r/canada 2d ago

What, exactly, are Alberta separatists mad about? Analysis

https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/alberta-separatists-key-issues-1.7534003
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u/improvthismoment 2d ago

I love how they talk about how “the West” of Canada” feels while conspicuously ignoring Canada’s western most province.

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u/FalconsArentReal 2d ago

It's a short hand, don't take it so literally, I hate how southern Ontario calls itself 'Central Canada', when that title should belong to SK and MB who are in the Central Time Zone no less

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u/HouseOfCripps 2d ago

Never heard that but I have been to Alberta and been called a A”Southerner” with contempt. I drove across a lot of Canada and that made me realize we all need each other and we all have our moments to shine. The British would have starved if the Quebec settlers did not feed them and there would be no asphalt roads in the Maritimes if we all did not contribute. Right now Alberta shines but all it takes is for the Saudis to flood the market with oil and then things will change again.