Lock Up The Separatists

 

At a time when we are under an economic and possibly a military threat from the U.S. why would the nutbars in Alberta think this is a good time to talk about separating? It's always the same misinformed, red-faced, overweight, loud mouthed rural bumpkins spouting nonesense about how hard done by they are and how much better it will be for everyone if the kingdom of Alberta was a country on its own. 

Maybe we should start with a little history lesson, something these seditious idiots have obviously never learned.

• In 1867, Quebec, Ontario, Nova Scotia, and New Brunswick were the first 4 British colonies that became the founding provinces that formed Canada
• In 1869, following the dissolution of the Hudson Bay Company's fur trade, Rupert's Land was given back to Britain who, in turn, sold it to Canada and was then made into the North-West Territories
• In 1870, following the successful Red River uprising, Manitoba was created out of the North-West Territories
• In 1871, another British colony, British Columbia, voted to join the Canadian federation
• From 1871-1877 the first 7 of 11 Numbered Treaties were signed with various First Nations in order to facilitate the settling of the land and construction of a railroad across the Prairies
• In 1873, Prince Edward Island, another British colony, voted to join Canada
• In 1880, the Arctic Archipelago/British Arctic Territories, were transferred to Canada
• In 1898, the Yukon Territory was created out of the North-West Territory
• In 1905, the provinces of Alberta and Saskatchewan were created out of the North-West Territories.
• In 1912, the Provinces of Manitoba, Ontario, and Quebec were expanded with territory from the North-West Territories 
• In 1949, Newfoundland, the oldest English colony in North America, voted to join Canada

In other words Alberta was a creation of the federal government and I'm surprised the Feds don't threaten to repeal whatever act it was that made Alberta in the first place and turn it back to the North-West Territories. Half of Ontario and Quebec are also the creation of the federal government, and it's time all of the Provinces realize they have no right to separate, particularly the ones in the Prairies.

Furthermore, 5 of the 11 Numbered Treaties cross the Alberta borders and, in spite of the trickery and dereliction of fiduciary responsibility involved in getting the First Nations to sign these Treaties, you don't hear them calling for their abolition. All they ever ask for is that we, as a country, live up to the terms that we agreed on, specifically hunting, trapping, and fishing rights on unoccupied Crown land. In 1930 the Natural Resources Transfer Agreement transferred control of Crown lands and natural resources from the Canadian federal government to the Prairie provinces which they did not have upon entering Confederation. However, this transfer occurred without the free, prior, and informed consent of First Nations, whose land and resources were affected, and has led to ongoing legal disputes. This is not something that's going to go away.

Unfortunately for Danielle Smith, the Premier of Alberta, her party seems to be dominated by the crackpot separatists and, in spite of being told their petition efforts are illegal, she has to coddle them along by promising to appeal the courts ruling. After Trudeau took over the first out-of-control pipeline project and brought it to conclusion, and Carney now helping them with a 3rd pipeline, people in Alberta should be on their knees giving thanks to the Federal government and the rest of the country. With Alberta now able to access the world market through B.C., instead of just the U.S. market, they are finally getting the proper price for their oil. Good luck moving any of that oil if they were a seperate land-locked country. 

If the separatists think the U.S. is such a great place then they should move there, or at least try to because their actions are nothing short of treasonous and they should be tried accordingly. Being convicted of treason means an automatic life sentence in prison. In the old days treason was punishable by being hanged, drawn and quartered. Premiers who talk of separation, or worse, joining the U.S., should be locked up, and the Federal government needs to bring in legislation outlawing any effort to break this country apart. It's taken a long time to put this country together and we've all had enough of this separation nonesense.