Nah. Any "separation" would be some lame fake separation on par with what queasy Quebec separatists want with the currency and trade and close relationship and all that crap.
Or maybe we'd become Americans, and if I wanted to become a Yank I'd move there.
The whole "if the Liberals win, I want to separate" sentiment reminds me a lot of Alec Baldwin's bold "if George wins, I'm moving to Europe" and his wife said "I'm not going anywhere" and then George won and he didn't move. They did get a divorce though.
Considering Canada's rather good spot in the world, and Alberta's rather good spot within Canada, I'm always surprised when this separation business comes up. Why mess with a good thing?
A landlocked nation of 2 or 3 million people with hostile and/or predatory neighbours isn't exactly a spot I want to be in. The Americans would have a hell of a bargaining chip that can be summed up with the phrase "where else is the oil going to go"? and if you think the Feds mess with us now, imagine how'd they'd deal with Alberta if we were another country. The cheapest way to get all that oil out of here could turn out to be using those great big refuelling airplanes, assuming of course we are able to get airspace clearance from the neighbours.
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