A new pro-independence campaign called Let Alberta Decide launched in June 2026.
Claimed by: Let Alberta Decide campaign launch, Calgary, June 19, 2026
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Summary
On June 19, 2026, separatist advocates formally launched a pro-independence campaign called Let Alberta Decide at a Calgary event four months before the October 19 referendum. Co-chairs include lawyer Keith Wilson and farmer Tanya Clemens. Organizers said the campaign will use media, advertising, and public engagement to argue Alberta has the workforce, finances, and energy and agriculture resources to succeed as an independent state. Wilson acknowledged the campaign is an uphill battle and said he believed a vote held that day would not succeed, but argued Albertans had received skewed information from Ottawa's side. The launch is a real organizing effort; it does not by itself change referendum law or ballot wording.
Evidence
On June 19, 2026, about 35 people attended the formal launch of the Let Alberta Decide campaign in Calgary, four months before the October referendum.
Co-chair Keith Wilson said the campaign aims to give Albertans a balanced discussion and acknowledged that if the vote were held on launch day, the independence side would not succeed.
CBC reported the launch as another organization pushing for an independent Alberta, with Wilson and Clemens as co-chairs ahead of the October vote.