The Alberta Independence Party (AIP) was a provincial party founded in Alberta, Canada, in 2000/1. It was dedicated to increasing the autonomy of Alberta within the Canadian confederation, in part as a response to the 2000 election, in which the Canadian Alliance, a party with strong western roots, was rejected by the electorate in the rest of the country, especially Ontario, which commands 1/3 of the seats in the Canadian Parliament. Motto: Fortis et Liber (Strong and free) Other Canadian provinces and territories Capital Edmonton Largest city Calgary Lieutenant-Governor Norman Kwong Premier Ralph Klein (PC) Area 661,848 km² (6th) • Land 642,317 km² • Water 19,531 km² (2. ... The 2000 Canadian federal election was held on November 27, 2000. ... The Canadian Alliance (in full, the Canadian Reform Conservative Alliance) was a Canadian right-of-centre conservative political party that existed from 2000 to 2003. ... Motto: Ut Incepit Fidelis Sic Permanet (Loyal she began, loyal she remains) Other Canadian provinces and territories Capital Toronto Largest city Toronto Lieutenant-Governor James K. Bartleman Premier Dalton McGuinty (Liberal) Area 1,076,395 km² (4th) • Land 917,741 km² • Water 158,654 km² (14. ...

The party's founding convention in January, 2001, garnered much media attention when several prominent figures from the Canadian Alliance attended as observers, including MPs Myron Thompson and Darrel Stinson, and Alberta 'senators-in-waiting' Ted Morton and Burt Brown. At the convention, Cory Morgan, a 29-year old geological surveyor, was elected leader. The Canadian Alliance (in full, the Canadian Reform Conservative Alliance) was a Canadian right-of-centre conservative political party that existed from 2000 to 2003. ... Myron Thompson (born 1936, in Monte Vista, Colorado, USA) is an dual citizen of Canada and the United States who currently sits as a Conservative Member of Parliament in the Canadian House of Commons. ... Darrel Stinson is a Canadian politician representing the Okanagan—Shuswap for the Conservative Party of Canada. ... Dr. Frederick Lee (Ted) Morton (born 1949, Los Angeles, California) is a Canadian politician and currently sitting Member of the Legislative Assembly of Alberta. ...

One of the party's first challenges was to gather enough signatures to qualify as an official party in Alberta, which it failed to do. As a result, in Alberta general election, 2001, its fifteen candidates were forced to stand as independents. Motto: Fortis et Liber (Strong and free) Other Canadian provinces and territories Capital Edmonton Largest city Calgary Lieutenant-Governor Norman Kwong Premier Ralph Klein (PC) Area 661,848 km² (6th) • Land 642,317 km² • Water 19,531 km² (2. ... The 25th general election for the Province of Alberta, Canada, was held on March 12, 2001 to elect members of the Alberta legislature. ...

The party's candidates garnered a total of 7521 votes. Here is a list of their candidates, votes, and percentages.

1. Bradley R. Lang (Calgary Egmont) 399 (2.90%)
2. Tom Humble (Airdrie-Rocky View) 683 (4.10%)
3. Cory Morgan (Banff-Cochrane) 538 (4.00%)
4. Darren Popik (Calgary Shaw) 151 (0.60%)
5. Douglas R. (Chitwood Lacombe-Stettler) 554 (4.70%)
6. Eileen Walker (Drumheller-Chinook) 819 (8.90%)
7. Ron (Earl) Miller (Dunvegan,) 248 (2.80%)
8. Dennis Young (Grande Prairie-Smoky) 380 (4.10%)
9. Terry Dueck (Grande Prairie-Wapiti) 136 (1.60%)
10. Jon Koch (Little Bow) 885 (8.30%)
11. Charles Park (Ponoka-Rimbey) 764 (8.10%)
12. Ryan Lamarche (Red Deer-South) 203 (1.60%)
13. Christopher Sutherland (Strathmore-Brooks) 511 (4.50%)
14. Jeff Newland (Wainwright) 868 (8.00%)
15. Ben Lussier** (Wetaskiwin-Camrose) 382 (3.00%) (**Lussier began his candidacy with an AIP endorsement which was withdrawn during the course of the campaign)

The Alberta Independence Party had been the brain-child of Albertans in their 20s and 30s, and this was reflected in the youth of both its membership and executive--half of whom were below the age of 30. Differences of opinion on a variety of issues--especially whether the party should clearly back separation or merely argue greater autonomy--resulted in the break-up of the party in Dec. 2001. Many of its members have since joined the Separation Party of Alberta. Calgary Egmont is a provincial electoral district for the Legislative Assembly of Alberta, Canada. ... Banff-Cochrane is a provincial electoral district for the Legislative Assembly of Alberta, Canada. ... Calgary Shaw is a provincial electoral district for the Legislative Assembly of Alberta, Canada. ... Dunvegan is an Albertan provincial electoral district, located in northwestern Alberta. ... Little Bow is a provincial electoral district for the Legislative Assembly of Alberta, Canada. ... The Separation Party of Alberta is a political party that advocates the secession of Alberta from Canada. ...