@Martyupnorth I am sooo fecking sick of these people. They should all be living like kings for the money we give these people. Instead they live in ghetto's and go out of their way to feck the rest of us over. Our ancestors fecked up bigtime. Being nice is our weakness.
If Canada wants Alberta to stay, it's actually quite simple - just treat Alberta fairly.
Here's how Ottawa could do that:
1) Fix the House of Commons so it's proportional to population.
2) Fix the Senate, so it's elected and there are an equal number of seats per province.
3) Repeal the multiple pieces of legislation preventing pipeline and energy project construction and let the private sector get to work.
4) Get rid of the equalization program.
5) Convert transfer payments using a tax point transfer.
6) Give up the "spending power" on issues that are provincial jurisdiction.
Note that literally none of these would change things to favour Alberta, they would simply remove existing inequalities to make things fair for all provinces.
If the rest of Canada isn't willing to even consider making things fair, why should Alberta stay?
Bloc Québécois House Leader Christine Normandin says Albertans alone should decide their future in Canada, just as Quebecers alone decide Quebec’s.
She adds the federal government should not have any role in a vote or the wording of the question.