Technically, there have been no acts of treason in Quebec or Alberta committed by independence movements. Treason is a clearly defined crime, and Canada has a legal path for provincial secession.

Does seeking U.S. recognition mean Alberta independence advocates want to join America? Seeking recognition for an independent Alberta does not establish support for American annexation. Quebec sovereigntists pursued foreign recognition decades ago. rebelne.ws/4yF0jEG

Are Alberta’s referendum ballot questions too complicated? Several of the questions being presented to voters in the referendum do appear to have been made unnecessarily complicated. rebelne.ws/4ejthBD

Are Quebec or Alberta independence supporters traitors? Neither Albertans nor Quebecers who support their provinces' independence movements are committing treason as some federalists would suggest. rebelne.ws/4hzmlCI

Are Alberta’s referendum questions racist, as Edmonton Mayor Knack claims? Several Alberta proposals have clear parallels in other Western liberal democracies. Calling all nine questions racist ignores both those precedents and the ballot’s actual wording. rebelne.ws/4ybzYNb

The Parti Québécois won Quebec’s provincial election Monday night, returning an explicitly pro-independence party to government. Yet one word in the coverage is worth noticing. READ MORE: rebelne.ws/4yagZmq

It is now abundantly clear that the federation is strained, with provinces pushing back against the federal government in Ottawa. READ MORE: rebelne.ws/4j2jK5k

Calgary Mayor Jeromy Farkas took a remarkably dismissive swipe at Albertans frustrated with Ottawa during a CBC appearance discussing Alberta independence. READ MORE: rebelne.ws/4yzPXpo

Some residents are pushing towards a binding referendum while others want to send a blunt message to Ottawa. READ MORE: rebelne.ws/4738PRG

Why is Quebec 'sovereigntist' while Alberta is 'separatist'? “Sovereignty” emphasizes self-government and political independence. “Separation” emphasizes breaking something apart. Those words can describe the same constitutional outcome while creating very different impressions. rebelne.ws/3Vmzp5N

Will Quebec’s election results impact the referendum being held in Alberta? It is now abundantly clear that the federation is strained, with provinces pushing back against the federal government in Ottawa. rebelne.ws/4yyVQTJ

Is the October 19 referendum about sending a message or pursuing independence? Some residents are pushing towards a binding referendum while others want to send a blunt message to Ottawa. rebelne.ws/4738PRG

Are Albertans who blame Ottawa for the province’s problems ‘deranged’? Calgary Mayor Jeromy Farkas is certainly entitled to an opinion. But using his platform to describe citizens on one side of a major provincial debate as “deranged” is something else entirely. rebelne.ws/4zf8jMe

Untreated water for industrial use in Alberta averages at about $.05 per barrel, whereas oil ranges from $30 to over $100. A pipeline moving a million barrels per day of water would be transporting a value of about $50,000 daily. READ MORE: rebelne.ws/4hG3F2Z

It tracks a decade in which Ottawa regulated oil and gas as a problem to be managed rather than a revenue base to be developed, while equalization and transfer rules continued to move money out of the province. None of the fundamental causes of alienation have been addressed through the latest pipeline plan. READ MORE: rebelne.ws/4zfRPn5

The federal NDP hasn’t suddenly become an Alberta-oil booster. They are scared. READ MORE: rebelne.ws/4rPrZUz

Is support for Alberta independence too high? It tracks a decade in which Ottawa regulated oil and gas as a problem to be managed rather than a revenue base to be developed, while equalization and transfer rules continued to move money out of the province. None of the fundamental causes of alienation have been addressed through the latest pipeline plan. rebelne.ws/4zfRPn5

Does the NDP suddenly love Alberta oil? The federal NDP hasn’t suddenly become an Alberta-oil booster. They are scared. rebelne.ws/4rPrZUz

Are the Americans coming for Alberta’s fresh water? Untreated water for industrial use in Alberta averages at about $.05 per barrel, whereas oil ranges from $30 to over $100. A pipeline moving a million barrels per day of water would be transporting a value of about $50,000 daily. rebelne.ws/4hG3F2Z

Does Atlantic Canada really have five times Alberta’s Senate representation? Section 22 of the Constitution Act divides most of Canada into four Senate regions: Ontario, Quebec, the Maritimes and the Western provinces. Each receives 24 seats. Newfoundland and Labrador, which joined Confederation later, gets another six, while each territory gets one. rebelne.ws/4htvblk