I usually approve of genuine independence movements...but this doesn't look like one. This is another Donbas/Luhansk People's Republic situation, where the separatism is sponsored for future annexation by a bigger neighbour.
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I think the google trend after the vote will be: "what does landlocked mean?"
Wouldn't be surprised if they just decide to join the US as the actual 51st state
The US would never give them statehood. They'll end up like Puerto Rico or the CNMI.
Alberta is First Nations land and they didnt consent. All this shit is going to do is polarize Alberta even more and cause unnecessary bloodshed
This fuck around and find out shit needs to stop.
What the fuck? The sounds like a horrible idea. Who there would vote yes for this and not expect risking to become as US territory for the oil?
About 30% of the province
Are you sure they're not secretly Canadian MAGA and want to be annexed by Trump?
That 30% of the province absolutely is
Worse, if ONLY they vote: they win.
( same as how the Democrats "won" the election of Harris by sitting-out the election in droves )
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Ever Dollar the price of a barrel of oil goes down blows a 750 million dollar hole into the Alberta budget.
We're looking as at sub-50 dollars a barrel in 2026
.... Does Alberta realize that doing business in a landlocked country can be difficult? Almost all their imports and exports will have to go through either Canada or the US.
I reckon they would be part of the us in short order
I can guarantee you that I hope BC taxes the shit out of any oil that goes through our pipelines from Alberta to the coast
Oh they will. With glee. And good luck with Alaska. Bc takes great pride in being the headache of Alberta. This feud has been going on well before trump or Daniel was around
Thry would be conquered by their southern neighbour.
Had to check that out on a map:
What's the point?
Some states further South should be considering this.
The Trump-cult ones, not all Albertans, want this, so they can join Trump's rampaging of the "woke" Canada, after Trump annexes Canada, using Alaska & Greenland to cut-off all trade-by-ocean to us ( NO food imports to Canada, by land or sea, .. how long will Canada live?? )
It's part of Putin's & Trump's & CCP's divide-and-conquer imperialism..
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Yeah I heard that MAGA-adjacent shit is happening in Canada too, I guess most of it in Alberta? Is it the Texas of Canada? Does it have oil?
Fucking GO.
Just, you don't get the land: you get a plane ticket.
No way man. They would come to the US and we have enough morons to deal with as it is.