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Separatism Is Surging in Oil-Rich Province of Alberta, Where Many Want to Ditch Ultraliberal Canada and Become 51st State of the US
Gateway Pundit ^ | May 11, 2025 | Staff

Posted on 05/11/2025 4:25:03 PM PDT by Red Badger

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1 posted on 05/11/2025 4:25:03 PM PDT by Red Badger
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To: Red Badger

I recall Quebec had a referendum on leaving Canada a number of years ago. They voted narrowly to remain in Canada.

Apparently Canadian law will allow provinces to secede, with a vote of the people, and a negotiated settlement of withdrawal.

Unlike the U.S., as our laws and constitution do not have any provision for states to leave the union.


2 posted on 05/11/2025 4:29:07 PM PDT by Dilbert San Diego
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To: Red Badger

Now do Saskatchewan.


3 posted on 05/11/2025 4:29:18 PM PDT by ClearCase_guy (People who receive less results for effort will naturally put in less effort when the game is rigged)
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To: Red Badger

Territory yes, state no!


4 posted on 05/11/2025 4:29:23 PM PDT by Islander7 (There is no septic system so vile, so filthy, the left won't drink from to further their agenda.)
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To: Red Badger

Carneys country is hemorrhaging manufacturing jobs add this to his worries and he may not very long as Prime Minister.


5 posted on 05/11/2025 4:30:06 PM PDT by Lod881019
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To: ClearCase_guy

I’d like to see the Saskatchewan Roughriders in the NFL.


6 posted on 05/11/2025 4:30:19 PM PDT by dfwgator (Endut! Hoch Hech!)
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To: Islander7

Alberta could conceivably decide to be an independent country, and not try to become a U.S. state. I’ve heard conflicting things about secession of Canadian provinces and what comes next after a vote to leave Canada.

If it comes to that, we Americans would have to decide, do we want to admit Alberta as a state, if they were free of Canada? We shouldn’t just have a knee jerk reaction to admit Alberta, if they get free of Canada.


7 posted on 05/11/2025 4:32:39 PM PDT by Dilbert San Diego
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To: Red Badger

My granddaughter went to Canada last week on a scouting trip. My husband had a bunch of Canadian money he had when he returned from his trips. He gave it to her to use. They didn’t want it. They preferred the good old American dollar.


8 posted on 05/11/2025 4:42:47 PM PDT by lucky american (Had enough yet?)
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To: Red Badger

They can’t join the USA until they deep-six “aboot” and “ay”!


9 posted on 05/11/2025 4:42:54 PM PDT by ProtectOurFreedom (“Diversity is our Strength” just doesn’t carry the same message as “Death from Above”)
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To: ClearCase_guy

And BC except Greater Vancouver.


10 posted on 05/11/2025 4:43:16 PM PDT by ProtectOurFreedom (“Diversity is our Strength” just doesn’t carry the same message as “Death from Above”)
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“state no!”

We could get two more very conservative Senators.


11 posted on 05/11/2025 4:43:47 PM PDT by ProtectOurFreedom (“Diversity is our Strength” just doesn’t carry the same message as “Death from Above”)
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To: Red Badger

Only as long as their ski lift ticket prices remain low.


12 posted on 05/11/2025 4:43:50 PM PDT by Paladin2 (YMMV)
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To: lucky american

Well yeah, that a 20% increase in value!................


13 posted on 05/11/2025 4:44:10 PM PDT by Red Badger (Homeless veterans camp in the streets while illegals are put up in 5 Star hotels....................)
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To: Red Badger

Talk about cool, eh?


14 posted on 05/11/2025 5:03:25 PM PDT by GingisK
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I don’t know if I want them as a state, they’d make the map of the USA look really goofy


15 posted on 05/11/2025 5:05:40 PM PDT by escapefromboston (Peace, commerce and honest friendship with all nations, entangling alliances with none.)
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What’s the actual support in Alberta for joining the US? Separatism isn’t the same thing as wanting to become the 51st state. If the support is there, it’s definitely worth considering for the US - as long as the two new Senators and however many House reps aren’t automatic Democrats. Canada as a whole, though - absolutely not.


16 posted on 05/11/2025 5:19:44 PM PDT by AnotherUnixGeek
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Love to have ‘em. But only if they voluntarily do it. But they do know that we also have the degenerative and always fatal leftist disease of reverse economic and civic evolution.


17 posted on 05/11/2025 5:26:52 PM PDT by Da Coyote
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To: ProtectOurFreedom

I’m not so sure of that, my own self.

Why do you think that?


18 posted on 05/11/2025 5:31:24 PM PDT by OKSooner (Always carry. Even if all you can handle is a .32 SingleSix, carry it. You might be surprised.)
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To: Red Badger

Offer to trade Maine for Alberta


19 posted on 05/11/2025 5:32:53 PM PDT by bigbob (Yes. We ARE going back)
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And we’ll throw in Rhode Island for free................


20 posted on 05/11/2025 5:33:51 PM PDT by Red Badger (Homeless veterans camp in the streets while illegals are put up in 5 Star hotels....................)
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