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Originally posted by MarchHare@Jun 24 2005, 05:36 PM
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God no! Equal power across the country!!! Why would Westerners want that???
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It's not equal power across the country. It gives disproportionate power to smaller provinces.
Do you really think it's fair that PEI (population: 137,000) would have the same amount of power as Alberta's 3+ million citizens?
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BTW It's not about who has more power, it's more about equalizing it across the country so Ontario isn't continually controlling Western Canada.
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Actually, you'd then see Atlantic Canada setting the national agenda. Do you really want a region with a "culture of defeatism" dependant on hand-outs from Ottawa controlling Western Canada?
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Disproportionate power as opposed to none at all? hmmmmm lemme think about that one.
I'll take my chances with Atlantic Canada rather than no chance at all thanks.
And what's your beef with Atlantic Canada? You sound just as ignorant towards them as you sound towards the West. I am also aware where your quote came from, and it's a pretty lame attempt at trapping me.