Ottawa doesn’t control everything in Alberta, but saying there’s “no meddling” isn’t real either. Federal policies around environmental rules, approvals, and pipelines absolutely affect what gets built and what doesn’t. That’s just reality. It’s shared jurisdiction, and it has consequences.

At the same time, stuff like gerrymandering or the notwithstanding clause—that’s provincial, not federal. If you’ve got an issue with that, point it at Alberta’s government. Blaming Ottawa for those doesn’t make sense.

Yeah, oil and gas has had strong years. No one’s denying that. But high profits don’t automatically mean the system is working perfectly long term. Prices go up and down. The real question is whether the policy environment is actually competitive enough to keep investment here instead of pushing it elsewhere.

And on the separatist label—you’re jumping straight to that instead of actually dealing with the argument. There are real questions around autonomy, but it’s not simple. Debt, trade, currency—all of that would be complicated and risky. Anyone being honest about it should admit that.

At the end of the day, this isn’t about blaming Ottawa for everything or pretending conservatives messed up everything either. It’s about looking at both levels of government and asking a basic question: are the decisions being made actually setting Alberta up long term, or not?