Overview
- New letters in Postmedia papers debate whether Albertans would retain Canada Pension Plan benefits, with one writer insisting non-residents keep pensions and editors noting such outcomes would hinge on negotiation.
- Other correspondents warn that leaving Canada could mean losing RCMP and military support, requiring a new currency and armed forces, and negotiating for federal properties and infrastructure access.
- A Calgary Sun letter argues separation is unlikely and economically damaging, citing a previous petition to remain in Canada as evidence public support for secession has been rebuffed.
- One Edmonton Sun letter backs growing provincial policing by expanding the Alberta Sheriffs and prioritizing local control over RCMP oversight from Ottawa.
- Across these late-December letters, the discussion remains confined to individual viewpoints and does not reflect any formal government move toward secession.