Many Albertans today find themselves looking at the separatist movement with a mixture of sympathy and hope. The frustrations driving the impulse to separate from Canada are grounded in very real grievances. For decades, federal policies have arguably been detrimental to Alberta’s resource development and industrial progress. Socially, the same pressure shows up in high immigration, the expansion of MAID, and speech rules that treat dissent on sex and gender as harm. These policies raise questions about our capacity to integrate newcomers and cut against biblical convictions that once shaped public life, including the created difference between male and female and the limits on who may take a life. Alberta is being asked to fund and absorb agendas it did not choose.

Whether one is politically engaged or has opinions on the Alberta independence movement, it is worth considering that a large number of people in two Canadian provinces want a different relationship with Canada. Even if one does not agree, it is important to understand the grievances or frustrations that have led to a significant breakdown in this national project called Canada.

In recent days, the immigration debate has been moved onto an increasingly public platform in Canada. Premier Danielle Smith and the UCP government travelled through Alberta in the summer of 2025, leading the Alberta Next Panel. One of the questions our provincial government asked was this: “Should Alberta take more control of the immigration system to counter Ottawa’s open border policies?” At the town hall in Grande Prairie, the audience gave a resounding “yes”. Given that the impetus against mass immigration is rising, how should Christians respond? How should we think about these things from a Biblical perspective?

As explicitly confessed by the opening words of her Charter of Rights and Freedoms, Canada has a long history of recognizing the supremacy of God in the brief 157 years of her confederation. Indeed, these principles, along with her people, have roots extending further back than her founding. As with any undertaking, the foundation is crucial. Not only does it shape the final result, but it’s responsible for the integrity and longevity of the project. Any attempt to alter the foundation must be done with great care, lest the whole thing come crashing down.

By the time you read this, it’s likely the federal government has passed Bill C-9. The law specifically removes a clause that allows Canadians to use a religious exemption as part of their legal defence against accusations of “hate speech.” The problem, of course, is that “hate speech” is so broadly defined that those prone to be offended by religious objections to unbiblical sexual behaviours or beliefs will accuse innocent people of fostering “hate.”

In this episode, Jay Hildebrand sits down with Josh Senneker, Director of Public Policy for Alberta Reformer, to discuss the alarming implications of Bill C-9 and the urgent necessity of The Ottawa Statement on Christian Speech.

The recent shooting at Bondi Beach in Australia has drawn worldwide attention. The events of that day were terrible, tragic, and wicked. These mass shooting events, happening all too often in the modern era, are reminders of the sinfulness of man, the disregard for human life, the hatred of others, and the apparent powerlessness of governing authorities to stop such carnage from happening again.

Albertans will recall that in early 2022, Canada’s Federal Government froze the bank accounts of many citizens who donated to Ottawa’s Freedom Convoy. Also, at least some of us have become aware of the emergence of central bank digital currency (CBDC)1, and even the ways in which our existing financial system already acts as a mechanism of digital control.2 These actions and trends have led to great opposition from many Christians in Alberta. Is their concern justifiable? Do we have digital property rights as well as those for physical property?

Immigration in the West is now an inescapable reality. Churches can seem very confused about how to approach the topic. On the one hand, churches, like businesses, have been buoyed by new immigrant Christians who have re-filled their seats and renewed their relevance. On the other hand, the unassimilated influx of massive Sikh, Hindu and Muslim people groups into the West has recast communities in entirely different ways than they were before.