As an American it was always somewhat puzzling to understand the deeper drivers of cultural differences between the Canadian provinces having never been anywhere but BC and briefly, but the book "On Oil" is a great recent history of the spread of oil culture and money in Alberta, the Texas influences and ties there and helps frame why so much money and media influence is being welded against Canadian values and democracy right now.

It's short and incredibly informative. https://www.biblioasis.com/shop/new-releases/on-oil/

There's a strip of loonies, crazies, and idiots that runs south from the north pole down through Alberta then through Montana, Idaho, Wyoming, Utah, and Arizona and then peters out in the ocean around Baja Ca.

Complete fucking lunatics by most sane standards. Puppy shooters. Goddists. (goddists aplenty I tell you - there are some weird ones.

"want to be free"...? of what? having a nice country to live in? Having shit to do that pays the bills? What the fuck? Tell me, what is the carrot they're dangling that says "take Alberta away from the people and give it to the corporations".

Seriously? What the actual fuck is the matter with you people ? Too much moose juice?

Having your government side with fascists is not a good idea.

The boot represents inequality and $700 monthly insurance plans that cover 30% of healthcare needs.

It would be so funny if Alberta successfully exited Canada to lose all of those Canadian perks, like nationalized healthcare. Welcome to the free market baby.

The face Americans make at them after Albertans get a 100K hospital bill after losing socialized medicine:

I oppose Alberta separatism primarily because of the border gore it would create. Like yeah sure there are plenty of other reasons why it would suck, but the Canada-US border is pretty stupid as it is and this would make it 1000x worse.

If that happens then Cascadia must happen.

And Albertans think the US would give two shits what Alberta wants over remaining in Canada? 😂

Are the Albertans that fucking stupid? There should be an exchange between Canada and the USA. The fucknut Albertans can move to any US Red Oblast and the Blue voters from the same US Red Oblasts can move to Alberta.

First thing America will do to Alberta is let the rats invade.

Bootlickers don't understand that they hate the bootlickers as much as the non-bootlickers

Ah, not to worry. I predict the current referendum vote is to go 40% / 30% / 30% for 'No further referendum' / 'Referendum to go' / 'referendum to stay' respectively, which our premier will say 'Oh, looks like 60% of folks want some form of further referendum', so they can drag this out for another few years while we all grow even more furious about it. Then they'll have another referendum and then finally find out that the majority of people would actually rather stay in Canada, or, more likely, further manoeuvring to keep the whole thing dragging out for all time - more time for the UPC to use our own money to feed us lies and propaganda.

It seems like the perfect issue to keep us all angry and give her leverage to get gifts and hall passes from the feds. I think the main threats to her are the separatists inside her party ousting her, or another provincial conservative party popping up to split the vote. I don't think either are putting her at significant risk though.

I will continue to hope otherwise.

Let me guess. Lot of redneck cousin fuckers in Alberta?

Alberta cannot be allowed to do this