darwink
Senior Member
A dive on leave/stay and what motivates people. https://angusreid.org/alberta-unity-separation-smith-carney-prosperity/
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Alberta Provincial Politics
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CalgaryTiger
Senior Member
Wish there was an urban/rural breakdown.
darwink
Senior Member
O-tac
Senior Member
Saw a petition signing table near Costco at Heritage Gate. No one was stopping.
InfrastructureEnthusiast
Active Member
Interesting breakdown, notable that among people leaning to stay, the arguments of the feds not being square with the province still hold a lot of weight.
Seems to confirm my suspicions that this is more protest vote than secession attempt.
Makes sense politically, just following in Quebec's footsteps after all.
Step 1: Threaten to leave country
Step 2: ???
Step 3: Profit!
(Aka get whatever you want from the feds)
Regular voting hasn't been a useful outlet for frustrations, and I don't get the sense that attitudes in Ottawa are ever going to change, too much historical baggage and bad habits at play.
I think a bit of a reset would help everyone in Canada, and not just a new government, but a new capital.
Not Calgary though..
To recognize the shift of trade and economic importance from the Atlantic to the Pacific, and also as a genuine show of the governments commitment to reconciliation, I think the best place would be Winnipeg.
Let those fevered dreams of a Churchill port die and get on with a better economic development project!