A few weeks ago, Preston Manning asked me to contribute to the Alberta and the West Assembly by pulling together and explaining the case that a few organizations make for Alberta to remain in Canada. I learned that each of these groups was invited to the Assembly, but they declined for fear of legitimizing the same process they are engaging.
I was happy to volunteer, so here is the text I prepared for Alberta and the West Assembly · Delivered September 19, 2026 · Marco Navarro-Génie · written version, revised September 21, 2026
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Good morning. Thank you, co-chairs Preston Manning and Gordon Campbell, for the opportunity to contribute to this Assembly. Thank you also to the delegates and to those watching.
My task is a narrow one. I have been asked to present what the principal organizations opposed to Alberta separation say about Question 10. On what grounds they say it. And what, if anything, they propose that Alberta do inside Canada instead. The organizers put it as a question: remain, and do what?
