Alberta should become an independent nation, or join the US as a Sovereign State.
DUDE, a landlocked nation would never work
Switzerland is a failed nation? Having sea access in your country has nothing to do with economic prosperity. That is dependent on how well your country is managed. There is only one train route from Vancouver to the east. With billions on the line, Canada would be forced to negotiate trade deals with us in good faith. That's called leverage. They'd build us a new billiondollar state-of-the-art trading port on the coast of BC if we wanted.
It's treason against confederation!
After the narrow defeat of the 1995 Quebec referendum, subsequent Supreme Court of Canada rulings affirmed that not only is provincial secession fully legal, but that any province that legally does so must be negotiated with by Canada in good faith (Clarity Act).
Unrestrained by tyrannical control by Ottawa, an Albertan Republic could become an economic superpower in its own right. We could enjoy a degree of freedom enjoyed only by Americans. Public education and the failure that it is could be destroyed, giving rise to private schools that produce excellent, critically-thinking citizens free from LGBT woke garbage and social engineering.
---- Essential Reading ---
No Other Option: Self-Determination for Alberta
The Sovereigntist's Handbook: Charting the course to Western independence