# MARTY UP NORTH: Elections Alberta files legal action against independence advocacy group

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Podcast: [Western Standard Shows](https://stenobird.com/podcast/western-standard-shows-1311157)
Published: 2026-05-04T15:11:43+00:00
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## Resource

In this episode, Marty covers Elections Alberta’s legal action against an independence advocacy group and the latest on Alberta’s independence movement. He also looks at Mark Carney’s so-called sovereign wealth fund, the spring economic report, the Bank of Canada holding its key rate at 2.25%, Shell’s purchase of ARC Energy, the UAE leaving OPEC, King Charles’s visit with Trump, and Alberta’s push for 120 km/h speed limits.

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