About SeparationFacts

Who runs SeparationFacts?

SeparationFacts is maintained by one person working independently in Edmonton, Alberta. It is a personal research project, not a disguised campaign, party office, or advocacy organization. The site is not operated by a larger institution presenting itself as an individual project.

Editorial decisions — which claims to review, how they are worded, and which verdict they receive — are made by the maintainer alone. If you need to verify who runs the site, use the contact page.

Independent and self-funded

The project is self-funded today. It is not affiliated with, directed by, or funded by any political party, campaign, candidate, government body, or advocacy organization on either side of the independence question. There are no sponsors and no paid placements.

Running costs are modest and currently covered by the maintainer. If that changes, this page will say so plainly before any new arrangement takes effect.

What this project does

SeparationFacts tracks specific public claims about Alberta separation, independence, and related constitutional, fiscal, legal, and policy questions. Each entry links to sources readers can inspect themselves and receives one of five verdicts: true, needs context, contested, false, or unverifiable.

Claims are framed fairly and in a form recognizable to the people making them, without deliberately weakening them before assessment. A claim that holds up is marked as holding up, whoever made it. A claim that does not is marked that way for the same reason.

What this project does not do

• It does not advocate for or against Alberta leaving Canada.
• It does not recommend how anyone should vote on a referendum or ballot question.
• It does not treat every hypothetical consequence of separation as if a definitive answer already exists.
• It does not replace primary sources, legal advice, or official government publications.

How evidence is assessed

Evidence is prioritized in this order when available: legislation and court decisions; official government and electoral records; Statistics Canada and similar public datasets; parliamentary and fiscal institutions; primary statements from the people or bodies making a claim; and peer-reviewed or reputable secondary analysis only where primary material does not answer the question.

The full process — including how claims are selected, how verdicts are defined, and how conflicting evidence is handled — is set out on the methodology page.

Corrections and updates

Conclusions can change when stronger or newer evidence appears. If a source is wrong, a link breaks, or new material materially shifts an assessment, the entry is updated, its review date is refreshed, and substantive changes are noted on the page where possible.

If something here is wrong, out of date, or missing necessary context, that is treated as a bug worth fixing. Report an error or suggest a source through the contact page.

Funding disclosure

SeparationFacts does not currently accept reader support, grants, licensing fees, or institutional subscriptions. If that changes, this page will disclose the arrangement before it begins.

No financial supporter — present or future — can purchase claim selection, claim wording, verdicts, or editorial prominence. Funding questions are welcome through the contact page.

Contact

Use the contact page to report an error, request a correction, suggest a source, or ask about methodology, funding, or editorial independence.