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Longtime advocate for BC independence and provincial self-determination. Founded the BC Prosperity Project in early 2025.

I believe that government must uphold impartiality. A proper system of checks and balances among the three separate branches of government is key to preserving public trust, democratic accountability, and the rule of law.

In my view, the Constitution Act, 1982 transformed Canada’s earlier structure of strong provincial sovereignty and legislative supremacy into a system of greater judicial supremacy, often without adequately representing the voice of citizens.

Years of ideological politics have gradually weakened the integrity of all sides of government. Through my work with the British Columbia Prosperity Project, my objective is to seek and find the destiny that lies beneath truth and conviction, rooted in our tradition and heritage.

I believe the only way to achieve this is to rebuild societal morality, empower the people, promote civic engagement, and restore accountable government.

I have seen my province and country that I love with all my heart deteriorate over the last ten years to the point I do not recognize either of them anymore. It is time to stop hoping it will get better by relying on elections that clearly do not represent the betterment of my country or the West and focus on contributing to a better Independent British Columbia. I feel I must strive to make British Columbia a prosperous and wonderful country as I once knew it and was very proud of. I am a British Columbian!

"I believe British Columbia needs independence because our current political system has been hijacked and abused for personal gain. It has become too large and tangled to salvage, leaving the people with no real control over their own future. Continuing to patch up a broken model will not give us back our voice. Independence offers us something far more valuable: a clean slate. It gives us the opportunity to step away from the current system, adopt better political concepts, and build a government that truly serves its people from the ground up."

A testimonial can be like a road map of your life. How was your identity formed, changed and finally solidified? This becomes a complex issue when you are talking about a national identity, which is probably the most important aspect of your identity that you can have. As a person matures the importance of the World stage and the ability have an influence on the World stage becomes of vital importance, especially for those of us who honor our family’s participation in the pivotal moments in World history such as the Two World Wars. Like many, I once had confidence and pride in my Canadian identity as a positive contributor to the World stage. That confidence is now a distant memory as there is not even a shred of the Canada of my youth left to hold onto.

The amazing thing I am finding is that although I have lost my Canadian identity, it is the loss of the British Columbia of my youth that I truly miss. I remember when British Columbia was the shining jewel of Confederation where thriving communities built around fishing, mining and the Wood industry made British Columbia a prosperous place and gave us the coveted title of a ‘Have Province’. British Columbia had a well-earned pride, dignity and confidence that allowed us to meet the future without fear. Watching the Left Coast mentality of the lower mainland reduce British Columbia to the joke of Confederation has been one of the great humiliations of life and that is why I am really here, not to save a Canada that ceased to be relevant long ago.

As British Columbians move forward, we are facing an unusual situation where for the first time in our history, we are not acting like an accessory to anyone. We are not a colony of Canada, or even a new nation of Western Canada. We are fighting for our own identity even as our external and internal enemies try to erase our past and make us feel like second class people in a place that we built. We are in short, fighting to save an identity that owes no one an apology.
Mark Nickel