Defeated Harper supporters call for independent “Republic of Western Canada”

Cannuck

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There's another thorn in the west's side. Quebec DOES get a lot of autonomy that the other Provinces don't get.

Other provinces don't get it because they haven't demanded it. Kweebeck has what it has because Kweebeck politicians fought for it.
 

davesmom

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Other provinces don't get it because they haven't demanded it. Kweebeck has what it has because Kweebeck politicians fought for it.



Yes. Quebec has enough politicians to fight for what they want. The western Provinces have not. Western Provinces only have a few backbencher who have no clout at all.
Maybe larger ridings in Quebec and Ontario, smaller ridings in the less populated Provinces would help level the playing field.
 

gerryh

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Yes. Quebec has enough politicians to fight for what they want. The western Provinces have not. Western Provinces only have a few backbencher who have no clout at all.
Maybe larger ridings in Quebec and Ontario, smaller ridings in the less populated Provinces would help level the playing field.


There were 12 Cabinet Ministers from Western Canada, including Harper, in the last Parliament.
 

Dexter Sinister

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Yep, and they were so sure that rural prairie people will vote Conservative regardless of the issues and the people involved that they don't think they have to take western issues seriously. And alas, they're right. Even a dimwit like Gerry Ritz can win a mostly rural seat, as long as he's a Conservative.
 

B00Mer

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You know if Justin Trudeau tries to take control of the Alberta Oil Sands for the Federal Government and the benefit of Eastern Canada "Quebec" I would suspect Alberta Seperate and probably even garner the support of the USA.
 

coldstream

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The only way out of Canada is to fight your way out. So grab your 30.30 and take on the Princess Pats. We'll bury you out in the oil sands and raise a monument to you in sympathy for lame intellects and hopeless causes.