Mandate letter: Alberta Minister of Future Sovereignty (Page 3)
Will His Majesty's Albertan Navy be a blue water navy? Only if we add blue food dye to Lake Athabasca. Ready, Aye, Ready!
Mandate letter: Alberta Minister of Future Sovereignty (Page 1)
Mandate letter: Alberta Minister of Future Sovereignty (Page 2)
Recap: Review Canada’s constitution with respect to the Powers of Parliament, and prepare Albertans to run their own country.
June 15, 2027
The Honourable Arthur Wellesley
Minister of Future Sovereignty
Navigation/Shipping: Sprinkle a few aids to navigation around Lake Athabasca and call it good. Additionally, let the good people of Fort Chipewyan know that they should be ready, aye, ready to become headquarters for Alberta’s Maritime Forces Athabasca.
Quarantine: After what we’ve been through with the pandemic, you’re safe to just do the opposite of what the government of Canada did on this file. Maybe look to Sweden for guidance. They have very fit sixty year olds, those Swedes.
Sea Coast and Inland Fisheries: I think we’ve already got this covered with the Provincial Fish and Wildlife Officers. Hey – speaking of Wildlife, it’s going to be hard to top last year’s Caucus Christmas Party. But you always find a way…
Ferries: Do we have any interprovincial ferries? If we do, they will switch to international. Can the Fish and Wildlife Officers double as Customs Officials? If not, deputize a ferryman or two to handle customs. They won’t need sidearms, but that doesn’t mean they can’t have them. Don’t break the law in Alberta!
Currency/Coinage: So many countries refer to their currency as the “dollar”. Let’s be different, and introduce the “Alberta Buck” to currency speculators the world over. It is said that fiat currencies are past their best before date. Let’s give some thought to a resource backed currency. What would Ludwig von Mises do?
Banking /Incorporation of Banks/Paper Money: Here’s an opportunity! Albertans are still irked about Canada’s chartered banks rolling over for the feds every time they’re asked to seize our bank accounts. Nobody’s going to miss the chartered banks after that performance. Shameful! Surely we can find a credit union somewhere in the Bow Valley that can do a better than the old boys on Bay Street.
Weights and Measures: Pierre Trudeau saddled us with the metric system so Canadians could feel they’re more sophisticated than the Americans. Alberta will bring back the imperial system, so it is easier to do business with the Americans. Speaking of the metric system, remember the Gimli Glider? Almost lost, if not for the courage of the fearless (and uber competent) crew. I wonder if we’ll miss having Air Canada as our flag carrier.
Bankruptcy (See Public Debt above): The feds know what they’re doing when it comes to driving Canadians and their businesses into bankruptcy, that’s for sure. Let’s treat their performance on this file as a cautionary tale.
Patents: Have fun on this one. I get sleepy just thinking about patent law.
Copyrights: See Patents above.
Indians/Indian reserves: You’re on your own here. My “I’m about to get cancelled by the woke mob” senses are already tingling.
Marriage/Divorce: Hey! Alberta will be like the child stuck in the middle when Canada and Quebec divorce. We can play one side against the other. Happy for Quebec, though; divorce from Canada will be like getting fired from a job they’ve hated for years.
Criminal law: There’s a lot of room for improvement on this file. Start with bail reform.
Penitentiaries: Let’s get creative! How about “work camps” for criminals who vandalize resource infrastructure? The “work” part will be surviving an Alberta winter in “camps” without the use of fossil fuels.
Works connecting provinces: I hate to say it, Minister, but not being a province will greatly enhance construction of large projects in Alberta. For instance, did you know that there is a long-term business case for Alberta’s LNG? Of course you knew that. Everyone knows that except politicians and bureaucrats in Ottawa.
In closing, I direct you to work closely with my office so I can apprise The Council of the Federation of our progress, and with them decide on best practices for Canada’s provinces should Ottawa ever jump the shark. In your efforts to prepare for an Alberta independent of Parliament, you may find confederation adds more cost than value for Albertans. Make note of such findings, because our instructions from Albertans are to grow the economy and improve quality of life in this province. Together with you and our Caucus and Cabinet colleagues, I look forward to serving all Albertans to ensure our province remains one of the best places on earth to live, work and raise a family.
Sincerely,