If it chooses to pursue independence, here is what would be required for each province to join an independent Alberta:
- According to the Clarity Act 2000, each province would need to have its own, clear question, clear majority, referendum vote on independence. The House of Commons must certify the vote, question, and process.
- Following successful referendums on independence, each province would need to negotiate its own constitutional exit from Canada with the Federal Government and other parties, just as the Alberta Prosperity Project is preparing Alberta to do right now.
- If negotiations are successful with the Federal Government and the province in question becomes independent of Canada, it can then choose to approach Alberta and enter into new negotiations regarding a treaty of union.
Whether other provinces have an appetite for their own independence right now or not, it is clear that Alberta must lead the independence movement. No other province has as much momentum behind independence as Alberta does. Once independent, Alberta will be able to show all other provinces how they too can flourish under a new system of government separate from Ottawa.