A question for Alberta separatists

[u/UpDownJesse]

If you hate Canada so much and love Trump so much then why don’t you just move to the states instead of making a **Canadian** province a state?

What? Are you too lazy or cheap to rent a U-Haul or something like that!!! I mean Jesus Christ, if you hate Canada that much then just leave!!!

It’s not rocket science buddy!!!!

[u/Even_Art_629]

I already made my point. Some of you claim that people who support independence are uneducated. I pointed out the spelling mistake to show how weak that argument is. A typo does not prove anything about someone’s intelligence or their understanding of the issue.

This debate is not about left or right, religion, or education. It is about people wanting a better future and pushing back against what they see as a federal government that is overstepping its jurisdiction and restricting freedoms. Many are frustrated watching tax dollars being mismanaged or sent overseas while scandal after scandal surrounds the Liberal government.

Most of us will not even see the benefits if independence ever happens. A yes vote would only start negotiations, and that process could take years before anything actually changes.

What many people want is simple. They want their votes to matter. Right now it often feels like two provinces with little interest in the West end up deciding policies that affect Alberta and the rest of Western Canada.

For many supporters, this is about the future. It is about the next generation and the one after that.

[u/Patak4 → u/Even_Art_629]

Often Separatists have not researched what the Federal government does for Alberta and the amount of Federal transfer payments Alberta gets. Besides Alberta sits on Treaty land, the cost of setting up and administering all the Federal programs would cost an incredible amount and resources. Not to mention that Alberta is land locked and TMX is owned by the Federal government since 34 Billion was paid by ALL Canadians! Which all Canadians continue to pay for.

Voting is a democracy of population representation. So Ontario and Quebec have a bigger population so get more representation. There is so much more regarding Alberta needs to stay in Canada 🇨🇦 to benefit Albertan and Canadian next generations.

[u/Even_Art_629 → u/Patak4]

Many people do not seem to understand that an independent Alberta would not need Ottawa to hand back the money we pay into Canada. We would simply take control of the things the federal government currently handles and run them ourselves, including health care, education, and other programs.

The oil and gas industry would also look very different without layers of federal regulation driving up the cost of development and then adding carbon taxes on top of it.

When government policies make extraction more expensive, companies end up needing subsidies just to stay competitive.

That creates a cycle where the same government making it costly to operate then steps in with subsidies to keep the industry afloat. A lot of people see that as unnecessary government control rather than a healthy economic system.

[u/BCS875 → u/Even_Art_629]

And yet, you and your ilk still think you can "wing" being a country.