LOL Sovereignty Act

[SilverRex]

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No kidding. RSV and Flu is fucking people up way more right now (exception is super old people).

Not to even mention long covid and how that is affecting lives post-infection. this shit isnt ever going go away. Sticky like inflation

[BerserkerCatSplat]

Good read on the Act from some constitutional lawyers.

https://thehub.ca/2022-12-01/opinion...onstitutional/

TL;DR: Nothing in the Act is obviously unconstitutional, it just calls for legislatively-backed non-enforcement of federal directives, which is already an acceptable action for provincial governments - the Act just defines the process. The Henry VIII clauses are actually less controversial than those already affirmed as constitutional recently by the Supreme Court.

[suntan]

It's nice, because it leverages the fact that there's no fucking way in hell Quebec will ever accept a unitary gov't structure.

[ExtraSlow]

Can you imagine being a lawyer, and then specializing in constitutional law? Just try and duplicate the thought process of that career choice!

[BerserkerCatSplat]

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Can you imagine being a lawyer, and then specializing in constitutional law? Just try and duplicate the thought process of that career choice!

I'd imagine it's a major plus if you want a spot on the Supreme Court. Fairly aspirational.

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With Sask moving towards simliar legislations or Acts, the two provinces should just merge into one super-province.

We will cut the provincial sales tax and Alberta gets access to our potash and great western brewing. A Edmonton-Saskatoon-Regina-Calgary-Edmonton bullet train network can be built to avoid the WJ or AC puddle jumpers. Manitoba will eventually beg to join and boom, one step closer to cutting ourselves from Ottawa.

[ExtraSlow]

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Alberta gets access to ... great western brewing.

#interastad

[kertejud2]

So all Saskatchewan has to offer is a soil nutrient our farmers don't need, because like Saskatchewan our soils are abundant in potassium. A mediocre brewing company, of which we are already abundant. And in exchange, Saskatchewan will drop their PST because Alberta will be subsidizing their budget to allow them to?

Not quite 'Art of the Deal' stuff.

[2Legit2Quit]

I'll start lobbying for a rail to Moose Jaw

[BerserkerCatSplat]

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So all Saskatchewan has to offer is a soil nutrient our farmers don't need, because like Saskatchewan our soils are abundant in potassium.

...is the implication here that potash-based fertilizer can only be used within the borders of the province that produces it? They do make money selling it abroad, yeah?

[kertejud2]

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...is the implication here that potash-based fertilizer can only be used within the borders of the province that produces it? They do make money selling it abroad, yeah?

So Alberta will share it's $28B in oil and gas royalty revenue to get a sweet stake of the $300M in potash royalty revenue?

What a deal.

[ThePenIsMightier]

All other Countries,
Have inferior Potassium!

[BerserkerCatSplat]

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So Alberta will share it's $28B in oil and gas royalty revenue to get a sweet stake of the $300M in potash royalty revenue?

What a deal.

I'll take that as a "yes", then.

[kertejud2]

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I'll take that as a "yes", then.

If that'll calm you down, sure.

[jutes]

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So Alberta will share it's $28B in oil and gas royalty revenue to get a sweet stake of the $300M in potash royalty revenue?

What a deal.

Sask is around $20B in O&G revenues and about the same, per capita, of lifted bro trucks. Don’t forget about unrestricted access to La Ronge and Uranium City. We may or may not have already enriched uranium….for protection.

[BerserkerCatSplat]

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If that'll calm you down, sure.

Lately, on the Internet: Person who took half-joking suggestion of provincial amalgamation centered around beer and bullet trains way too seriously accuses someone else of not being "calm".

[ExtraSlow]

Bullet train triangle is serious business. Here's the OffiCial compleTe PropOSal.

[CompletelyNumb]

You included PA in the loop? Not sure if ballsy or generous.

[kertejud2]

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Sask is around $20B in O&G revenues and about the same, per capita, of lifted bro trucks.

$20B in revenues but less than a billion in royalties. Not worth getting out of bed for Alberta.


So not much for deals there. However I am interested in what you can offer in terms of Moose Jaw locals who claim to have a parent/grandparent who met Al Capone.

[ExtraSlow]

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You included PA in the loop? Not sure if ballsy or generous.

The PA branch line will be phase 3 of the project. The "Squared Circular Triangle" portion is phase 1.