Is national unity at stake, here in Saskatchewan?
Also: Oil price hits the fifties
Oilpatch better able to weather low crude price than in past, industry players say.
Maybe that was before oil hit the fifties?
Is national unity at stake, here in Saskatchewan?
Also: Oil price hits the fifties
Oilpatch better able to weather low crude price than in past, industry players say.
Maybe that was before oil hit the fifties?
Current spending levels in Alberta are premised on $70 a barrel oil. Look for provincial borrowing to explode as few voters are interested in spending cuts these days.
Just curious Brian … what credit do you give Drill, baby, Drill Trump who has canceled all the EV vehicle mandates, and Net Zero nonsense. If that isn’t supportive of your industry, then what is? And just think of all that diesel container ship fuel we’re SAVING the planet
National Unity is dead. I overheard a conversation in a coffee shop in rural/resort Saskatchewan yesterday that basically went like this.
All parties were presumably conservative, although not all loved trump and his tariffs/trade war. That being said, all parties were in agreement that a violent revolution is needed to reset Canada. Whether that revolution results in us joining the US or simply being independent was another point of differing opinions. But all agreed the CPC has wasted all previous opportunities and PeePee is still virtue signalling too much and not promising to cut enough entitlement spending, as compared to DOGE’s recent activities in America.
What I took from this conversation is that it wasn’t hushed, like the ones I found myself in in the past. These middle aged men, in a large coffee shop openly discussed violently overthrowing the government within ear shot of a couple RCMP and several close friends of former CPC leader Andrew Scheer.
People have had enough
There is still a window of opportunity for voting our way out. I’m not talking about the upcoming federal election. We need a Wexit referendum this year.
I’m not against Canada. In fact the only way to save Canada is for the West (and other regions) to be free from the tyranny of our over-reaching federal government.
National Unity definition: A group of ten, 2 of whom are being held hostage and sodomized every day.
Please for the love of the children, put a dagger in the heart of this syphilitic whore of a country.
The West need not join the US but for our (The West’s) very survival, we must leave CONfederation. There is no hope for the continuation of the once great canada!
I listen to the talk shows and the constant parade of ”polysigh experts” saying how difficult it would be to leave. Bullshit!
If and when quebec again decides to leave it will exit.
No negotiations! No reasoning. Just a whole lot of begging on the part of the feds!
Alberta and Saskatchewan cannot afford to stay. We have served iur time and have been ”serviced” more than enough by the ROC.
It is TIME!
The Saskatchewan NDP seem terrified that they will be unable to present compelling reasons to remain in Canada if there was ever open discussion of separation. That is very telling. They are trying to force the issue to be untouchable politically by demanding condemnation rather than seeing the people of Saskatchewan as adults who can propose and debate multiple ideas before throwing out the bad ones. I really wish they would be called out for this infantile behaviour. If Canadian unity is their hill to die on, they should make the case for it and trust the people to decide. Doesn’t really seem to be their thing.
“The Saskatchewan NDP seem terrified that they will be unable to present compelling reasons to remain in Canada”
That’s because the rest of Canada and the federal government have never been able to articulate a convincing reason for Alberta and Saskatchewan to remain in Canada. I’ve been asking that question here for years and have never gotten a positive answer on how Alberta and Saskatchewan benefit from staying in the Canadian confederation.
The responses to the question inevitably default to threats, prophecies of doom and insults. Most Canadians, if they take the time to really think about the issue, cannot provide any positive economic or political benefits for these two provinces remaining in Canada. And Canadians are unwilling to change how Canada functions to improve the situation.
Alberta and Saskatchewan will never reach our economic potential within Canada because the rest of Canada will never allow that to happen.
Well said.
Yep. Have asked the same question about the “benefits” of confederation and the “best” and most frequent answer is wrapped in a hardcore sentimentalism that has no basis in reality. The flipside is that Alberta separatists are considered whiny traitors to a nation that holds us in utter contempt for seeing the colonial and abusive relationship for what it is.
The maple flag is a flag of Ontario/Quebec conquest and it shall never be flown over my humble, Alberta abode.
I fly it. Upside down…
Brian it’s time for the people of Saskatchewan and Alberta to start the “Clarity Act” which involves a vote in that said province or territory! This act has been set up by the Supreme Court —requiring a vote of 50% +1 to pass! We cannot stay in this Confederation any longer!
It’s obvious forces are at work within the province to ensure the province remains screwed. The “…their buddy Danielle Smith…” comment tells you everything you need to know.
The constant comments to “Mr. Speaker”, are so indirect and typically Canadian. “I’m going to say something incredibly offensive now, but you can’t take offense, because my comments were directed to “Mr Speaker”. Hilarious.
Saskatchewan and Alberta face a few obvious problems, one being both provinces are full of socialists, and the other being they are boxed in on all four sides.
Ever look at a map of Europe? Lots of countries boxed in on all sides. Doesn’t seem to impoverish them.
Imagine Saskatchewan as an independent country. How does it get its goods to market? West by rail to B.C. (Canada)? East by rail through Manitoba and Ontario (Canada)? South into the USA? North (not all year round) through Canada? Saskatchewan would be largely dependent on Canada or the USA for its trade which is where it is now. But if B.C., Alberta and Saskatchewan hooked up as one single country. Completely different story. Lots of socialists in the way, however. I don’t think people realize how socialist Western Canada actually is. Ontario? Socialist. Quebec? Totally socialist. Atlantic Canada (forget it – lost forever). But Western Canada has herded itself into a few socialist enclaves like Calgary, Edmonton, Vancouver, Victoria and Saskatoon. You can’t vote your way to independence from there.
Rural Ontario and rural Quebec are not socialist.
All Canadian cities are socialist enclaves.
The rest of Canada intentionally landlocks Alberta and Saskatchewan products to inhibit our economy. As an independent country, we could increase energy and mining production and infrastructure without interference from Canadian politicians.
Ironically, because of international and United Nations agreements/treaties, as an independent country we would have more legal rights to transport our products through Canada than we have as provinces. Plus, as a country, we could negotiate the passage of goods through the US (just as Mexican products go through the US to Canada). Frankly, Canada is Alberta and Saskatchewan’s biggest block to economic prosperity. The rest of the world doesn’t hate/resent Alberta and Saskatchewan the way the rest of Canada hates us.
Bingo! We’re landlocked as a matter of policy. Being an independent nation puts an end to Ottawa putting an end to Alberta and the West.
We can negotiate a protection agreement w the USA until we get our own forces in place.
Yes, I think it would be easier to get a fair trade and protection deal from the US than trying to get fairness from the rest of Canada. History has shown that Canada has never attempted to treat Alberta and Saskatchewan fairly, and they never will.
You are absolutely right LC ! In my earlier posts I included Manitoba, British Columbia, Northern Territories with Saskatchewan/Alberta ! Access to a port would allow for success in moving products! Going South to the US with pipelines like Keystone XL would be crucial! Staying in a liberal Canada is just Abuse!
Time is Now to do this!
Canada:
Something that was destroyed yesterday that some seem to think may be destroyed tomorrow.
Also see:
Beating a dead horse.
If Alberta and Saskatchewan want to separate from Canada then they need to become American states or have an ironclad economic association agreement, in writing, and approved by congress. I don’t trust them anymore than I do Ottawa and eastern Canada.
I’ve been forced to reevaluate my position on the state of Canadian Unity during this election campaign.
So I want to be clear.
I prefer a Canada that’s strong, united, but most importantly… FREE!
I want a Canada that is free from the tyranny that is currently infecting our country by socialists.
If I can have the Canada that is strong and free, the way it was when I was growing up, I’d fight like a lion to defend it.
But Canada isn’t strong, isn’t it? It certainly isn’t free.
And I don’t want to see the central government’s boot continually on the throat of the western provinces. That is an abusive relationship, and so the only way to end an abusive relationship is to leave it.
The way I see things, if Canada can’t respect the west for the wealth that it generates for the entire country, then the west would be better off on it’s own. The central government either shows the west the respect that it has earned within the confederation, or the west will do what’s best for it’s own interest.
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