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[–] Melvin_Ferd@lemmy.world 13 points 1 day ago (3 children)

Yea that's my under standing as well. It's all show. Part of a bigger picture right now.

In order for Alberta to separate they would need to convince all the provinces to agree and only after the province agree on what they get to walk away with. This isn't happening.

They didn't do a referendum. They found a loop hole. Very likely it was American influence like heritage foundation fixers that worked with them on this. Referendum historically fail. This is the Facebook mom groups type of bullshit

[–] SaveTheTuaHawk@lemmy.ca 5 points 21 hours ago (1 children)

Alberta is full of ironically named think tanks funded by US Foundations.

Canada allows its political Not for Profits to hide where they get money from. Why is the Canadian Federation of Taxpayers (who don't pay tax), refusing to reveal how they are funded?

Why did they alter their Wikipedia page that mentioned support from the Kochs and Atlas Foundation?

[–] Melvin_Ferd@lemmy.world 2 points 20 hours ago (1 children)

See this is where protests should be happening. Should be demanding these things they try to hide get dragged into the open. Fucking if we see this we fight until it is dragged into the sunlight.

[–] SaveTheTuaHawk@lemmy.ca 3 points 15 hours ago (1 children)

I want to know why multiple Liberal governments ignore this issue, but China bad.

Not for profits in Canada should have 100% open and transparent accounting or lose their status.

[–] Melvin_Ferd@lemmy.world 1 points 10 hours ago* (last edited 10 hours ago)

I'm interested in your point about non profits what's the context there::: spoiler spoiler

[–] Witchfire@lemmy.world 9 points 1 day ago* (last edited 1 day ago) (1 children)

When they put this up for a vote and get 20% support, surely they'll all go away right?

...right?

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[–] Melvin_Ferd@lemmy.world 6 points 1 day ago (1 children)

They never have, I have doubts its truly 20%. They have had to push hard for this and manipulate a lot.

[–] Darkonion@lemmy.world 3 points 1 day ago

What I think will happen, is that the wording of the referendum question will be a barely readable word salad designed specifically to confuse. Votes will break into three groups: 1) coached to vote for seperatism 2) large random group with poor, or even moderately good, reading comprehension and 3) Can read good and want to stay. I believe that was done with the previous daylight savings referendum question.