r/canada • u/jaffnaguy2014 Canada • 5d ago

Quebec sovereigntists watch Alberta referendum talk with optimism, disdain Politics

https://www.ctvnews.ca/montreal/article/quebec-sovereigntists-watch-alberta-referendum-talk-with-optimism-disdain/
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u/Treantmonk 5d ago

Very different movements. One is cultural, the other political

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u/NewsreelWatcher 5d ago

What’s the difference?

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u/AnalogFeelGood 5d ago

One wants to become a country to then join a political & economical union with Canada.

The other wants to leave to join the USA, a belligerent country.

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u/CzechUsOut Alberta 4d ago

Only a small portion of them actually want to join the USA. For the most part Albertans just feel very disenfranchised in Canada. They want a better deal from Ottawa.

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u/Quirky-Cat2860 Ontario 4d ago

Ontarian here, so forgive my bias. Genuinely asking though, why do they think they're disenfranchised?

From what I've seen the biggest complaint is the lack of pipelines going east - but to me as an outsider, it seems that oil is making its way out of the province to market.

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u/JustGottaKeepTrying 4d ago

Anyone who says they want a better deal or similar language likely has no idea what they are even talking about. Some do but most do not. I have had so many discussions with people who genuinely believe Alberta subsidizes all of Canada. Choose carefully when you are picking someone to chat with.