An independent Alberta would still be protected by NORAD and continental defence.
Claimed by: Reassurance offered about an independent Alberta's security
False: False as written according to the settled evidence. How we rate.
Summary
NORAD is a binational command made up only of the United States and Canada, set up by agreement between the two governments. It has never included any other country, and membership is not something a new state simply inherits. An independent Alberta would not automatically belong to NORAD, and joining any continental defence arrangement would require negotiating a new agreement that the United States and Canada chose to offer. At the same time, leaving Canada would end Alberta's coverage under NATO's collective defence. Presenting continued NORAD protection as automatic is misleading.
Evidence
NORAD is a United States and Canada binational organization; since its founding it has consisted solely of US and Canadian forces, and its command structure is governed by agreement between the two governments.
Once separation took effect Alberta would no longer be covered by NATO's Article 5 collective defence, and would have to provision its own forces.