The Independence Party of Alberta (IPA) decided to part ways with leader Artur Pawlowski after what it says was serious consideration and deliberation among its board members. .“The Independence Party has a party platform and policies that reflect the hope of Albertans as an Independent nation,” said IPA in a Tuesday statement. .“Art Pawlowski has not reflected this vision and in a way that properly aligns with what the party and our platform need to convey and communicate to Albertans.” .IPA said it "believes in the positive and hopeful future of Alberta and is confident the future leader of this party will communicate hope, unity, and preservation of a strong and patriotic voice for all Albertans." .Pawlowski confirmed IPA’s Board of Directors revoked his membership and kicked him out of the party. .“For months, the board was bombarding me and demanding that I stop talking about God, moral principles, and true freedom and independence,” he said. .He said he was told multiple times he could not talk about child grooming, drag shows, abortion, and corruption in the Alberta government. He added he was pressured not to have physicians such as Dr. Paul Alexander, Dr. William Makis, and Dr. Roger Hodkinson on IPA’s stage. .The former IPA leader went on to say he could not submit to the demands of board members who have turned it into what they are fighting against. He called IPA “a censorial, top-down, controlling, corrupted, lying, and tyrannical organization.”.Pawlowski said he has and will always fight for every one’s freedom, even if he disagrees with their choices. He expected the same. .Overall, he said he believes IPA was infiltrated because it grew too big, too fast and had become a tangible threat to the establishment. When he joined it a few months ago, he said there were a few hundred members, but his notoriety and hard work from former board members saw its membership grow into the thousands. .He has been travelling around Alberta for months, and the response has been standing ovations and more memberships. He said someone somewhere told the party to kill it. .Pawlowski concluded by saying he will not stop talking about moral standards and Jesus and will always stand up for righteousness, freedom, and individual independence. ."I will still be running in this upcoming election as an Independent candidate," he said. ."Today a few have decided to betray you, but we are many, we are growing and we are rising; we will stay in solidarity with each other until justice will be served, democracy restored, and God brought back to government." .Pawlowski became IPA leader in September, beating out Getz Collins and Associates lawyer Katherine Kowalchuk. .READ MORE: WATCH: Pawlowski wins Independence Party of Alberta leadership race.“There comes a time when a man has to stand up and say we’re going to do something,” he said. .“We’re going to do something because the villains are not stopping.”
