Which theory do you believe? Inside the police files of a missing child's cold case

Alberta’s separatist rumblings are often framed as the latest chapter in a decades-old constitutional quarrel with Ottawa. But let’s be honest: the current rhetoric has little to do with fiscal policy or a West-versus-feds division of power. The noise is largely coming from a small cohort (only 8 percent of Albertans “would definitely vote to leave”) steeped in conspiracy-theory-fuelled grievance. Key points Alberta separatists rely on rhetoric which scapegoats immigrants as a source of social problems Arguments about immigrant-caused systemic strain are not supported by data The myth...