A few hundred hardy souls rallied for Canada Saturday morning at city hall in -20 temperatures as ‘Alberta is Canada’ celebrations were held in Calgary, Edmonton and Medicine Hat. It was a grassroots response to the province’s separatist movement. One of the event’s organizers was Indigenous advocate Nicole Johnston. “Today, we are gathered here in unity to bring people together, to show what unity really looks like and to stand in solidarity with the (First Nation) treaties,“ she said. Johnston said Alberta separatist advocates have underestimated what would be involved with an actual attempt at separation. “I just want to keep emphasizing to the fact that the treaties play a real vital role here, and it’s the treaties that are at the main forefront of this,” Johnston said.
Ashley Bauer, our treasurer and other Local 1169 members braved the frigid temperature to support a united Alberta.
