[geedee]

The only place Albertans despise more than Ottawa is Washington, D.C.

And why is that? I've always been under the impression that Alberta was similar in their political views to say . . . a state like Texas. Independent-minded but definitely bent conservative. Is it the war in Iraq that makes you say that? Or something else?

[Alberta's Child]

Albertans have no patience for big-government bullsh!t, and Washington D.C. is Big Government Bullsh!t Central in North America.

There was a nationwide survey in Canada a few years back that examined the issue of separatism, and the results were broken down by province. The results were very interesting:

1. The province of Quebec was most amenable to seceding from Canada and joining the U.S.

2. The province of Alberta was very receptive to the idea of seceding from Canada, but was the least receptive of all the provinces to the idea of joining the U.S.

Something you have to understand is this: Albertans are definitely independent-minded and conservative, and they view the United States as a liberal country that is just too similar to Eastern Canada for their liking.

[Clive]

Washington is not "a state like Texas" it is infested with statists and centrist beurocrats.

Canada's political mileau is dominated by a centrist liberal Ontario and the liberals are helped to keep power by a recipient maritimes, but the US Federal government, to a lesser extent is also dominated by centrist liberal states with large populations, also aided by recipient states.

Alberta would be quite comfortable if the US was really controlled by middle America, but it isn't.