Original Publish Date » April 16 , 2025
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Jason Markusoff / CBC News » Mitch Sylvestre, president of a UCP riding association in northeast Alberta, and also leads the Alberta Prosperity Project, a pro-independence organization, said “I really believe it’s Alberta’s turn to take care of itself.”
He touted the financial benefits he foresaw in prosperous Alberta leaving Canada, but did suggest the province could use it as a leverage play. “If we threaten the government like that with separation, the government is more likely to come to the table and give us what Quebec has,” he said.
