From: T@invalid.invalid   
      
   On 9/5/25 11:36 AM, rbowman wrote:   
   > On Fri, 5 Sep 2025 09:45:53 -0400, badgolferman wrote:   
   >   
   >> On 09/05/2025 09:29, T wrote:   
   >>> Hi Claire,   
   >>>   
   >>> One can not believe most of what appears on you tube, so I thought I'd   
   >>> as a Canadian directly.   
   >>>   
   >>> Is it true that four of your western providence are going to vote on   
   >>> referendums to "succeed from the federation"?   
   >>>   
   >>> Is so, if the vote passes will it be automatic?   
   >>> Will Ottawa send in troops?  Will there be blood shed? Or will the vote   
   >>> just be ignored and thing go on as usual?   
   >>>   
   >>> -T   
   >>>   
   >>> Kind of sad to see you guys breaking up.   
   >>   
   >> I'm not Canadian but there's no way Ottawa will allow the western   
   >> provinces to secede.  If they did then Quebec would be next because   
   >> they've been wanting to do that for ages.  It's much like Texas   
   >> threatening to secede every few years.  Sometimes even California.  The   
   >> federal government wouldn't allow half their economy to just walk away.   
   >>   
   >> I'm sure the US would welcome the western provinces of Canada as the   
   >> 51st state though...   
   >   
   > Montana and Alberta have more in common with each other than DC and Ottawa   
   > respectively. One problem is both are landlocked, with Washington state   
   > and British California between them and the sea. That is the problem with   
   > Cascadia. Portland, Seattle, and Vancouver are poison pills.   
   >   
   >   
      
   Do you know if the referendums are actually happening   
   or is it your tube baloney?   
      
   If real and they pass, what will transpire?   
   Troops? Nothing?   
      
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