what exactly is their rationale here? "lets be a tiny country, that will make us real independent and free and totally not a plaything next to the big ol' US of A"
(inb4 "Alberta not tiny": by population, yes. 4M people is tiny)
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They wouldn't even be a plaything, the US would walk in the next day and take it. Why wouldn't they? No military, no international relations, and a bunch of oil.
About the population of Oklahoma so yeah small. They wouldn't stay independent for long. US would take control. And instead of universal healthcare they can have for profit care.
do it, and then lets see the egg on your collective faces when you don't get anywhere near the votes you thought you'd get.
even if this somehow did get the votes it'd never happen. They'd pull a 90's Quebec and say 'we want to keep the money though...' and then Ottawa would just laugh in their faces and say "no". add this to the fact that ALL the various indigenous groups in Alberta are also just going to say no. It's a song and dance to showcase their idiocy and I'm all for it. do it. lets see how far you get.
It's to provide justification for US involvement.
Alberta is difficult to underestimate.
I hate separatists even more than I hate the French.
Don't hate on the French, they're the only ones in Europe who never fully trusted the US.
In Canada we love the French because we know they aren't American.
Traitors.
The "stay in Canada" petition had >400,000 signatures.
So, who's getting the signatures for the referendum on having these people arrested for treason?
Yeah! Independance! What a great idea. Fragmenting Canada so it will be easier for the US to take it over. Fragmenting NATO, the EU and Canada is exactly what they want. It's so fucking dumb. I wonder who supported this initiative. If California and New York would become independent, I would only support them. But Canada should stay one big front right now. Normally I wouldn't care much, I hate borders and I hate governments dictating a large country while every part of that country is different. But there's one big evil fascist predator who loves to spread the heard to take the weakest prey, so we should all stay strong and together.