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Originally Posted by BigThief
Life is pretty f'n great here; I've built a fantastic life for myself and the people I care about. My life was built upon the life my parents built for themselves and their family, all from opportunities here in Canada. You're going to have to convince people why we should leave, not turn the question around.
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Agree for sure. But there’s a group that would say life here, for our kids, can be better, much better, within a strong Canada that needs to get out of its own way. Why did it take Trump basically threatening to derail the Canadian economy to get the feds and the provinces to get serious about lowering interprovincial trade barriers? Or fast track permits? Canada is seriously over-regulated and as I think about it that might be one of our biggest problems per se.
Edit: to clarify, I think the whole separation thing is nonsense and a distraction. Some think Alberta should use a decent yes vote as a means to negotiate a better arrangement for Alberta within confederation. That might have some merit. The problem is unfortunately we just don’t have the bargaining power of Quebec or Ontario and it’s frustrating. And the whole separation threat makes us look foolish.