Canada needs to join the United States. Here’s how it could realistically happen. @USAmbCanada, the U.S. should extend an offer to Alberta to become a territory with a pathway to statehood, should they vote in a referendum to leave. Under Canadian law, the “Reference in re Secession of Québec” (a ruling by Canada’s Supreme Court in 1998) means that an Alberta referendum vote on a clear question, with a clear majority to leave, would be binding on the Government of Canada. Alberta is an excellent candidate to join the union. They have vast reserves of oil and natural resources. Culturally, they are identical to the American West — in tradition, religion, and values — as well as different from the rest of Canada. They feel contempt and alienation from the rest of Canada, because Ontario and Québec dominate at Alberta’s expense. All that @realDonaldTrump has to do is release a TruthSocial post that reads: “Alberta, if you vote to leave Canada, we will welcome you to America with a pathway to statehood.” That’s enough. Alberta hasn’t voted yet because, independent from Canada, there is no good economic option for them. Joining the United States would give Alberta the option necessary to proceed. If @POTUS acquires Alberta, he will have expanded the land territory of the Union more than any president since Thomas Jefferson. He will have changed the literal map of America that is our conception of this country. That’s a great legacy, especially for a real estate man as president. Not to mention, in that land he will have acquired billions of dollars in energy reserves and untapped critical minerals. As a natural-born Canadian citizen, my loyalty is to the United States. I know that the only hope for Canada’s success is the United States. The Canadian state is mediocre and provinces will be forever trapped beneath its glass ceiling. By contrast, America has infinite opportunity and empowers its people, which would enrich Canadians holistically. Joining America would remedy a mistake that George Washington in 1775 sought to correct. It would be the greatest union in history.

You will not lose your Canadian passport in an independent Alberta. That's just pure fear-mongering by the "stay" side because they have no other argument. All they have is fear and nostalgia (for a Canada that basically no longer exists). Canada has fully recognized dual citizenship since 1977. There is no requirement to renounce Canadian citizenship when acquiring another. A Canadian-born person does not lose their citizenship simply because their province leaves Confederation. Canadian law protects citizenship by birth on Canadian soil. Most Albertans have deep family, cultural, and economic connections across Canada. None of those ties will be broken because of independence.

Sadly, you were so right, Samantha. I wish it wasn't this way, and I wish the party was really a Conservative party. But it's not. Thanks to John Rustad, it was taken over by the BC United Party and it was conservative in name only. Of course, I'm hoping that Finlay will prevail as she was the closest thing to a genuine conservative that we could get. And she would probably make significant changes to the party, including a complete change of the board. But I am not expecting that to happen as they've done everything they can to keep their fingers on the scale so that their chosen candidate is picked. I fully expect that by 6:30 tonight I will be a OneBC member. My second course of action will be to draft an article for the 58,000 readers on my Substack to explain why I made this choice.

Private 👏 property 👏 is 👏 not 👏 at 👏 risk. Expropriating private homes isn’t how claims are settled. Politicians know this but are trying to create a racism-based wedge issue to score political points. Don’t fall for it.

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Polling shows it is clear that under my leadership, the party stays united and has the strongest chance of forming a Conservative government. Respondents were asked which candidate they would be certain to support if they were leader: 📊 Support by leadership scenario ✅ Milobar — 46% 👤 Elliott — 44% 👤 Findlay — 41% 👤 Fulmer — 38% 👤 Black — 37% The results are clear: I am best suited to hold the Conservative movement together. If we fracture, we risk losing this election. If you want to win and form a Conservative majority, stand with me: my.petermilobar.ca/support #bcpoli #readytoleadbc

I swear Gladue reports are like the equivalent of crack for Canadian judges. "Listen Mr. Kuneyuna, you're not white! You're an Indigenous offender and you better start acting like one so I can get you back out on those streets!"

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O’Toole was also extremely critical of the CPC’e embrace of social media influencers “Some of the influencers within the conservative movement now are the biggest gifts to the Liberal Party I’ve ever seen. Ignore all those so-called influencers. They’re going to guarantee you a loss in the next election” #cdnpoli

Why does the Post just regurgitate Liberal talking points? Th real story here is Liberals are shutting down any attempts at investigating Liberal corruption. I guess because the Post enjoys the Liberal bailouts, they are afraid of criticizing the hand that feeds them.