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The media is asked to contact Bruce Hutton, Leader for interviews and details on press releases. Legislative Grounds Rally July 28, 2005 There will be a rally held at the Legislative Grounds of the Government of Alberta on July 31, 2005 at 2:00 P.M. Bruce Hutton, Leader of the Separation Party of Alberta will be a guest speaker. Mr Hutton will be speaking on the Separation issue and he will also be speaking on the Firearms Act and former Justice Minster Alan Rock's fraudulent misrepresentation to Parliament on the criminal use of firearms in Canada. It has been suggested that Mr Rock should be charged under the Criminal Code of Canada for fraud. -30- Separation Alberta www.separationalberta.com IMMORAL - CORRUPT - NO COMMITMENT - Tuesday, May 17, 2005 at 21:20 Red Deer, Ab: May 17, 2005, "It appears to me that we don't have a dedicated politician at the federal level in the whole country," lamented Bruce Hutton, Leader of the Separation Party of Alberta (SPA). "They are self serving and quite frankly concerned only with their own paycheque and their own well-being; they don't give a damn about the country." Hutton was commenting on the latest political debacle with Belinda "my Dad's a defeated Liberal" Stronach, crossing the floor to the Liberals and immediately receiving a Cabinet post. It seems politicians in this country, at all levels, have no conviction and no intestinal fortitude. Ralph Klein was a Liberal; Nancy Betkowski was a Conservative; Scott Brison was a Conservative; David Kilgore was a Conservative, a Liberal and an Independent who supports Liberal corruption. "The "Belinda Bounce" should prove to Albertans, beyond the shadow of a doubt, that Federal politics in this country is corrupt and will never be fixed given the requirements for Constitutional amendment," stated Hutton. "There is no hope for Alberta's future inside this corrupt system. From a Canadian's point of view it is sad. From an Alberta Separatist point of view it is one more nail in the Confederation coffin." -30- Separation Alberta www.separationalberta.com ONTARIO AND OTTAWA JUST DON'T GET IT - Monday, May 2, 2005 at 22:14 April 29, 2005 - Editorial Comment. Edmonton - Federal Liberal Revenue Minister John McCallum and Ontario Liberal Premier Dalton MCGuinty are fighting over Ontario's net cost to be Canadian. McGuinty is angry, feels that Ontario is discriminated against and insists the net figure of 23 billion dollars is excessive. He wants a 5 billion dollar refund for Ontario from Ottawa. "We are proud of the role that we have traditionally played as the economic engine of Canada," he told reporters in Mississauga. "But that engine is misfiring a little bit right now. We think it important to retain a bit more wealth, so we can generate still more prosperity for all Canadians." McCallum, on the other hand, thinks McGuinty's campaign for "fairness" will "gut" the federal government. At a recent meeting of the Ontario Board of Trade he said, "The separatists and their cousins, the provincial extremists, by which I mean the Conservative Party, will exploit any perceived unfairness to Ontario in order to obtain their one shared objective: the gutting of the federal government. They would transfer to the provinces just about everything except defence, the post office and monetary policy." Bruce Hutton, leader of the Separation Party of Alberta, thinks it is truly unfortunate neither of these supposed leaders truly understand the real problem in Canada and are so self-serving and narrow-minded. "McGuinty's statements are at least honest," stated Hutton. "Ontario has always been and, if they have their way, always will be the "engine of the Canadian economy" but that is no longer acceptable to the west. Ontario has all the end-use manufacturing and the west continues to be "hewers of wood and packers of water" for central Canada. We supply the raw materials for Ontario's industries and the money for Ottawa to keep Quebec happy. Albertans are starting to realize this is no longer acceptable." "Look at the facts," continued Hutton. "If anyone should be screaming for a refund it should be Alberta. Ontario has 40 percent of the Canadian population and Alberta has only 10 percent. McGuinty is mad about 23 billion but during that same time-frame Alberta paid over 11 billion net to Ottawa. Do the math. One quarter the population of Ontario but Albertans pay nearly one half of Ontario's contribution to Ottawa with no return on investment, no end-use manufacturing and certainly no diversified economy. Our economic engine is oil and gas - nothing else. When it is gone or obsolete Alberta won't have to worry about "misfiring a little bit"! We won't have an economic engine. And make no mistake. When McGuity says "prosperity for all Canadians", he really means all Canadians living in Ontario." But Hutton does agree with Revenue Minister McCallum. "The sooner we gut the federal government the better," acknowledges Hutton. "Their infringement on provincial jurisdiction borders on insanity, especially given the fact that all Canadian provinces except Quebec allow it to happen. The federal bureaucracy is out of control and their spending is even worse. Now we can add flagrant criminal activity at the highest federal government levels to their list of accomplishments. The sooner the provinces take over their constitutional authorities the happier I will be. When I was younger I was optimistic. Now I am older and wiser and I know real change will never happen. Separation is the only viable alternative for Alberta." -30- Separation Alberta www.separationalberta.com SEPARATIST LEADER WARNS ONTARIO - Monday, April 18, 2005 at 15:27 Edmonton, Ab: April 18, 2005. Today, during a radio interview with Roy Green, talk show host on CHML 900 Hamilton, Bruce Hutton, Leader of the Separation Party of Alberta, had a warning for Ontario voters. "If the Ontario voter insists on returning the Liberals to power in the upcoming Federal Election after this Adscam fiasco it will be the best thing to assist our separatist ambitions since then National Energy Program. We don't know if Harper can solve our problems but if he has a chance and doesn't, it will strengthen our separatist position in the future." In conversation with CHED news director Bob Layton and a previous interview with Premier Ralph Klein, Green was advised that failure to oust the Liberals would result in a strengthening of the separatist movement. Hutton stated "Ontario's Liberal Premier McGuinty is looking for a reduction in transfer payments in order to ensure that Ontario remains the "engine of the Canadian economy". Premier McGuinty's statement describes Alberta's problem in a nutshell. Alberta supplies the raw materials and Ontario supplies the finished goods and at the same time Alberta supplies Ottawa with the money it needs to nurture Quebec. Alberta's transfer payments to Ottawa are the highest in the country on a per capita basis with no return on investment. Given the fact that oil and gas, "the cornerstone of the Alberta economy", is a non-renewable resource should be a reason for grave concern of all Albertans. -30- Separation Alberta www.separationalberta.com === More press releases are available from our archives, and more are due as events unfold throughout Alberta and Canada. |
