by The Critical Compass
"In this clip from his speech at the Stay Free Alberta town hall in Calgary, Alberta on January 26th, 2026, Mitch Sylvestre - proponent of the Alberta independence referendum question for Stay Free Alberta - outlines the hard numbers that undeniably show exactly how Alberta is structurally, mathematically disenfranchised in confederation and why independence is the only logical path forward.
Once you see the dollar figures of lost provincial equalization payments, the disparity of Senate and House of Commons seats which will forever disadvantage the West in favour of the East, and how our pension plan is a glorified Ponzi scheme which costs too much and delivers too little, you won't be able to un-see it."