[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.

[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!

[Defiant]

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

[ContentiousObjector]

Is this a joke?

[Bogolyubski]

If independence could be achieved, perhaps persuading Saskatchewan and Manitoba to join, it would be a very good thing. The Trazi-controlled government and judiciary will no doubt have many tricks up their sleeves to prevent this. One I can think of right off the bat is to flood Alberta with immigrants - who will of course be voting to retain all of the welfare benefits they get from Ottawa. If folks up there are serious about this, they'd best move quickly before the Soviet Kanuckistan crowd is able to repond. Oh, and I would not recommend joining the US right away. There are plenty of Tranzis running things here also, including some who call themselves "conservatives."

[KevinDavis]

I think in the next 5 - 10 years, we are going to see a major change within the North American Continnet. The western provinces could be blending within the US and Canada will be different. My question is since Canada is still part of Britain, how would they react to have Alberta leave and join the US?

[Sparta]

If Alberta is serious about taking on Canuckistan, I'll come up north from the People's Republic of Louisiana and join them in their fight for freedom.

[Ken H]

This does not seem all that farfetched to me.

Quebec periodically votes on secession. It almost passsed once, if I'm not mistaken.

[ContentiousObjector]

The reason Alberta is so much like America is pretty simple.

Over the course of the 20th Century starting in about 1903 there was a steady stream of American immigration.

From about 1903 till the early 20's there was a wave of farmers and ranchers from Oklaholma and Ohio, then after the war till the mid-60's there was a large wave of Texans who moved to Alberta to work in the oil patch, in the 80's there was a massive wave from Boston, New York, Chicago and Houston as Calgary began to develop as an economic center.

And again in the 90's there was another wave from Texas, (of which I was a part)

I would estimate that atleast 60% of native born Calgarians are probably "american pedigree" if you like

[watcher1]

Peter McCormick, a political scientist at the University of Lethbridge, said it's unlikely a separatist party would have much success in Alberta's current political climate.

Whoever he is.

I don't think his opinion matters. Klein's words speak volumes.

Good luck to the people of Alberta if they try to pull this off.

[Nuke'm Glowing]

I'm with you guys. God Bless all of you seperatists.

[Fiddlstix]

Bump

[2nd Amendment]

Come on in! the water's fine! just don't bring in any gun-grabbing liberals with you!

[KneelBeforeZod]

I say let Alberta and Quebec go independant...then fight it out. After one side loses (Quebec, in six days) they can be annexed by the other.

[Grig]

My take on this:

First, if/when Alberta separates, they will NOT go running to the USA asking to join. They will form their own nation.

Second. If the Alliance plays it's cards right, the sepratist movement can be kept at the current level and not grow out of controle before the next federal election. This will not be easy to do however.

Third. If the Liberals win a majority government again, and/or if eastern Canada turns it's nose up at the CA again, then all bets are off and you can expect Alberta to leave for good. BC is likely to follow.

[friendly]

I welcome the magnificent new state of Alberta to the United States of America, our 51st state. You guys now have a much better federal government in Washington than the socialist totalitarians of Ottawa. Like your new Bill of Rights, including that 2nd amendment and free speech doncha?

Again, welcome!!

[Hank Rearden]

Never say Canadians don't have a sense of humor. "Premier Ralph", indeed.