The separatists envision independence not for the Alberta that currently exists, but for an Alberta of their imagination. An Alberta spooned from a churning cauldron of conspiracy theories and right-wing fantasies.
This was an excellent article by Marcello Di Cintio in The Tyee. For the separatists, a free Alberta is nothing more than an imaginary vapor, fueled by endless grievance, entitlement, and xenophobia.