Alberta uprising feared

Sun Media ^ | December 15, 2002

[Clive]

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[xm177e2]

Alberta is welcome any day to become the 51st state. They'll probably stick it out on their own, though, and that's not such a bad idea either. If British Columbia would come, too, that would be doubly awesome.

[Drango]

Alberta is welcome any day to become the 51st state.

Trade you California for Alberta.

[Clive]

There is also the Cascadia movement with active membership in Washington, British Columbia and Alaska to form a Pacific Rim nation.

Perhaps Alberta, Yukon and Oregon could become part of it.

Even with the original membership, the nation would be viable separated from the rest of the continent with its trade oriented toward the Pacific Rim.

[xm177e2]

LOL most of California is okay. I'm in a part of California that is NOT liberal-dominated (in fact, we have the MOST churches per capita out of the ENTIRE US and there were local election signs in my area that said "Agran / Democrat / Just say No." It's about as right-wing as you can find in this country.

Canada can have Hollywood/Los Angeles and the San Francisco coastal area. That would be a fair trade.

[claptrap]

Canada is the most useless place on earth.
Inhabited by morons, governed by loons!

[The KG9 Kid]

"....All we do is give and give and get nothing back,' " Klein said."

DING! DING! DING!

We have a winner!

[fooman]

We would love to have alberta and all of the western provinces come in.

[Clive]

Mind telling us what is your state?

Just so that we may know your vantage point?

It is not shown on your home page.

[NEWwoman]

You are so right.

I live in the liberal part of California, but I am amazed and heartened by the many Californians that are conservative.

BTW, Michael Savage, of the Savage Nation, got his start in San Francisco, and he was and is very popular there.

[Husker24]

No no no, dont let them become a 51st state, we need a place to go if Hillary is elected.

[Defiant]

I wonder if these guys would be considered "freedom fighters" by the UN crowd?

[Husker24]

These guys would really be freedom fighters.

[537 Votes]

Canada is the most useless place on earth. Inhabited by morons, governed by loons!

I think that's a little excessive. Canada's a great country, and it would probably be my third choice (after the US and Australia) as a country to live in.

That said, I think it would be great if Alberta and BC struck it out on their own and became independent countries. Conservative competition by neighboring countries would only work to make our own government better!

[ContentiousObjector]

Is this a joke?

[Clive]

No.

[ContentiousObjector]

1. Alberta would like Washington about as much as they like Ottawa now

2. British Columbia is Havana North, and in slightly worse economic shape than Cuba

[Malcolm]

Alberta, or any other province, leave the Canadian conferation? I'll believe that when I see it.....

[xm177e2]

1. Alberta would like Washington about as much as they like Ottawa now

Agreed, I think it's doubtful. But if they wanted to join, we would take them in heartbeat. No NEP, either, because Texas/Alaska wouldn't let that sort of thing happen to them.