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On 26 May 2025, Ron L. said the following...

 RL> 
 RL> The Canada situation is very interesting.
 RL> 
 RL> One of the things about kind of split is that most of the time, it's the
 RL> productive parts that want to split off the leeching parts.  So a split
 RL> is never good for the leech side.
 RL> 
 RL> Communism takes what Capitalism makes.
 RL> 

It's a mess.  There is a pain in the ass province in Canada, Quebec, the
French speaking one.  They say that Quebec represents ~ 20% of the Canadian
population... though not all people in Quebec don't speak French the ones that
don't are more than likely not happy.  The rest of Canada has bilingual this
and that... Quebec... It's illegal to have your sign in both French and
English.

Squeaky wheel gets the oil...  Quebec complains all the time, and they want to
separate and form their own country... So... Because of Quebec you must be
bilingual to be employed in certain federal positions...  Even if that
position is in Alberta... Alberta is Canada's Texas... and you'd be hard
pressed to find someone French speaking there.  But all Provincial laws have
to be written in both languages.

Ottawa, in efforts to keep Quebec in the fold, sends 10s of Billion of dollars
from Alberta to Quebec... This is called transfer payments... Money goes from
the ones that have to the ones that don't, or in Quebec's case, the ones that
piss and moan.

Alberta has been waiting for Quebec to approve a pipeline to continue through
their province so that Alberta can send their product to market on that side
of the world.. but they refuse to.  Quebec will buy their oil and gas from
Venezuela... refuse to help Alberta with the pipeline... But take 10s of
Billions in transfer payments.

Great news... Western Canada is Conservative...  Canada didn't get their
constitution until the 80's... and when they drafted it they put in language
that would allow Quebec to exit if they could muster the votes... Well, the
west is looking at that clause and may be voting to leave.  

Referendum in Alberta may happen in the next few months... Saskatchewan may be
next... These 2 provinces are oil producers.  BC is talking about it as well. 
BC would be important because its on the Pacific coast.  Manitoba is the last
western province.  

Anyway...  Quebec is the loudest opponent to Alberta leaving mainly because
they'll miss Alberta's welfare checks..

Canada as we have known it may not be in the months and years coming.  I don't
think Ottawa was expecting this...  But there has been a disconnect with
Ottawa and the west since I can remember.

I hope that if the west separates from the east it becomes a republic.  On the
political side of things I hope that it uses a more US approach rather than a
parliamentarian style...  Like the US, in Canada, we have senators... but
unlike the US, Canada appoints them based political reasons and not with the
will of the people.  I hope that they draft a constitution that minimizes
government and maximizes individual rights.

I don't follow Canadian politics like I do American, I have my hands full with
US news  and I don't want to add to my busy schedule... But what I have
learned in the last election cycle was that Alberta's Premier is
spectacular... Trump 3.0... She has a vagina strong enough to take whatever
Ottawa and the Globalist through her way.

There are people with TDS in Canada at levels never seen anywhere else.  I
think Trump's off the cuff comment about Canada becoming the 51st state cost
the conservatives the election.

We have what we have now... Though the west is a better 51st state... Shut the
Phuck up...  and let things play out.

BTW, I get to vote on the coming referendum and I will be voting to
separate...  Then I'll drop the mic and wait for my 3rd passport.

Anyway, @Ron... you don't have to respond... The world we grew up in does not
exist anymore.

IB Joe, Pronouns (FJB/LGB) 
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