The Separatist Delusion Syndrome VS. Canada Day
By now, we've all seen the nonsense flooding social media from our least favourite crowd—you know, the ones who’ve decided they’re no longer Canadian. The same folks who claim Alberta is in an “abusive relationship” with the rest of the country.
That analogy is not only absurd—it’s offensive. Comparing federal-provincial tensions to actual abuse trivializes the lived experience of people, particularly women, who’ve endured real trauma. Whether these separatists are ignorant or just entitled doesn’t matter—it’s a tasteless comparison and a slap in the face to survivors.
I attended a separatist rally in Edmonton recently. Let me tell you—it was grim. Not just because of the sparse turnout (despite what their Facebook memes say), but because of the hollow rhetoric on display. The crowd looked like the same angry few who hurled a beer can at their financed flat-screen when Pierre Poilievre lost the federal election. Now they’re claiming a “massive turnout”? What is it with these people and SIZE?
Some have proposed holding counter-rallies. I say go for it. But let’s keep things in perspective: Canada Day is around the corner. The day that no longer “applies” to them—because they don’t consider themselves Canadian anymore, remember? On that day, across the country, crowds will show up in the tens and hundreds of thousands. The separatist noise will be a whisper in the wind.
True Canadians—regardless of political stripe—understand democracy. They know that losing an election, or not liking a policy, isn’t oppression. It isn’t abuse. It’s democracy working as it should. And every July 1st, those true Canadians show up to celebrate unity, progress, and this incredible country.
What Alberta has right now is a serious rhetoric problem—and an even bigger problem with people who buy in without questioning. People who cling to half-truths and cherry-picked outrage served up by influencers who want followers, not facts. That’s not political awakening—it’s exploitation. And calling it "abuse" disrespects every person who’s actually suffered through the real thing.
We need to counter that with facts, with education, and with consistency. We won’t reach everyone—but we’ll reach some. And that’s how we begin to turn the tide.
So let them have their moment. Let them pound their fists about “freedom” at rallies that barely outnumber the line at Tim Hortons on a slow Tuesday. Because on Canada Day, the country will speak. It will speak through joyful crowds, diverse voices, and collective pride. And those same separatists will be reminded—not with hate, but with perspective—of just how outnumbered and off-base they really are.
And while they bang on about made-up oppression and fantasy grievances, many of us are focused on something real: the
scandal. Danielle Smith and her UCP government would love for you to be distracted by separatist noise while questions mount about backroom healthcare deals and privatization schemes. But Albertans deserve better. We deserve answers. We deserve a public inquiry.
So let’s keep our eyes on the big picture. The 158th Canada Day is coming. We’ll be there—united, proud, and loud.
Will they? No, they will be out financing another television.
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