Whereas the nation of Canada, through long-standing usage and its constitution, has abused the West and catered to Quebec and Ontario with patronage and corrupt favoritism, robbing the West and effectively enslaving its people to laws and choices they have not made;
Whereas the government of Canada has imposed bilingualism, multiculturalism, special status for Indians, an immigration policy which is destroying our identity, a debt which we can never pay, a bureaucracy which we can never control and taxes of all sorts which we can no longer endure;
Whereas all political parties have clearly demonstrated after a long period of time that these abuses do not exist for light or transient causes and that the unbalanced system of Canada will never change to rectify these long-standing and justified grievances by any real constitutional change;
Whereas we desire a government which is debt-free, a currency backed by our resources and creativity, a common language and culture, a constitutional right of referendum, initiative and recall, a nation of our own, true to us and for the preservation of our land and heritage;
Whereas Western Canada has a destiny which deserves to be achieved through a nation of its own;
Whereas we seek to achieve our new nation by peaceful democratic action, expressed at a constitutional convention to be held at a place to be chosen, followed by a referendum in each Western province;
We the undersigned hereby declare our desire for Independence from Canada and the creation of a new nation of Western Canada with its constitutional convention to be held in the year 2000.
This declaration of independence for Western Canada is sponsored by the Western Canada Concept, 810 Courtney Street, Victoria, B.C. V8W 1C4. Fax 250-479-3294.
Send this form by printing it out and either faxing or sending by mail to the Western Canada Concept, Box 143, 255 Menzies St., Victoria, B.C. V8V 2G6.