UCP Calgary-Lougheed
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2025 Townhall Series
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What Could a Sovereign Alberta Mean for Justice, Peace, and Prosperity for All Albertans?
When we started planning The Courage to Listen, we engaged many Albertans to help build a framework for a sovereign Alberta. The planning started before the last Federal election and the announcement of the Alberta Next Panel.
The idea was to get past platitudes and gaslighting. Let’s create an actual framework that could be activated by the UCP government to build a better Alberta that encompassed resource development, eliminating equalization, and standing up for the sovereignty of Alberta within Canada on all fronts because it is the right thing to do.
We received two well written plans: the first from the Alberta Prosperity Project, the second from Ben Trudeau called Canada First which we have renamed “Sovereign Alberta Framework”.
The Value of Freedom is a fiscal framework for Alberta. Using conservative actual government data, it tells a story of the cost of Alberta being a part of Canada. Sadly, the value received back from Canada is nominal. (The public link is attached here for your reference).
We also received a proposal from Benoit Trudeau. Using his experience with the Quebec government he outlines how Quebeckers use the Westminster system of government to receive a net wealth transfer from Alberta of $15 billion while claiming to have a deficit budget. (we have included a link)
Ben’s document gives a framework which one would have expected every Canadian province to emulate. Yet, all Provinces, except Quebec keep asking for permission when none is needed. Alberta does not need to ask permission to have the Alberta Pension Plan (note the Quebec pension returns in the report), Provincial Police force, Immigration, EI, tax collection or any of the other 26 areas of Provincial jurisdiction.
Ben’s report is very specific to the reasons why Provincial governments are soft on Ottawa.
When you watch Ben’s presentation (www.TheCourageToListen.ca) and compare it to Bruce Pardy’s presentation (www.TheCourageToListen.ca) you will see that Ben’s report dovetails with The Value of Freedom fiscal framework. Ironically, Ben was defending a sovereign Alberta within a united Canada, and Bruce Pardy was speaking of the illusion of Canada.
Having The Courage to Listen is challenging. We all enter into the wake with our own bias’s, new understanding, and various willingness to make difficult decisions.
Initiating conversation and creating actual white papers generates intelligent conversation and leads to quality decision making. We are all tired of watching good decision happen way too late. We do not apologize for providing Albertans facts to support their education.
Thank you to the CAs who took the important step forward to sponsor The Courage To Listen: Building a framework for a sovereign Alberta within a United Canada Town Hall on June 25: Airdrie-East, Bonnyville-Cold Lake-St Paul, Calgary-Lougheed, Calgary Acadia, Calgary-South East, Grande Prairie-Wapiti, Highwood, Maskwacis-Wetaskiwin, and all the verbal support we received.
Looking ahead, we will continue to advocate for principled conservative values. By activating the policies we advocate, we educate our members on the value of being members of the United Conservative Party.
If you have any questions, please let me know. Enjoy the information.
Be Strong. Be Free. Be Conservative.
Darrell Komick, President
UCP Calgary-Lougheed
Alberta Sovereignty Townhall Speakers:
- Ben Trudeau – A long-time advocate for democratic reform, Ben explores how Alberta can exercise its constitutional rights to protect public institutions and working-class communities.
- Jeff Rath – What are the benefits of Alberta being within a united Canada or an autonomous Nation?
Download The Value of Freedom – Alberta Independence Fiscal Plan (PDF)
- Matthew Ehret, Canadian author – What does global finance, and potential future leaders like PM Carney, mean for Alberta’s autonomy? Who will truly benefit if decisions remain centralized in Ottawa?
- Kris Sims, Canadian Taxpayers Federation – What would Alberta’s finances look like if they were managed solely by and for Albertans? What public investments could be prioritized—healthcare, education, sustainable energy?
- Bruce Pardy, LLB – Professor and author of the Alberta Declaration of Independence. He raises tough questions about government accountability, democratic legitimacy, and the bloated bureaucracies that can overshadow public needs.
- Dr. Michael Wagner, PhD – Author of Time to Leave, Canada Cannot be Fixed. He argues that the status quo is unsustainable. Reform is blocked; Alberta’s voice is ignored. Can a more democratic, equal society emerge from sovereignty?
- Peter McCaffrey, President of the Alberta Institute – While traditionally focused on libertarian policy, McCaffrey will contribute to the broader conversation about how sovereignty might create space for locally accountable governance.
Documents:
- Mitch Sylvestre, CEO, Alberta Prosperity Project – Organizer of the referendum initiative, Mitch outlines how the process aligns with the federal Clarity Act, and why Albertans must have the democratic right to decide their future.
Let’s talk. June 25, Calgary
Because a better Alberta should work for everyone—not just the powerful.
Sponsored by:
Dr. Gary Davidson
Professor Denis G. Rancourt, B.Sc., M.Sc., Ph.D.
Denis Rancourt holds B.Sc. and M.Sc. degrees in physics, and a Ph.D. in physics from the University of Toronto. He was a Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council (NSERC) of Canada international post‑doctoral candidate in national scientific laboratories in France and in The Netherlands. He then became a national NSERC University Research Fellow (NSERC-URF), in Canada, and a lead researcher and professor at the University of Ottawa for 23 years, where he attained the highest academic rank of tenured Full Professor. He is an interdisciplinary research scientist, and has published over 100 articles in peer reviewed science journals, in many different areas of science. He is presently co-director and researcher at the non-profit “CORRELATION Research in the Public Interest” (correlation-canada.org).
Dr. David J. Speicher
Dr. David J. Speicher has a PhD in the fields of Clinical Microbiology and Virology. He has over twenty years of expertise in the diagnosis of infectious diseases, has authored over 30 peer-reviewed publications, and secured over a million dollars in scientific funding.
Dr. Speicher is actively engaged in and focused on translational science (the use of basic scientific research toward clinical applications) to ensure practical outcomes with benefit to people in need. He is an integral part of multiple collaborative and integrative scientific networks in Australia, India, Kenya, and Canada focusing on the detection and management of a range of infectious diseases.
Dr. Speicher’s discovery of extreme levels of fragmented DNA in the mRNA shots and the implications of SV40, was the foundational data used to stop mRNA shots in Port Welland, Australia. (this statement is a severe simplification of the data, check out the research tab.)
Dr. Byram W. Bridle
Dr. Bridle is an Associate Professor of Viral Immunology in the Department of Pathobiology at the University of Guelph.
He is passionate about improving life through two avenues of research. One arm of his research program is dedicated to designing and optimizing novel biotherapies for the treatment of cancers. The goal of his research team is to harness the natural power of a patient’s immune system to eliminate their own cancer cells. This represents the ultimate personalized therapy and holds the potential to treat cancers more effectively, safely, and at lower cost than current options.
The second arm of his research program focuses on studying host responses to viruses and other inflammatory stimuli. This has implications for the treatment of infectious diseases and inflammation-mediated disorders. These two programs have been unified in a unique way.
The Bridle lab is harnessing their expertise in making potent cancer vaccines and combining this with their interest in anti-viral immunity to develop vaccines to protect against infectious diseases such as those caused by highly pathogenic coronaviruses. Mentoring the next generation of Canadian scientists is a responsibility that Dr. Bridle takes very seriously.
Dr Joanny Liu
Dr Joanny Liu is the Founder and Chief Human Potential Officer of Doc Resilience and Concussion Answers. A multi-time speaker on the topics of concussion healing and peak performance, at Harvard, bLU Talks and Brain Injury Canada, Dr Joanny is the author of 3 books, including international bestseller, Heal Your Concussion: How to Quickly and Effectively Get Back in the Game.
She is an award-winning speaker at Harvard Clubs in the USA. And she’s been featured on FOX, NBC, CTV, and Global TV. She also had the honour and privilege to speak at Nasdaq where she inspired an audience of medical specialists, business leaders and CEOs.
She has also been the recipient of the “Healing Visionary” award from Expert Story Summit and the recipient of the Corporate Vision Magazine award of “Leading Specialist of Concussion Treatment 2020″.
Dr. David E. Martin
Dr. David E. Martin is the Founder and Chairman of M·CAM Inc., the international leader in innovation finance, trade, and intangible asset finance.
A spokesperson for global financial and intangible asset accountability and quality reform, Dr. Martin has worked closely with the United States Congress and numerous trade and financial regulatory agencies in the United States, Europe, and Asia in advocating and deploying infrastructure to support growing reliance on contract and proprietary rights in business transactions. Under the leadership of Dr. Martin, M·CAM has supported the modernization of banking, intangible asset, tax, and accounting laws through its work with oversight agencies and policy makers.
His work has been the subject of two internationally awarded documentaries, Patent Wars which highlights his work on reform of the global innovation system and Future Dreaming: A Conversation with David Martin which is a dialogue about humanity and its optimal interaction in the universe. He has spoken at the United Nations General Assembly on citizen-led peacemaking initiatives.