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I'd assume the first thing the USA would do on a separated Alberta would be to sanction as a "rogue state", which would be the precursor for simply taking the entire area as "managed freedom".
I don't know that the people who are championing separation understand this or simply watch too much Disney and Beachcombers to think it would not be an immediate demonization and invasion.
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It would cost less to buy us for pennies on the dollar, than to deploy any of their military here.
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https://www.cbc.ca/news/politics/eby...tion-1.7265985
Wait, NDP BC and Liberal Newfoundland also have cost of living, health care and education underfunding, AND pissed off at equalization benefiting Ontario? I thought that was an evil UCP thing ruining our province?"B.C. taxpayers are sending tax dollars to Ontario through equalization. That is completely absurd. Ontario is not struggling to provide schools or hospitals," Eby said at the onset of the meetings.
For decades, the federal program has transferred money from some provinces to others to allow for a roughly equal level of government services across the country. Payment amounts are decided based on "fiscal capacity" — a province's ability to generate tax revenue.
The provinces that don't receive payments, or feel they don't receive enough — Alberta, Saskatchewan, British Columbia and Newfoundland and Labrador — have been increasingly vocal about their discontent.
"I will acknowledge it is very hard for British Columbians to be paying into a program right now at a time when they are facing serious cost of living concerns," Eby said Wednesday.
"Every person in every province deserves high quality health care and schools and so on. But that is clearly not what the program is doing anymore."
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Imagine the plausibility of an AB NDP party unifying with BC NDP for separation.
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Every year that the Texas grid fails makes me think that Texas will seperate from the USA before Quebec even breathes word of it again.
Not just that, but Texas has the guns to actually do it.
https://nationalpost.com/news/canada...eral-bloc-deal
Time for this country to just split itself apart.
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This quote is hidden because you are ignoring this member. Show QuoteWow, not only we are not delaying OAS, we are actually paying MORE?One item that’s reportedly high on the Bloc’s wish list is obtaining royal recommendation for Bill C-319, which would raise the Old Age Security pension for seniors aged 65 to 74 to the same level as what’s currently paid to those aged 75 and over.
This is an easy one by Trudeau. After all, he ran on the platform of not delaying OAS til 67 that got all the pensioners out to vote Libs.
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Now there's the blatant arrogance I know the French are capable of. Nous nous rendons!This quote is hidden because you are ignoring this member. Show Quote
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Well, again tho what do you expect? Whenever we have a minority gov, NDP and Bloc will always poke their heads up trying to play king maker.
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Except he’s right. If Alberta and the west want a larger voice, time to create a western separatist federal party.This quote is hidden because you are ignoring this member. Show Quote
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Nah. Alberta is much better off as a voice within a federal majority government than some fringe loonies that can be safely ignored becuase they can never form government.
You really think our 40 POTENTIAL seats tips the scales in any scenario?
Quebec alone is almost double that number.
No a western separatist party is a ticket to being ignored forever.
Actually separating though, now that could actually fix things permanently. I have no idea why anyone would want to be chained to the rest of Canada anyway. Eastern Canada is a full on dumpster fire.
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Shit, there's only 49 users here, I doubt we'll even break 100
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