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Title: Alberta and Saskatchewan Should Become the 51st and 52nd States
Post by: Herman on March 03, 2025, 09:17:51 PM
Alberta and Saskatchewan contribute over $20 billion in fiscal transfers to Ottawa while getting nothing in return. They would be better off as US states.
Title: Re: Alberta and Saskatchewan Should Become the 51st and 52nd States
Post by: Herman on March 03, 2025, 09:22:23 PM
Why should Alberta and Saskatchewan stay and try to keep fighting for Canada to want and respect our resources when the US already does.

We would be as rich as Alaska and North Dakota. No state income tax, huge sovereign wealth funds and annual royalty rebate cheques.

I am ready to become an American.
Title: Re: Alberta and Saskatchewan Should Become the FIfty First and Fisty Second States
Post by: Oliver the Second on March 03, 2025, 09:43:41 PM

Which one is the Fisty one?

Title: Re: Alberta and Saskatchewan Should Become the 51st and 52nd States
Post by: Herman on March 03, 2025, 09:52:23 PM
Quote from: Oliver the Second on March 03, 2025, 09:43:41 PMWhich one is the Fisty one?


Alberta can go first. They have four times our population.
Title: Re: Alberta and Saskatchewan Should Become the 51st and 52nd States
Post by: Shen Li on March 03, 2025, 11:07:57 PM
I would support my former province becoming an American state. I have investments in Canada. I would love their value to be in greenbacks rather than loonies.
Title: Re: Alberta and Saskatchewan Should Become the 51st and 52nd States
Post by: Frood on March 03, 2025, 11:10:41 PM
The way things are going, there won't be any recognizable nations or states.
Title: Re: Alberta and Saskatchewan Should Become the 51st and 52nd States
Post by: Shen Li on March 03, 2025, 11:14:29 PM
Quote from: Frood on March 03, 2025, 11:10:41 PMThe way things are going, there won't be any recognizable nations or states.
True Dope has made Canada unrecognizable.
Title: Re: Alberta and Saskatchewan Should Become the 51st and 52nd States
Post by: Frood on March 03, 2025, 11:27:51 PM
There are national divorce campaigns all over the West which are picking up steam.

Soft civil war....
Title: Re: Alberta and Saskatchewan Should Become the 51st and 52nd States
Post by: DKG on March 04, 2025, 07:13:31 AM
Quote from: Herman on March 03, 2025, 09:22:23 PMWhy should Alberta and Saskatchewan stay and try to keep fighting for Canada to want and respect our resources when the US already does.

We would be as rich as Alaska and North Dakota. No state income tax, huge sovereign wealth funds and annual royalty rebate cheques.

I am ready to become an American.
With the exception of the Chretien/Martin era, the Federal Liberal Party has always been screw the West, we will take the rest.

The prairie provinces have had their hands tied by the Trudeau government. I would want a new arrangement within or even without Canada if I was a resident of either province.
Title: Re: Alberta and Saskatchewan Should Become the 51st and 52nd States
Post by: Prof Emeritus at Fawk U on March 04, 2025, 11:51:18 AM
Send us all Canadian bacon and maple syrup you have for free and we'll take in both provinces.  That is non-negotiable.
Title: Re: Alberta and Saskatchewan Should Become the 51st and 52nd States
Post by: Brent on March 04, 2025, 11:57:08 AM
Quote from: DKG on March 04, 2025, 07:13:31 AMWith the exception of the Chretien/Martin era, the Federal Liberal Party has always been screw the West, we will take the rest.

The prairie provinces have had their hands tied by the Trudeau government. I would want a new arrangement within or even without Canada if I was a resident of either province.
It's disgraceful how government after government has treated those two provinces.
Title: Re: Alberta and Saskatchewan Should Become the 51st and 52nd States
Post by: Thiel on March 04, 2025, 01:27:56 PM
Canada must start acting like a unified country if they are going to stay one country.

Eliminate interprovincial trade barrier. Stop blocking resource development in one part of the country to buy votes in another. Even the carbon tax is more punitive in provinces that do not vote for Mr Trudeau.
Title: Re: Alberta and Saskatchewan Should Become the 51st and 52nd States
Post by: Thiel on March 05, 2025, 01:37:28 PM
Peter Zeihan gives the American perspective.
It's interesting, he states most of Canada would be a burden on Washington.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jSkgLNSLaYg
Title: Re: Alberta and Saskatchewan Should Become the 51st and 52nd States
Post by: Shen Li on March 05, 2025, 11:59:31 PM
Quote from: Thiel on March 05, 2025, 01:37:28 PMPeter Zeihan gives the American perspective.
It's interesting, he states most of Canada would be a burden on Washington.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jSkgLNSLaYg
Adding a half dozen Mississippis. :crampe:

Yeah, Alberta and Saskatchewan are the only two provinces that would be a net benefit to the US. Most Canadian provinces are poorer than West Virginia.
Title: Re: Alberta and Saskatchewan Should Become the 51st and 52nd States
Post by: Shen Li on March 08, 2025, 10:03:34 PM
Tariffs are not new to Sask and Alta. In the past 15 years Sask has paid $1 Billion and Alta $1 Trillion to Ont. Quebec, Maritimes. And they call it "equalization"
Title: Re: Alberta and Saskatchewan Should Become the 51st and 52nd States
Post by: . on March 12, 2025, 05:52:29 AM
Quote from: Shen Li on March 08, 2025, 10:03:34 PMTariffs are not new to Sask and Alta. In the past 15 years Sask has paid $1 Billion and Alta $1 Trillion to Ont. Quebec, Maritimes. And they call it "equalization"
Fucking commie pigs need exterminating.
Title: Re: Alberta and Saskatchewan Should Become the 51st and 52nd States
Post by: Shen Li on March 12, 2025, 07:01:11 AM
Quote from: . on March 12, 2025, 05:52:29 AMFucking commie pigs need exterminating.
I don't give 2 fucks what happens in that Venezuela wannabe called Canada. I will never live there again.

However, I still have investments there. Of course I want them in US dollars.