Separation Silence Speaks Volumes: 72 Alberta Politicians Refuse to Reject Separation
CanadaWill Project calls on Albertans to demand answers from politicians who stay silent on Alberta’s future in Canada
Calgary, October 23, 2025 — The CanadaWill Project has identified 72 of Alberta’s 121 federal and provincial politicians who have refused to clearly state whether they support or oppose Alberta separation. Each politician was contacted four times between October 2 and October 20 and asked a single, direct question:
“Do you reject Alberta separatism? Yes or No.”
Despite multiple outreach attempts, these officials have not clarified their position.
“Silence from elected leaders is not neutrality—it’s complicity,” said Tim Glowa, Co-founder of CanadaWill.ca. “We scraped and reviewed two years of public statements and news coverage, then reached out four times to every MLA and Alberta-based MP. Those who ignored our requests are now classified as ‘Pro Separation / No stance’ in our database. Albertans deserve clarity from their elected representatives.”
Glowa added that Alberta’s economic strength depends on unity: “Separation would isolate Alberta, hurt our economy, drive out investment, and make our province poorer. Alberta is stronger within Canada—and Canada is stronger with Alberta.”
He added: “Many Alberta politicians appear torn between the majority of their constituents and a small but vocal extremist fringe. The vast majority of Albertans are proudly Canadian - but some politicians fear losing their nominations if they oppose the separatist minority. That’s not leadership - that’s political self-preservation”.
Ken Chapman, Founder of the Citizenship Engagement Group, Reboot Alberta said, “If your MLA or MP is on the CanadaWill list, contact them. Demand a Pro-Canada answer. Ask if they’ve signed the Forever Canadian petition. These politicians work for citizens, not for separatists. And if you want to make your voice heard quickly, use ResistNow.ca—a fast, free, effective way to message your elected representatives directly. Text RESISTNOW to 825 425 2491. We look up and then deliver your message directly to your elected representatives.”
Albertans can find out where their elected representatives stand on Alberta separation by searching the database at app.CanadaWill.ca
A full list of Alberta federal and provincial politicians who remain classified as ‘Pro Separation / No stance’ is attached to this release.
About CanadaWill.ca
CanadaWill.ca is a non-partisan transparency initiative that tracks where Alberta’s elected officials stand on key issues - beginning with Alberta separatism. The project analyzes public statements, media coverage, and direct outreach to classify every MLA and Alberta-based MP as either Pro Canada or Pro Separation / No stance. Citizens can enter their address at app.CanadaWill.ca and look up to see if their representative rejects Alberta separation.
About ResistNow.ca
ResistNow.ca - the sister platform to CanadaWill - is a free, non-partisan tool that makes civic engagement frictionless, and allows citizens to be heard on this or any issue. Canadians can simply text RESISTNOW to825-425-2491 to send a message to their MPs, MLAs, Premiers, or Mayors. No portals, no forms, no hunting for emails. Just fast, free, frictionless democracy.
Check where your elected officials stand at app.CanadaWill.ca, then tell them Alberta is better in Canada, and Canada is better with Alberta.
The following list includes 72 Alberta MLAs and MPs who have been classified as “Pro Separation / No stance.”
These officials did not respond to four separate email requests between October 2 and October 20 asking whether they reject Alberta separatism, and we were unable to detect their stance through a review of news and public statements going back 24 months. Their silence speaks for itself—Albertans deserve clear, public answers from every elected official on whether they stand for a united Canada or not.
Members of Parliament (Alberta Based) Failing to Reject Separation
Elected Representative - Title - Riding
Amanpreet S. Gill — Member of Parliament — Calgary Skyview
Arnold Viersen — Member of Parliament — Peace River-Westlock
Billy Morin — Member of Parliament — Edmonton Northwest
Blake Richards — Member of Parliament — Airdrie-Cochrane
Bob Zimmer — Member of Parliament — Prince George-Peace River-Northern Rockies
Burton Bailey — Member of Parliament — Red Deer
Chris Warkentin — Member of Parliament — Grande Prairie
Dalwinder Gill — Member of Parliament — Calgary McKnight
David Bexte — Member of Parliament — Bow River
David McKenzie — Member of Parliament — Calgary Signal Hill
Glen Motz — Member of Parliament — Medicine Hat-Cardston-Warner
Jagsharan Singh Mahal — Member of Parliament — Edmonton Southeast
Jasraj Hallan — Member of Parliament — Calgary East
Kelly McCauley — Member of Parliament — Edmonton West
Kerry Diotte — Member of Parliament — Edmonton Griesbach
Laila Goodridge — Member of Parliament — Fort McMurray-Cold Lake
Matt Jeneroux — Member of Parliament — Edmonton Riverbend
Michael Cooper — Member of Parliament — St. Albert-Sturgeon River
Michelle Rempel Garner — Member of Parliament — Calgary Nose Hill
Mike Lake — Member of Parliament — Leduc-Wetaskiwin
Pat Kelly — Member of Parliament — Calgary Crowfoot
Rachael Thomas — Member of Parliament — Lethbridge
Shuvaloy Majumdar — Member of Parliament — Calgary Heritage
Stephanie Kusie — Member of Parliament — Calgary Midnapore
Tim Uppal — Member of Parliament — Edmonton Gateway
Tom Kmiec — Member of Parliament — Calgary Shepard
Ziad Aboultaif — Member of Parliament — Edmonton Manning
Members of Legislative Assembly Failing to Reject Separation
Elected Representative - Title - Riding
Adriana LaGrange — Member of Legislative Assembly — Red Deer-North
Amanda Chapman — Member of Legislative Assembly — Calgary-Beddington
Andrew Boitchenko — Member of Legislative Assembly — Drayton Valley-Devon
Angela Pitt — Member of Legislative Assembly — Airdrie-East
Brandon Lunty — Member of Legislative Assembly — Leduc-Beaumont
Brian Jean, KC — Member of Legislative Assembly — Fort McMurray-Lac La Biche
Brooks Arcand-Paul — Member of Legislative Assembly — Edmonton-West Henday
Chantelle de Jonge — Member of Legislative Assembly — Chestermere-Strathmore
Chelsae Petrovic — Member of Legislative Assembly — Livingstone-Macleod
Dale Nally — Member of Legislative Assembly — Morinville-St. Albert
Dan Williams — Member of Legislative Assembly — Peace River
Danielle Smith (Premier) — Member of Legislative Assembly — Brooks-Medicine Hat
David Eggen — Member of Legislative Assembly — Edmonton-North West
Demetrios Nicolaides — Member of Legislative Assembly — Calgary-Bow
Diana Batten — Member of Legislative Assembly — Calgary-Acadia
Eric Bouchard — Member of Legislative Assembly — Calgary-Lougheed
Garth Rowswell — Member of Legislative Assembly — Vermilion-Lloydminster-Wainwright
Glenn van Dijken — Member of Legislative Assembly — Athabasca-Barrhead-Westlock
Grant Hunter — Member of Legislative Assembly — Taber-Warner
Gurinder Brar — Member of Legislative Assembly — Calgary-North East
Gurtej Brar — Member of Legislative Assembly — Edmonton-Ellerslie
Irfan Sabir — Member of Legislative Assembly — Calgary-Bhullar-McCall
Jackie Armstrong-Homeniuk — Member of Legislative Assembly — Fort Saskatchewan-Vegreville
Janis Irwin — Member of Legislative Assembly — Edmonton-Highlands-Norwood
Jason Stephan — Member of Legislative Assembly — Red Deer-South
Jasvir Deol — Member of Legislative Assembly — Edmonton-Meadows
Jodi Calahoo Stonehouse — Member of Legislative Assembly — Edmonton-Rutherford
Joe Ceci — Member of Legislative Assembly — Calgary-Buffalo
Lizette Tejada — Member of Legislative Assembly — Calgary-Klein
Marie Renaud — Member of Legislative Assembly — St. Albert
Marlin Schmidt — Member of Legislative Assembly — Edmonton-Gold Bar
Martin Long — Member of Legislative Assembly — West Yellowhead
Matt Jones — Member of Legislative Assembly — Calgary-South East
Mickey Amery, KC — Member of Legislative Assembly — Calgary-Cross
Mike Ellis — Member of Legislative Assembly — Calgary-West
Myles McDougall — Member of Legislative Assembly — Calgary-Fish Creek
Nagwan Al-Guneid — Member of Legislative Assembly — Calgary-Glenmore
Nate Horner — Member of Legislative Assembly — Drumheller-Stettler
Nathan Neudorf — Member of Legislative Assembly — Lethbridge-East
Nicole Goehring — Member of Legislative Assembly — Edmonton-Castle Downs
Nolan Dyck — Member of Legislative Assembly — Grande Prairie
Peggy Wright — Member of Legislative Assembly — Edmonton-Beverly-Clareview
Peter Singh — Member of Legislative Assembly — Calgary-East
R.J. Sigurdson — Member of Legislative Assembly — Highwood
Rebecca Schulz — Member of Legislative Assembly — Calgary-Shaw
Rhiannon Hoyle — Member of Legislative Assembly — Edmonton-South
Ric McIver — Member of Legislative Assembly — Calgary-Hays
Rick Wilson — Member of Legislative Assembly — Maskwacis-Wetaskiwin
Rob Miyashiro — Member of Legislative Assembly — Lethbridge-West
Ron Wiebe — Member of Legislative Assembly — Grande Prairie-Wapiti
Searle Turton — Member of Legislative Assembly — Spruce Grove-Stony Plain
Shane Getson — Member of Legislative Assembly — Lac Ste. Anne-Parkland
Tany Yao — Member of Legislative Assembly — Fort McMurray-Wood Buffalo
Tanya Fir — Member of Legislative Assembly — Calgary-Peigan
Tara Sawyer — Member of Legislative Assembly — Olds-Didsbury-Three Hills
Todd Loewen — Member of Legislative Assembly — Central Peace-Notley
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