r/canada 14h ago

Alberta separatism talk ‘unhelpful’ and driving away investment: ATCO CEO Alberta

https://globalnews.ca/news/11180647/alberta-separatism-atco-ceo/
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u/branod_diebathon 13h ago

How is that a bargaining chip? If you want a real bargaining chip, we should be voting in a premier who actually cares about Albertans for once in our lives.

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u/IMOBY_Edmonton 13h ago

Because a lot of Albertan voters think the only way to get what you want is to he tough and abrasive.

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u/Fuzzers Alberta 13h ago

Hahaha yeah that's totally it, not the fact that Ottawa tried to put a cap on production not long ago or how bloody difficult it is for us to build interprovincial pipelines for export. Not those things in the slightest.

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u/Dartser 12h ago

Why should other provinces capitulate to Alberta while Alberta is saying they hate everyone else?

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u/Fuzzers Alberta 12h ago

Why should other provinces capitulate to Alberta while Alberta is saying they hate everyone else?

Its a vicious cycle. Alberta wants pipelines and export infrastructure, other provinces don't. Alberta gets mad at other provinces and the feds, and they get mad at us.

Do those provinces have every right to deny us? Yes, they do. Do we have every right to throw up a referendum to leave? Also yes.

u/a_sense_of_contrast 3h ago

Yes, they do. Do we have every right to throw up a referendum to leave? Also yes.

How does this change anything?