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Originally Posted by StickMan

I seriously don't think Canada does anything for Alberta but hold us back. Alberta has always been just a piggy bank.

And if you are a landlocked country, you have to be allowed access to tide water, it is a UN rule, it actually makes it easier for Alberta to get to the sea.

"The UN international law concerning access to the sea, as outlined in the UN Convention on the Law of the Sea (UNCLOS), grants land-locked states the right of access to and from the sea."

How's that working out for Bolivia StickMan?

The International Court of Justice (ICJ) has ruled against Bolivia in its dispute with neighbouring Chile over access to the Pacific Ocean - a feud dating back to the late 19th Century.

Landlocked Bolivia lost access to the sea in 1884 after a war with Chile and has tried to regain it ever since.

The court said Chile was not obliged to negotiate granting Bolivia access.

The ruling, which comes after five years of deliberations, is final and binding.

Despite the final nature of the ruling, Bolivian President Evo Morales said "Bolivia will never give up".

https://www.bbc.com/news/world-latin-america-45708671