A movement calling for Saskatchewan's independence is growing at the same time that Alberta is preparing for a referendum on the same issue.

在亞伯達省準備就獨立問題舉行全民公投的同時，薩斯喀徹溫省要求獨立的運動也在成長。

The Saskatchewan Prosperity Project, led by Brad Williams, has started holding town hall meetings to encourage the province to leave the Canadian federation. The group believes this is necessary to ensure fair representation and to stop the federal government from interfering too much in provincial affairs. Their main complaints include the loss of cultural freedoms, unfair tax systems, and limits on how they can use natural resources. Furthermore, some supporters hope that if Alberta becomes independent, Saskatchewan could join them to create a new country based on similar economic and social values.

由 Brad Williams 領導的「薩斯喀徹溫繁榮計劃」已開始舉辦市政會議，鼓勵該省脫離加拿大聯邦。該團體認為這是必要的，以確保公平代表，並阻止聯邦政府過度干預省政。他們的主要不滿包括文化自由的喪失、不公平的稅制，以及對天然資源利用的限制。此外，部分支持者希望如果亞伯達省獨立，薩斯喀徹溫省可以與其合併，建立一個基於相似經濟與社會價值觀的新國家。

Professor Ken Coates explains that while regional anger has always existed, the current level of frustration with the Canadian government is unusually high. This feeling is also present in parts of northern British Columbia and the Yukon. However, political leaders oppose these ideas. Saskatchewan Premier Scott Moe and NDP leader Carla Beck have warned that leaving Canada would mean losing important benefits, such as G7 status and cooperation between provinces. Premier Moe emphasized that although there are still disagreements, the new Carney administration has been more open to discussing provincial concerns.

Ken Coates 教授解釋，雖然區域性的憤怒一直存在，但目前對加拿大政府的挫折感異常之高。這種情緒在英屬哥倫比亞省北部及育空地區的部分地區也同樣存在。然而，政治領袖反對這些想法。薩斯喀徹溫省省長 Scott Moe 與 NDP 黨魁 Carla Beck 警告，脫離加拿大將意味著失去重要利益，例如 G7 地位以及省際合作。Moe 省長強調，儘管仍有分歧，但新的 Carney 政府在討論省級關注問題上已變得更加開放。

There are also serious legal issues regarding Indigenous rights. In Alberta, Treaty 8 Grand Chief Trevor Mercredi asserted that any talk of separation is invalid without consulting First Nations, because their treaties were made with the federal government. This view was supported by a court decision that rejected a separation petition due to a lack of consultation. Although Brad Williams claims his project will not change treaty obligations, most Indigenous leaders believe that separatism threatens their established legal rights.

關於原住民權利也存在嚴重的法律問題。在亞伯達省，Treaty 8 大酋長 Trevor Mercredi 堅稱，任何關於分離的討論若未諮詢原住民族均屬無效，因為他們的條約是與聯邦政府簽訂的。這一觀點得到了法院判決的支持，法院因缺乏諮詢而駁回了一項分離請願。儘管 Brad Williams 聲稱其計劃不會改變條約義務，但大多數原住民領袖認為，分離主義威脅到了他們既有的法律權利。

Western Canada is currently split between a growing movement for independence and political leaders who believe problems should be solved within the Canadian system.

加拿大西部目前分裂為兩派：一派是日益成長的獨立運動，另一派則是認為問題應在加拿大體制內解決的政治領袖。