You should go to an APP meeting. You could witness hundreds of average Albertans weigh in on the same issue. Everyone of them would have equal or greater standing to weigh in on the topic than your 8.
I have been to a couple. How many have you gone to?
I went with an open mind and did some independent analysis.
Did the “team” go with an open mind or did you and your team attend with a preconceived position that you were only looking to support?
Your post history would suggest a bias.
6 myself. I distinguish between separatists and their leadership.
According to our interviews, the former openly question the quality of the latter.
The latter are public figures and subject to criticism. And I have been critical.