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ER nurse. Her CPP statement just changed.
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A thought experiment · April 1, 2027
Alberta voted Yes six months ago. It's April 1, 2027 — Implementation Day. Here's what nine Albertans wake up to — their pension statement, their passport, their grocery bill, their kid's tuition, the drive to see Grandma in Saskatoon.
Nine Albertans · Tuesday morning
Each story is one person's morning, anchored to specific numbers from published economic analysis. Every claim links to its source.
ER nurse. Her CPP statement just changed.
Pipeline welder. More money on the table — fewer people to spend it with.
Retired teacher. Her OAS, her ETF, her son in Vancouver — all on a different side of something now.
Grain farmer. His wheat goes to Vancouver. Vancouver is a different country now.
U of A engineering student. A text from mom: "You'll need ID at the border now."
Métis caterer. Treaty rights are federal. Nobody at the meeting has clean answers.
Grade 2 student. Her teacher reads a new morning announcement. Nobody stands up at the right time.
Grade 7 student. His French immersion teacher hands out a worksheet, then quietly takes it back.
Grade 12 student. Her early-acceptance offer from McGill arrived last week. Today the wording matters.
For the Yes voter
Darren is a pipeline welder in Fort McMurray. In his story, separation goes better than he expected — at least at first. Royalties stay in the province. His contract company is hiring.
It's not the whole picture. His crewmates from Newfoundland left last week. His wife, a teacher, doesn't know what happens to her federal student loan. But the upside is real, and we wrote it that way.
Read Darren's morning →What this is
A thought experiment, not a campaign. Every number here comes from published work by Trevor Tombe at the University of Calgary, the C.D. Howe Institute, the Alberta Federation of Labour, and the Alberta Prosperity Project's own fiscal plan. Read the sources or learn more about the project.
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