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Vol. 20, No. 33, Wednesday, May 21, 2025 www.LamontLeader.com
Independent Alberta republic? Former Fort Sask Veg CA board director leading the Republican Party of Alberta constitutional republic.” Davies said, in his online letter, that he resigned his UCP membership due to his Albertans who discontent with share those valthe party. ues, then we “I’ve invested encourage them years in this to join us,” he movementsaid. knocking doors, Davies said raising money, the ARP began as training candithe pro-autonodates, helping Cam Davies, leader of the Alberta my group, the Danielle Republican Party, attempting to unite the elect Buffalo Party, independence movement. Smith, and worknamed after the ing behind the territory of scenes to promote a better Alberta,” he Buffalo between AB and SK. He said stated in his online letter. the group’s name changed to the “I will not stand silently while this Alberta Republican Party on Feb. 10 party slips further into corruption and this year. Although the party’s name authoritarianism. Silencing dissent is carries ‘Republican’ in its title, Davies not strength - it is cowardice.” said the ARP has no affiliation with the Davies said he was also hired to United States nor advocates becoming help current Fort Saskatchewanthe 51st state. Vegreville MLA Jackie Armstrong“We have zero connection to any Homeniuk with her 2023 election camother Republican organization or any paign, then hired as deputy returning other political party (or the United officer for Armstrong-Homeniuk’s conStates),” he said. “For that matter, we stituency association’s (CA) AGM chose the name Republican because we board elections that same year. want to see Alberta as an independent He was then asked to remain as one
Leader Cam Davies is aiming for a coalition with the UCP towards independence BY JANA SEMENIUK The new Republican Party of Alberta (ARP) leader, Cam Davies, may have had harsh words for the United Conservative Party when he resigned his membership on Apr. 24, but said he is still pressing for a coalition between the two parties on a path to provincial independence. “I think we can serve Alberta best by having a conservative coalition and the Republican Party of Alberta will be the first to the table to enter in good faith discussions with the UCP,” said Davies during a recent interview with the Lamont Leader, adding that plans for a future meeting are not in place yet. Davies said sentiment for an independent Alberta is growing across the province as evidenced by the number of people signing up for a membership to his weeks-old party; 22,000 to date with over 11,000 joining after the Apr. 28 federal election. “We believe in faith, family and freedom. We believe in an independent Alberta Republic, and if there are
of 27 elected directors on the CA’s board. Although Davies doesn’t live in the constituency, he said each CA is allowed a small number of directors who are not constituency residents. Meanwhile, Davies said he is after the province to adopt a ‘binding’ referendum and not one whose outcome can be ignored. “You run the risk of a referendum being nothing more than a recommendation,” said Davies, referencing the 2021 referendum then-premier Jason Kenney held on removing equalization payments from the constitution. Davies added that legislation is part of what he is bargaining for. “Legislation that when the referendum passes it would be legally binding and the province would (have to) act on it.” In the meantime, Davies said he is working on strengthening the movement by ‘linking-arms’ between ARP and the other Independence-seeking groups. He said the ARP recently signed an MOU (memorandum of understanding) with the Alberta Independence Party. “We’re different horses attached to the same wagon,” he said. “We want to see an independent prosperous Alberta.”
More separation talk tonight (Wednesday) at Mundare Recreation Centre at 7 pm Alberta referendum on freedom and prosperity