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Blatantly funded by the US. Where are all the "foreign interference!!!" Conservatives now? How is this legal??
You all wannabe Americans? Go ahead and move to the US. Apply for citizenship. No one is stopping you. You're doing the rest of us a favor.
But, you don't get to take the land with you.
We could start by enforcing our laws. Foreign interference is everywhere, and we've just ignored it for decades. Eg, the US funds the Frasier Institute and no one makes any comment about this. Half of our media is owned by them. The convoy was subsidized by US funding. I don't believe for a moment that the UCP and/or its members aren't awash in US corporate bribes and cash promises.
Our country is under threat and no one seems to do a damn thing about it. Why doesn't any politician discuss this? Poilievre talks about Chinese interference, where is the concern for this interference by the US, very clearly our enemy??!
No one is stopping you
To be fair, even if in the US legally, ICE is stopping you. And then shipping you off to some other foreign country's jail.
In this case, I have no problem with that.
We should have some citizenship exchange program so they can swap with those being persecuted in US for not being male white rich.
This is an ongoing operation by the CIA to Balkanize Canada. Canadians need to wake the fuck up.
Not going to happen. Plus, I've read that most of those that do want to separate don't want join the US.
Even IF the people of Alberta vote in favour of leaving Canada it still has to be approved by Parliament, and that is not happening at this time with the current seat counts for each party.
I have lived in Calgary, Alberta for over 20 years. I don't know a single person who would want to leave Canada. I also know that Alberta would not stand a chance alone. We DEPEND on the federal government for funding and other Provinces for goods. We're land locked and have next to no manufacturing.
Plus, I’ve read that most of those that do want to separate don’t want join the US.
That's the fun part, once the US separates you from Canada, you don't get a choice about whether you want to join the US anymore, because your collapsing economy leaves you no choice. Divide and conquer, literally.
Hopefully those that would vote to separate know this ...
IF on the off chance it happens there will be a mass exodus. I'd be moving to British Columbia in a heart beat.
Look at Brexit. Many people look no further than what's on their Facebook feeds, making it quite easy to sway a referendum that fucks over a whole populace.
Votes aren't looking like they're going to mean anything in the US anymore. Don't be too confident they're going to respect any vote in Alberta.
This is treason and should be prosecuted. There is no justice until they are behind bars.
This is like, cut and dry, 100% treason. What the fuck?
The Canadian prosecution and courts absolutely need to squash this. Sub-state actors goin on random adventures like this causes war down the line - in fact we had a 30 Years' war about that.
Kick these traitors out of Canada or prison. Carney needs to do something about this
#treason
They can vote themselves out if they want.
They don't get the land, though; they trade their passport for a plane ticket.
That's the only deal they get. C'est bon?
I would be happy if separation means individual separation from Canada...they turn in their passport and get a ride over the border.
But the US doesn't want them they want the resources.
Can we just ship the dinks that agreed with it? The rest of us like where we live.
Always was. Make no mistake that Alberta is Canada's Sudetenland/Crimea. Is it not obvious to say the US military appears more similar to Nazi Germany rather than Russia a couple years ago. Canada is stronger with Alberta and when it's annexed there must be a fight or it'll just be easier to get at the rest of greater Canada. Ideally to send a message, traitors/secessionists are imprisoned ASAP.
So it's okay if Canada and the EU would support and fund the independence of California?
I would say no, and I would expect any sensible country to bar this within its borders. To the extent that a state should have a nonviolent means of secession, this above all should not be subject to foreign interference.
You can find a more detailed view of my opinion on specific independence movements elsewhere in this thread.
Regarding California or indeed any other state breaking away from the US, it's none of our business. And, before you ask, in the highly unlikely event that they wished to join Canada, I would expect them to gain independence and then, separately, start any process of joining another country.
If they play this game, watch the west coast and northeast of the US join Canada.
Alberta separatists never shut up about running a pipeline through Washington to the west coast.
If the West Coast went to Canada after Alberta separated, that would be the ultimate poetic justice. Alberta would be back negotiating with Canada but now as a foreign state with all the animosity of a recent separation. I'd almost like to see it if it didn't mean massive political upheaval.
Washington, Oregon, and California would make nice Canadian provinces.
jack posebiec is the owner of the account, endwokeness on social media, he has a honeypot russian wife.
Trump cancels any talks with Canada over tariffs because of fords anti-tariff commercial, because we’re meddling in their politics, but these Nazi fucking yanks can do this?
Time for Canada to cut off all talk with the filthy yanks, cut off the power we provide them and let them stew in the cold for a while.
Fuck I hate America.
I propose a border swap: USA gets Alberta, Canada gets Washington State
(Please I beg you get me out of here)
I think Oregon and California would want to come too.
And that, my friends, is the art of the deal.
They must really hate labor laws and healthcare up there in Alberta to consider this
Trade it for California?
I get that they are being hypocrites, but surely it would only make it easier for US states to secede.
Fuck you Scott, take your adled mind and get the fuck out of Alberta.
Why the hell would anyone want to be part of the dumpster fire in America.
It'd be nice if the feds could chime in to take a verbal dump on the UCP aiding and abetting MAGA traitors.
Where are all the “foreign interference!!!” Conservatives now?
Tucker Carlson and his lot are all in on this.
This is an important distinction: foreign means “foreign.” Venezuela and Canada are considered to be the US’s back yard, hence fair game. This is what anti interventionist MAGA has been pushing and pushing for.
Your foreign interference comment made me think about this petition calling for a legislation requiring majority Canadian ownership and control of news media. With everything happening in the US, I think it is important that as many people as possible sign it: https://www.ourcommons.ca/petitions/en/Petition/Details?Petition=e-6821
Divide et impera. It's the same across Europe and NA- almost as if there is a concerted effort funded by someone who wants to divide us and make us fight each other and succumb to internal strife instead of attacking the guy in the mask twirling his mustache behind that onion shaped cathedral over there.