[CliffFletcher]

As a born and bred Canadian, I'd rank my allegiances:

Canada
Calgary
Alberta

For much of Canada's history, Central Canada was the economic engine of the country. Believe it or not, there was a time when manufacturing things was the key to prosperity in this world. Without the ballast of Central Canada, in population, industry, and culture, those outlying parts of Canada would have been swallowed up by the U.S. long ago. A million farmers and loggers do not make for a viable sovereign state.