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Albertans head to polls in historic referendum on whether they want to stay in Canada (www.winnipegfreepress.com)
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[–] 32 points 3 days ago* (10 children)

Hasn’t it been said the propaganda driving this is from the USA?

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  • [–] 20 points 3 days ago (4 children)

    It's deeper than that. It's century-old grievances bundled with anti-vaxers losing their minds during covid lockdowns (border blocking, trucker circle jerks, shutting down Ottawa, etc.). Once covid was done they needed a new cause and the seditionists locked on to that rage.

    The Fifth Estate (CBC) has an excellent short doc on it.

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  • [–] 9 points 3 days ago

    Yep, they sound like the same people. There is this very similar messaging all these people have in every country.

    I want to say let them separate and find out they can’t do it. But this is what the US wants and you guys can’t risk it happening.

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  • [–] 5 points 3 days ago (2 children)

    It not deep at all. This is fomented by foreign groups seeking to destabilize Canada. A tiny group of idiots are having their beleifs inflamed and funded to cause Canada internal strife.

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    • [–] 27 points 3 days ago (4 children)

    It's also a referendum for stripping immigrant healthcare and making provincial law superior to federal law.

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  • [–] 13 points 3 days ago (2 children)

    Yeah, I almost feel as if the separation vote is running cover for those two topics, because they'd cause an outrage by and of themselves if they weren't wrapped up in this bundle.

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    • [–] 19 points 3 days ago

    really can't wait to not here about this nonsense anymore after the results come out... but I KNOW they will just invent some bullshit about the referendum being unfair.

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    [–] 10 points 3 days ago

    They don't need a vote.

    Just trade in the passport and get on the bus for Montana. ICE will pick them up on that side and - since they no longer have a country - they'll be sent to, like, Liberia or something.

    Just because you want to leave Canada, doesn't mean you can take the crown's land. Bu-bye.

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    [–] 4 points 3 days ago

    I wish this shit had started 30 years ago when I could credibly participate in whatever form of war we end up fighting.

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    [–] 6 points 3 days ago (3 children)

    They realize that BC won't separate with them right?

    We keep the highway and therefore the cities that are bysected by the highway (Calgary) for ourselves and they can get some accommodation for crossing the highway without it being a border crossing.

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  • [–] 7 points 3 days ago (2 children)

    BC also keeps the pipelines that ship oil to the sea. Alberta is landlocked, their only option is pipelines to the states.

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  • [–] 4 points 3 days ago*

    Thats why the USA is pushing it and welcoming these separatist leaders to special meetings. If Alberta separates then we'll hose them on the pipeline and there will be no future pipeline expansion. The USA is the one that stands to benefit from that because they've been hosing Alberta for years on the oil.

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