He'll probably say Alberta is part of Montana, or some such nonsense.

system so the private industry can take over and give really bad care. She's a Trump fan. She's been to Mar a Lago. I think the separatists have only about 30% support. This is smoke to hide the changes to things like healthcare. I'm sure the Premier, Daniel Smith, would love to get taken over by Trump. She could then steal and self deal and become a billionaire that she can't do now or she would face criminal charges.

The referendum, which is nonbinding, will fail by a large margin.

Note:
The population of Red Deer where these “long lines” were reported, is about 110,000.

The population of Alberta is five million.

we ask every waiter/counterperson/shopkeeper/etc a question:

would you trade your healthcare system for ours?

the ONLY place we got a yes answer was in Alberta.

I could see this administration or Russia like they did with Brexit trying to undermine Canada by encouraging this with paid propagandists.

Alberta's economy is fundamentally built on its vast natural resources, particularly oil, natural gas, and mining, making the energy sector its biggest GDP contributor and leading export, although agriculture, manufacturing, and services also play significant roles. This resource wealth drives high per capita GDP but also creates significant economic sensitivity to global energy price fluctuations, with oil and gas representing the majority of exports, while diversification into areas like technology, forestry, and finance continues

If anything, their economic future is a whole lot brighter now.

It’s basically Canada’s Texas.

making the topic potent. Indigenous leaders oppose separation without their consent, highlighting that Alberta is on treaty lands and federal negotiations are crucial.


Albertan separatist sentiment is deeply intertwined with the oil and gas industry, with proponents arguing that federal policies (like emissions caps) harm the sector, leading to feelings that Alberta's prosperity, tied to oil, is under attack by a hostile Ottawa, though majorities of Albertans don't support separation, and some see the talk as a political tactic by leaders like Premier Smith to appease the oil-focused base.

While oil industry advocates support the narrative, the movement also involves genuine frustration over federal resource control and a distinct cultural identity, with some analysts viewing it as a long-term strategy to assert provincial power over oil, as detailed in The Narwhal.

The situation in Alberta is NOT complicated: The majority of Albertans are being hijacked by Big Oil's narrative.

then the rest of Canada to its east and west could prohibit the people of Alberta from using Canadian highways, trapping them with their only exit to the United States.

We can all think of states that would compete to take it's place

He was Putin's toad behind Brexit and I seem to recall he was behing the push to divide California.

Very informative

... how much of this dissatisfaction is enflamed by Premier Danielle Smith's incendiary rhetoric, and how much is prompted by genuinely distorted imbalances in policies engendered in Ottawa that directly affect Albertans.
Smith is a hard-right bomb thrower by all accounts, and so, in my view, quite worthy of mistrust. I have a cousin who lives in Calgary, and she doesn't have anything good to say about her.

both places mentioned in the article are rabid rightwing ridings. Alberta has always been an anomaly in Canada which is why it is known as 'Texas North' and yet the majority of Albertans do not support separation. This is the rabid rightwing Con party's pipedream, it has been for years.

Another point to take into consideration is long lines would be made up of both pro-separation and anti-separation proponents.

I grew up in northern Alberta. There have been people agitating for Alberta's separation since the 1970s. They don't have the votes. Because of the way ridings (electoral districts) are drawn rural Alberta is able to control the Provincial Legislature. However, in a one person one vote referendum Edmonton and Calgary will carry the day.

Are they mad?

First Nations treaties are a significant legal and political barrier to Alberta's separation, as they predate the province, establish a relationship with the Crown (not Alberta), and guarantee land/rights that would be disrupted, with some legal rulings suggesting separation requires Indigenous consent, though the Supreme Court has not definitively blocked separation, emphasizing negotiation, creating a complex constitutional debate over unilateral provincial secession.

If Alberta wants to be part of Trumplandia so much, maybe the U.S. can trade Oregon and Washington for it?