Northern Mechanic

I want a better future for my kids. That's why I'm voting option #2. Confederation is a failed experiment, and the eastern provinces will never give us a fair deal. Why would they? Independence is the only path forward for Alberta.

U.S. states and Canadian provinces ranked by GDP per person in Canadian dollars. It's an analog for productivity, wealth and standard of living. 7 of the bottom 10 are Canadian provinces. Only Alberta (25th of 60) ranks in top half. Look at the contrast between side-by-side jurisdictions such as Quebec/New York, or BC/Oregon. Places separated by an artificial border, with similar resources and populations, but vastly different economic performance. Quebec should be embarrassed. Quebec has more resources than Alberta. Quebec also has abundant energy, an educated population, dozens of higher learning institutions, good infrastructure, access to tidewater, borders with large trading partners, democracy, freedom and much more. It basically has all the advantages. So why is it one of North America's economic basket cases? Well...it's mismanaged, has bad leadership, overly unionized, corrupt, highly dependent on government, and entitled. Alberta will climb to the top-10 once it gets out from under Ottawa's control.