An Alberta independence group has unveiled a sweeping blueprint for life after Canada, as a new analysis estimates separation could cost more than $200 billion.
The Alberta Transition Council released a 214-page transition plan outlining how an independent Alberta could handle everything from currency and banking to defence, policing, immigration, pensions, trade and oil and gas.
Lawyer Keith Wilson, who spearheaded the report, said Alberta already has much of the infrastructure needed for independence.
“We’re not starting from scratch,” Wilson said. “The people, the resources, the skills, the organizational structures are already in place.”
“We’re simply changing the top of the organization. Instead of having their ultimate boss be in Ottawa, their ultimate boss would be in Edmonton or Calgary.”
