As a non-Albertan, this seems like a great bargaining ploy to get some leverage against the Federal Government, just like Quebec did. Most political parties in Canada seem to ignore and exploit the West most of the time, whereas they treat Quebec (transfer payments) and the maritimes (oil revenues and employment insurance) much more thoughtfully.

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boringg 3 hours ago | parent [-]

Exploit the West? Thats rich and definitely a western centric short sighted viewpoint.

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lm411 3 hours ago | parent | next [-]

Many in the west certainly wouldn't agree with you now, or 100+ years ago.

https://xcancel.com/DonBraid/status/1187052993788559360

This is about more than just money though.

Politically the west is underrepresented and the cultural difference between the West and the rest of Canada is very significant - unless you ask folks from Ontario who have never been to AB. In my opinion, Canada is too geographically and culturally diverse for a central government to have so much power.

	▲	Supermancho 2 hours ago \| parent [-]
		> Canada is too geographically and culturally diverse for a central government to have so much power. The United States has also had this problem for a long time, imo.

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nickff 3 hours ago | parent | prev [-]

The Salmon Arm Salute is still remembered in the West: https://nationalpost.com/news/politics/a-b-c-museum-says-its...