# The Whistle Stop | Mirror, Alberta > REBEL *with a cause ## Core Content - [IT'S TIME WE WERE ASKED](https://whistlestoptruckstop.ca/its-time-we-were-asked/): Why Every Argument to Stay Is a Reason to Leave A Let's Talk Alberta publication Written by Christopher Scott The - [Why Our Politicians Love the Status Quo](https://whistlestoptruckstop.ca/why-our-politicians-love-the-status-quo/): And why none of them will ever champion an independent Alberta. This is one in a series of plain-language pieces - [This Was Never About a Pipeline](https://whistlestoptruckstop.ca/this-was-never-about-a-pipeline/): I gave the CBC ten minutes. They aired ten seconds.The ten seconds they chose had me saying that the pipeline - [Show Me the Other Half of the Invoice!](https://whistlestoptruckstop.ca/show-me-the-other-half-of-the-bill/): I run a truck stop. Restaurant, fuel, the store, the campground, all of it, out at the junction of 21 - [pHix, Bitter Compounds, and the Vagus Nerve](https://whistlestoptruckstop.ca/phix-bitter-compounds-and-the-vagus-nerve/): Why I went looking, what I found, and why it surprised me Most people think gut health is about digestion. ## Key Topics - [Blog](https://whistlestoptruckstop.ca/category/blog/) - [Alberta sovereignty](https://whistlestoptruckstop.ca/tag/alberta-sovereignty/) - [Confederation](https://whistlestoptruckstop.ca/tag/confederation/) - [Alberta independence](https://whistlestoptruckstop.ca/tag/alberta-independence/) - [Alberta economy](https://whistlestoptruckstop.ca/tag/alberta-economy/) # Last updated: 2026-09-07T20:44:11+00:00