Since moving to Alberta 3 years ago, I am shocked at the anti-Canada attitude by many residents of Alberta. I knew Alberta never liked sending anything East in terms of money, wanting to keep it all for themselves, but the tariff right has really exposed how anti-Canadian groups like the Alberta Prosperity Project are with deep roots in the UCP. Today they sent out a email touting about making a republic out of Alberta and claiming Alberta has their "own identity" and comparing themselves to Scotland. 
Full disclosure, I voted UCP last election.

Alberta is not special. Other provinces like Saskatchewan and Manitoba also have oil. You don't see them talking seperation from Canada. Other province like Ontario have vast mining. All provinces in Canada contribute to this confederation in one way or another, and Alberta seems for forget when Quebec and Ontario supported them. 
Conservatives in this province are like someone in the family who has been supported by the family for years, then wins the lottery and throws their family under the bus....and I am disgusted with it. Conservatives also seem to support protecting oil companies from paying taxes and cleaning up. At the same time, they are against funding education and supporting our children and want to cut and privatize health care, sending more money to private companies (often with American links) while throwing sick people under the bus. 
Alberta is part of CANADA. It needs to start acting like it. Perhaps they need 3-4 terms of NDP government to straighten this out. I know people from out province that moved here that have been sucked into this anti-Canadian stance as well. They move here, and suddenly want to throw Canada away. Of all this support Canada has given this province, the attitude needs to change. Our national parks would be mined and harvested of trees if it wasn't for Canada. Alberta would not be able to depend on help from other provinces during down times. 
We are stronger together, and Alberta should be grateful we are part of Canada.