Canada

Frankly I find it amazing that Albertans aren't the most acutely aware how fragile their economy is. They've suffered several oil crashes, even two in the last decade or so, and yet they feel like they'll do better without Ontario and Quebec to prevent a total economic crash any time oil prices dip?

And this is at a time when oil prices are already starting to fall, with pretty much every forecast blaring out that oil will become nearly worthless by the end of the century, if not within the next two decades?

Oh, and this is even before considering that the only other province that has a snowball's chance in hell to give Alberta a hand once there's no federal government to force the provinces to work together (even marginally), is Saskatchewan. I strongly doubt that BC would allow Albertan oil to pass through their province if the Feds wasn't there to make them play nice together. Maybe natural gas, but definitely not oil. And in such a case, the only significant buyer of Albertan oil will be the the US, and I would bet actual money that the first thing they'd do would be to ask for a discount on oil, because they know it is litterally the only thing preventing Alberta from becoming a 3rd world economy.

Thing is, I’ve talked to a number of Albertans — they all voted Conservative, and they all despise what the Conservative leadership has become.

But they despise the Liberals even more, and see them as being actively harmful to Albertan prosperity, instead of just the fascists they know.

They’re all voting anti-Liberal, not pro-Conservative.

Makes me think they all need to switch to NDP.

If Alberta even tries a separation vote there will be American boots on the ground to ”liberate” like Russia in Crimea.

Even taking steps to this is THE stupidest move possible and practically sedition.