Adorable

I think the google trend after the vote will be: "what does landlocked mean?"

What the fuck? The sounds like a horrible idea. Who there would vote yes for this and not expect risking to become as US territory for the oil?

I usually approve of genuine independence movements...but this doesn't look like one. This is another Donbas/Luhansk People's Republic situation, where the separatism is sponsored for future annexation by a bigger neighbour.

.... Does Alberta realize that doing business in a landlocked country can be difficult? Almost all their imports and exports will have to go through either Canada or the US.

Alberta is First Nations land and they didnt consent. All this shit is going to do is polarize Alberta even more and cause unnecessary bloodshed

This fuck around and find out shit needs to stop.

Ever Dollar the price of a barrel of oil goes down blows a 750 million dollar hole into the Alberta budget.

We're looking as at sub-50 dollars a barrel in 2026

Fucking GO.

Just, you don't get the land: you get a plane ticket.

Stop acting like Yanks

If they want to become Americans so bad, they can always move South and apply for citizenship.

What they can't do, is take the land with them.

I was curious about how this will pan out, and found this:
https://thetyee.ca/Analysis/2025/11/05/Has-Alberta-Separatism-Gone-Mainstream-Common-Ground/

About 30 per cent of Albertans support or somewhat support the idea of separation, while most do not. This figure fluctuates but hasn’t changed substantially since 2019.

The conclusion from our research is clear: the typical Albertan doesn’t want to separate but gets why others do. Supporting separatism isn’t mainstream, though being curious about it is. The bridge between those viewpoints is not a long one.

I'm kind of in favor of throwing every one of the traitors over the southern border by the seat of their useless pants.

There is no independant state. The choice is be part of Canada or be part of the US, and I'm not sure what in Trump's record make people think he would treat Canadians any better than Russia treats Ukranians

Do it. And then when it gets, at most, 30% of the vote you'll have shot your wad and no one will give a shit about it for another generation. At least with Québec it'll be closer to 50%.

So dumb.

For le sakes du phoque

They don't get the land. All they get are plane tickets.

I'm sure the Albertans are aware how well this sort of thing turned out for the UK, right?

I am astounded! Alberta is already trying to dumb down their population, as the USA did. Alberta is trying to privatize health care, as the USA. Seriously?? This is what you want?

Before everyone gets their knickers in a twist, no, the referendum question has not been approved. The application has been approved. Now they have to collect the necessary signatures. What has collected the necessary signatures and been validated by Elections Alberta is the opposite motion, "Do you agree that Alberta should remain in Canada?" By law, this has to go either to a vote in the Legislature (which is extremely unlikely) or a referendum within six months. Many people believe the UCP willl call an election rather than a referendum, as all referendum questions die when an election is called.

Yay brexit!

But without the diversified economy.. Or their own currency.. Or warm water ports.. Or any water ports..

All paid for by the USA

Which in turn is paid for by Russia

And we still allow it all to happen

It's pretty blatant a bunch of this is being funded by US fossil fuel giants to get access to the tar sands.

In order to be accessible to most Albertans, is the question just a crayon drawing of two cousins fucking on a horse with an arrow pointing away?

some thoughts:

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.1. It would mean fewer Conservatives in Parliament.

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.2. For those Canadians who want to become American citizens, they could move to Alberta. Indeed, Canada could invite millions of Latin Americans to become citizens of Canada, and then they go to Alberta, and when Albertans becomes American citizens, so might they.

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.3. Alberta is nothing without fossil fuels; it's a shit province without oil and gas: I suspect this is what many conservatives believe.

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4. A clique of Maple MAGAts take over the Albertan government, and declare independence. They might have a bogus referendum which they win. Trump's America recognizes it, perhaps immediately, or perhaps after a while of helping it.

If we environmentalists, or those at least a bit environmentally minded, are correct, global warming will get worse; electrification and wind and solar power will increase. No unemployment benefits or farm aid to you Albertan ingrates.

Also, if the progressives took over the US, Congress would have only 2 Albertan senators and maybe 6 Representatives to counter them.

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.5. Texas was a Republic for almost 10 years before it joined the US. Vermont, IIRC, was a republic for ≥14 years. If Alberta joins, say, within 4 years, they might be ribbed by Americans for that.

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.6. BC could still be connected through the NWT. Planes can fly north of it. If McDonald could have a railroad built in (IIUC) the 19th century, Canada could build one in the 21st. We also have the Northwest Passage.

(If BC joining Canada was only going to happen if a railroad was built, they might insist on a new one being built, and we might as well have freight lines, passenger lines, high-speed, a highway, and maybe others.)

I would love to see them go for it, it would be very funny.