A beautifully written and I suspect on-point article. One of the issues written about are the electorate being responsible; it could just be me but this seems to be more of a stretch than ever, including here in the UK.
Yes ongoing discussion and mainly mutual respect can go a long way, Unfortunately, in a world where one upsmanship, media hits and ego seem to trump rational and holistic considerations and communication we seem stuck on a carousel whose speed is ever increasing and whose safeguards are wearing out.
The notion of making a deal with someone like Danielle Smith within the context of federalism is just laughable. Anyone thinking a pipeline will reconcile Smith with the rest of the country is insane. Alberta politics is largely built on grievance culture, and Smith really has no other play except explaining every problem is the result of Trudeau, Carney, or some other random set of eastern bastards. The level of brain rot required to articulate the idea of sovereign Alberta within Canada is difficult to comprehend, much less trying to make it work.
In some ways I wonder if the federal government is making this play so that Danielle Smith's metaphorical shotgun goes off. Because it sure seems like federalism would work a lot better with her out of the way if they can cause the conservative coalition in Alberta to fragment in the process.
We may be past the everyone calm down stage, we may need to see this thing out and let the chips fall where they may.
I agree it is dangerous to walk around with a shotgun on your mouth, as you put it.
Where the feds should be avoiding and seems to be a big driver is their imagination that they can unite Canadians by exerting more control.
Don't assume Separatists are viewing the current climate as transactional, that would be a mistake. This project or that will not convert enough people from the edge. You've touched on it by mentioning Cascadia. This is an important point, to understand this part of the spirit of the west is not contained to Alberta.
There was a campaign centered on trade with the US. Instead (view from here today) we have a federal government priority of creating a Carbon Market. We have a federal government who's legislative priority is getting sneaky peeks into your DMs.
These aren't the priorities of my friends and neighbors around their dinner tables and garage couches. So the sentiment becomes, what are they doing for us?
A beautifully written and I suspect on-point article. One of the issues written about are the electorate being responsible; it could just be me but this seems to be more of a stretch than ever, including here in the UK.
Yes ongoing discussion and mainly mutual respect can go a long way, Unfortunately, in a world where one upsmanship, media hits and ego seem to trump rational and holistic considerations and communication we seem stuck on a carousel whose speed is ever increasing and whose safeguards are wearing out.
My identity is Canadian, full stop.
The notion of making a deal with someone like Danielle Smith within the context of federalism is just laughable. Anyone thinking a pipeline will reconcile Smith with the rest of the country is insane. Alberta politics is largely built on grievance culture, and Smith really has no other play except explaining every problem is the result of Trudeau, Carney, or some other random set of eastern bastards. The level of brain rot required to articulate the idea of sovereign Alberta within Canada is difficult to comprehend, much less trying to make it work.
Thank you for this piece that I think meets the moment for the current state of the federation.
In some ways I wonder if the federal government is making this play so that Danielle Smith's metaphorical shotgun goes off. Because it sure seems like federalism would work a lot better with her out of the way if they can cause the conservative coalition in Alberta to fragment in the process.
Referendums are for dummies and mostly end in disaster. Continuing this thread is known as insanity..
We may be past the everyone calm down stage, we may need to see this thing out and let the chips fall where they may.
I agree it is dangerous to walk around with a shotgun on your mouth, as you put it.
Where the feds should be avoiding and seems to be a big driver is their imagination that they can unite Canadians by exerting more control.
Don't assume Separatists are viewing the current climate as transactional, that would be a mistake. This project or that will not convert enough people from the edge. You've touched on it by mentioning Cascadia. This is an important point, to understand this part of the spirit of the west is not contained to Alberta.
There was a campaign centered on trade with the US. Instead (view from here today) we have a federal government priority of creating a Carbon Market. We have a federal government who's legislative priority is getting sneaky peeks into your DMs.
These aren't the priorities of my friends and neighbors around their dinner tables and garage couches. So the sentiment becomes, what are they doing for us?