Chris Alemany🇺🇦🇨🇦🇪🇸4d ago

This is an excellent a-political explainer about why the actual act of Alberta, or any province, "separating" from Canada is a very difficult, maybe impossible, prospect.

It's worth the time (14 minutes) Including if you're not Canadian and want a relatively quick summary of some of the very Canadian history and processes.
#Canada #Separatism #Alberta #USA #CanPoli #CdnPoli #TheAmericanFascist #USA #CBC

https://www.cbc.ca/player/play/video/9.7136155

Why Alberta’s separation from Canada is almost impossible | About That

Alberta's separatist sentiment has resurged in recent months amid the Trump administration's comments about the province's future, coupled with economic and political tensions with the Canadian government. Andrew Chang explains what it would actually take to grant sovereignty to a Canadian province, and why it's so difficult to achieve. Images provided by The Canadian Press, Reuters, Adobe Stock and Getty Images

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Show threadJean-François Mezei

@chris As as Quebeckers who has lived through 2 referendums...

In Québec it was driven by cultural emotions stirred by the yes camp. Video of residents of Brockville ON stepping onto and spitting on a Québec flag was shown over and over for 2nd one.

With today's disinformation tools, Danielle/Donald J Smith would be able to stirr up anger against Canada very easily and if the residents will be sucked into that propaganda. Don't underestimate it.

Mar 20 at 9:05pmWeb
Show threadDavid Mitchell 4d ago

@chris @jfmezei

There is a large contingent (~60%) of Albertans who are strongly opposed all of this, and only 8% who are strongly committed to this. The numbers are nothing like they were in Quebec. But you are right, we shouldn’t be complacent: the remaining 30% need to hear from Quebecers about everything your province lost just from going through the process: the businesses and investment moving that moved out, the people who decided they’d rather live somewhere else. Even if the Alberta bid fails spectacularly a year or two from now, the consequences of people even thinking it’s possible are already being felt.

Show threadChris Alemany🇺🇦🇨🇦🇪🇸4d ago
@DavidM_yeg @jfmezei yup! that point is well made in the video as well.
Show threadJean-François Mezei4d ago

@DavidM_yeg @chris DOn't underestimate the brainwashing once Danielle J Smith starts to list all the stuff Alberta pays to Ottawa and never gets back. (not mentioning for instance that she is the one who refused money to help transition from oil to renewables). it will all paint it as Alberta money going to help subsidize the french in Québec or central canada /Toronto).

Remember how Trump was able to hoodwink people into beleiveing windmills cause cancer. Don't underestimate propaganda.

Show threadDavid Mitchell 4d ago

@jfmezei

I don’t underestimate it… I get an earful every day: she and her gang have been at it for decades, and have only managed 8% solid support. There is about to be a pile more money for propaganda flowing in from the US.
Having said that, news from across the border is pretty effective anti-propaganda right now (except for the true believers), and so what we really need is for anyone on the fence to hear how the Quebec experiment with separatism tanked the economy for a long time.

@chris