Before everyone gets their knickers in a twist, no, the referendum question has not been approved. The application has been approved. Now they have to collect the necessary signatures. What has collected the necessary signatures and been validated by Elections Alberta is the opposite motion, "Do you agree that Alberta should remain in Canada?" By law, this has to go either to a vote in the Legislature (which is extremely unlikely) or a referendum within six months. Many people believe the UCP willl call an election rather than a referendum, as all referendum questions die when an election is called.

Yay brexit!

But without the diversified economy.. Or their own currency.. Or warm water ports.. Or any water ports..

All paid for by the USA

Which in turn is paid for by Russia

And we still allow it all to happen

Do it. And then when it gets, at most, 30% of the vote you'll have shot your wad and no one will give a shit about it for another generation. At least with Québec it'll be closer to 50%.

It's pretty blatant a bunch of this is being funded by US fossil fuel giants to get access to the tar sands.

In order to be accessible to most Albertans, is the question just a crayon drawing of two cousins fucking on a horse with an arrow pointing away?

I am astounded! Alberta is already trying to dumb down their population, as the USA did. Alberta is trying to privatize health care, as the USA. Seriously?? This is what you want?

What money are they going to use? How could this end up any other way than Alberta becoming Nigeria North? If they think Daddy Trump is going to save them, i have a handful of bankrupt casinos to sell them.

I'm sure the Albertans are aware how well this sort of thing turned out for the UK, right?

some thoughts:

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.1. It would mean fewer Conservatives in Parliament.

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.2. For those Canadians who want to become American citizens, they could move to Alberta. Indeed, Canada could invite millions of Latin Americans to become citizens of Canada, and then they go to Alberta, and when Albertans becomes American citizens, so might they.

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.3. Alberta is nothing without fossil fuels; it's a shit province without oil and gas: I suspect this is what many conservatives believe.

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4. A clique of Maple MAGAts take over the Albertan government, and declare independence. They might have a bogus referendum which they win. Trump's America recognizes it, perhaps immediately, or perhaps after a while of helping it.

If we environmentalists, or those at least a bit environmentally minded, are correct, global warming will get worse; electrification and wind and solar power will increase. No unemployment benefits or farm aid to you Albertan ingrates.

Also, if the progressives took over the US, Congress would have only 2 Albertan senators and maybe 6 Representatives to counter them.

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.5. Texas was a Republic for almost 10 years before it joined the US. Vermont, IIRC, was a republic for ≥14 years. If Alberta joins, say, within 4 years, they might be ribbed by Americans for that.

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.6. BC could still be connected through the NWT. Planes can fly north of it. If McDonald could have a railroad built in (IIUC) the 19th century, Canada could build one in the 21st. We also have the Northwest Passage.

(If BC joining Canada was only going to happen if a railroad was built, they might insist on a new one being built, and we might as well have freight lines, passenger lines, high-speed, a highway, and maybe others.)

What would happen to Canadians, born in Alberta, who live in other parts of Canada?

Stop acting like Yanks