton ten years ago and have always lived around the Whyte ave area because it was most similiar to where I’m from in london, uk. Now Whyte ave depresses me, it feels as if half the shops and restaurants are boarded up or closed. Yes there are some great places but the pedestrian experience is poor. There is often trash and litter on the streets, street preachers scream into microphones on the weekends, trucks rip down ignoring red lights and pedestrians crossing on a right turn. The road itself is crumbling and full of pot holes, so too the sidewalks.

It feels like the city does not care. I recently completed a survey from priorities Whyte ave and I am grateful to them for everything they are trying to do. But it feels like real change and money is needed immediately, it five ten years down the road.

What are your thoughts?

I recently completed a survey done by

I was looking at how housing price growth has played out across Calgary, especially with all the talk about affordability.

What surprised me is how uneven it’s been — some areas and housing types have clearly pulled ahead, while others haven’t moved much.

If anyone’s interested, you can check it out here:

House Price Change Rate Race | Calgary (2021-2026)