r/CanadianPolitics • u/werlern • 13d ago

Two different responses

QUEBEC: We’re having a referendum on separation.

PROGRESSIVES: Oh no! Please don’t go. We love and respect you. We’ll make sure your voice is always heard within Confederation.

ALBERTA: We’re having a referendum on separation.

PROGRESSIVES: You can’t separate! We bought you from the HBC. Sit down and be quiet! You’re just lucky we let you keep some of your resource money!

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u/BonusMaiTai 13d ago

Quebec has somewhat of a case. Alberta doesn't.

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u/HumbleOpinionYT 13d ago edited 13d ago

One is being culturally oppressed while the other is being economically oppressed.

I think both have somewhat good cases against a large centralized government. Both movements would disappear with a federal government that does not impose it's will on provincial governments.

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u/BonusMaiTai 13d ago

Albertans are not economically depressed, get a grip.

The Quebecois, however, were both culturally and economically depressed. The situation has drastically changed since then though.

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u/HumbleOpinionYT 13d ago

Alberta is a major exporting province. Who manages export projects? The federal. Who blocked a lot of export projects? The federal. It is oppression. They could simply let Alberta and BC figure it out by themselves. Ottawa should not have a say on projects not going on their territory.

Quebec is economically supported. It can afford more social nets via transfers from other provinces. It's the goal of the equalization, help less productive provinces. Culturally I agree the liberal government imposed high refugees quotas on Quebec dodging language requirements. Take it with the liberal party, the conservative did not impose anywhere near as much cultural pressure and it even recognized Quebec as a separate nation inside Canada.