Separatism has now become a point of convergence for an array of grievances, including energy — despite Danielle Smith saying that she can work with Mark Carney — and the pandemic, the fires of which are still being carefully stoked. Equalization, immigration and Indigenous relations are part of the mix too, as well inflation, housing, health care, pensions and other issues which don’t appear to have a particular Alberta angle. Nevertheless, the grievances of today can be offered solutions in a sovereign future, an unfalsifiable argument given that independence has not yet been tried.