One fine morning, the rest of Canada might wake up, grab a coffee and suddenly realize Alberta’s already separated.

Calm down. It didn’t quietly become its own country while everyone was happily enjoying a summertime barbecue. Frankly, that isn’t likely to happen in this lifetime.

But it has left every other part of Canada behind when it comes to growing its economy, creating jobs and expanding its population, thereby becoming a beacon of hope for other Canadians with big dreams of tomorrow and the desire to escape today’s muted reality.

The latest economic statistics released by the province last week show just how powerful Alberta has become. Since this time last year, our population has grown by almost 50,000, more than 90,000 new jobs have been created, economic activity is up 4.3 per cent, real GDP has risen 2.7 per cent, merchandise exports are up 46 per cent and retail sales almost 10 per cent.

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