Alberta Fact Check: No, Flying An Alberta Flag To Identify Alberta-made Products Isn't Evidence Of Separatism
Subhead:The presence of an Alberta flag in a business is not evidence of support for the province's independence movement.#
The claim made by Reboot Alberta on Facebook in a screenshot posted to X by Alberta apiary Freedom Honey, an independence advocate, confuses provincial pride with a political movement.
Sobeys, Safeway's parent company, has long promoted local suppliers through its Local Supplier Program, highlighting products made close to home. The company specifically says it works with local producers across Western Canada and encourages shoppers to support regional businesses.
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They're literally promoting Alberta products. This is what happens when your brain is broken from drinking too much Liberal Kool-aid. pic.twitter.com/DfZwUL721N
The Alberta government has also spent years encouraging consumers to buy locally through its "Buy Local Alberta" and "Made in Alberta" initiatives. Those programs were created well before the current separatism debate and are designed to help shoppers identify products made in the province.
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