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Old 01-13-2025, 01:05 PM   #3651
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Originally Posted by BoLevi View Post
It's crazy to me that people are so sentimental about any of this. It's always about leverage, whether you are applying for a job, you are trying to secure the best deal as a province within Confederation, whether you are Canada dealing with the US, whether you are Alberta dealing with the US, etc, etc.

The population of Quebec seems to be the only one that understands this. Well, apparently Trump and Smith also understand this.

The warm and fuzzies are for your family and your pets - but if you are factoring that into your negotiations, you're at a disadvantage.
Look, I get that you are trying to be all edgy and everything, but this makes zero sense. This has nothing to do with sentiment or "leverage" (I'm not convinced that you really understand what that word means).

Albertans are also Canadians. They have a huge interest in protecting Canada's interests. Sacrificing Canada's interests to advance Alberta's is not "leverage". Its stupid (indeed, its approaching cut-off-nose-to-spite-face territory).
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