About this project
separationfacts.ca is an independent reference that tracks specific claims about Alberta independence and checks each one against the public record. It exists so that people on any side of the question can see the strongest version of a claim, the evidence for and against it, and a dated verdict with sources they can read for themselves.
Independent and self-funded
This is a self-funded personal project, run independently. 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. The running costs are modest and covered by the person who maintains the site.
If that ever changes, this page will say so plainly. Questions about funding or independence are welcome through the contact page.
Nonpartisan by design
The aim is description, not persuasion. Claims are stated the way their strongest advocates would put them, before any assessment, and verdicts span the full range from true to false. A claim that holds up is marked as holding up, whoever made it, and a claim that does not is marked that way for the same reason. The site does not tell anyone how to vote and takes no position on whether Alberta should be independent.
How verdicts are decided
Each claim gets one of five verdicts that describes what the evidence currently supports: true, needs context, contested, false, or unverifiable. Every verdict links to the sources it rests on, and each entry carries the date it was last reviewed so readers can judge how current it is. The full process, including how claims are stated and how sources are chosen, is set out on the methodology page.
Corrections welcome
Getting the facts right matters more than being first or being tidy. If something here is wrong, out of date, or missing context, that is treated as a bug worth fixing. You can report an error or suggest a source through the contact page.