Alberta & Saskatchewan’s Exit Has SURGED — Leaving Canada in Panic
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No Canadian flag out here.
This is probably where that federal flag
[music] should be.
But it ain't there.
This is Saskatchewan [music] flag flying
proud out here.
Good for them.
That should be a Western flag.
That's the flag he was hung on there
basically.
>> [music]
>> Hey everybody, it's PJ. I'm out here in
Central Saskatchewan on the road.
Figured I'd would show you guys a little
piece of history that's just aside of
Bladworth out here again in Central
Saskatchewan.
Before there was any talk of
independence, any talk of modern
independence in Alberta and
Saskatchewan, there was this man right
here.
Legendary Louis Riel
who fought for the rights of the Métis
people, founder of Manitoba
who fought against the overreaching
Federation of Canada, the overreaching
federal government of Ontario and
Quebec, upper Canada.
And he basically lost his life in
fighting for that. He was hung in
public. If you are on the highway
between Saskatoon and Regina, like
myself make sure you stop and make a
left if you're going north-south in
Bladworth
and um learn a little bit of history
from one of the first freedom fighters
out in the west. Say what you will.
He wasn't a perfect man, but he was
fighting for Western independence before
any of the movements of today. Louis
Riel, know the name, know your history.
Riel was a central figure in the
province's history leading two popular
Métis governments and bringing Manitoba
into Confederation. He was later
executed for high treason for his role
in the 1885 resistance to Canadian
encroachment on Métis lands. CTV's Alex
Skarpa has more on the events marking
this day. We have a few personal pieces
that belong to Riel himself. Winnipeg's
Saint Boniface Museum is home to some of
Manitoba's oldest and best preserved
artifacts, including ones belonging to
Louis Riel, the founder of Manitoba.
This is one of Riel's trunks. Riel is
regarded as a complex and controversial
figure in Canadian history. He led two
Métis resistances in what is now
present-day Manitoba and Saskatchewan
fighting to protect Métis rights and
culture. Riel was an instrumental person
in terms of the negotiations with the
government. He made a list of rights
that would encompass all peoples who
were living here at the time in the
settlement. That list became the
foundation for what is known today as
the Manitoba Act, but Riel was seen as a
traitor for his resistance. He was
hanged for treason at just 41 years old
in 1885. Now he is celebrated in
Manitoba, recognized as the province's
founder, and was named first honorary
premier in 2023. All of our history is
important, not only Riel, not only Métis
people, but all of our histories
combined.
>> Riel's history and culture is on full
display here at Winnipeg's Festival du
Voyageur, which is Western Canada's
largest winter festival.
Live music
and woodworking are just some of the
events featured at the festival. Breanne
Lavallee-Hecquart says it's important to
honor Riel through all of the festival's
different events. Our founder, Joseph
Riel, was a a proud Métis man. Um so
really it's it's really it's it's rooted
in everything we do here at Festival,
but especially today on Louis Riel Day.
>> As for Cindy Desrochers, she says she
will continue to educate others on
Riel's legacy.
No Canadian flag out here.
This is probably where that federal flag
[music] should be.
But it ain't there.
This is Saskatchewan flag [music] flying
proud out here.
Good for them.
You have
another statue [music]
of Mr. Louis Riel
Western
legend.
Western revolutionnaire
fought for the rights
of Westerners
in the 1880s.
Surveyor
talking about
how the settlement continued westward in
the 1860s and 70s
how a lot of Westerners and Métis
[music] indigenous people were being
screwed
by the federal government
and how that was in part reason
for
the Northwest Rebellion
led by Mr. Louis Riel.
Is this out here
in
Chamberlain
out here in Chamberlain, Saskatchewan.
It's
Louis Riel Highway
heading
south
about 100 km north of
the city of Regina.
Yes, Regina, not Regina, Regina.
Pretty sure that's the Saskatchewan
flower.
Not sure what the name of that flower is
if you're from Saskatchewan, if you're a
Saskatchewanian
um
I don't know what that's called. If you
can chime in whether that's your flower
and what it's called or whether it is
just called Saskatchewanian or
Saskatchewan.
Let me know
fellow Westerner.
So what's going to happen with
Saskatchewan when Alberta votes to leave
Canada? Freedom, hope, prosperity for
our children, for their futures cuz
right now in Canada it's a sinking ship
and if we don't take our little
lifeboats and throw it out and get off
while we can, we're going down with the
ship.
>> You see, there's a lot going on out here
in the prairies.
Alberta and Saskatchewan
some parts of British Columbia.
See, my province here of Alberta
is going to have a referendum later this
year. Officially, we're going to have a
referendum on independence, whether a
majority of Albertans choose to stay a
part of Canada
or become an independent nation.
And a lot of people wonder, well, what
happens with Saskatchewan?
Saskatchewan being a province
neighboring province to the east of
Alberta
about an hour
that way, 100 km or so that way
being that I'm in
eastern central Alberta.
And more importantly, they're very
similar to Alberta culturally,
politically economically.
They voted over 90% conservative just
like Albertans did.
They are very conservative-minded.
Mostly a Christian province
just like Alberta. And while Albertans
are collecting signatures for a petition
to get a referendum likely in October of
this year
Saskatchewan is not far behind. Hall
near Saskatoon, over 200 people have
come to hear from the Saskatchewan
Prosperity Project, a group promoting
Saskatchewan's independence from Canada.
The group's president, Brad Williams,
focuses on Western alienation and what
he says are the economic and political
benefits of separation.
>> So the reality of this situation is that
the people of Saskatchewan and Albertans