Would Albertans and British Columbians choose seperation
Patrick_Ross @ Mon Jun 13, 2005 3:56 pm
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AGREED! ^
I would rather Alberta remain within Canada than be forced to separate.
QBC @ Mon Jun 13, 2005 4:36 pm
I've lived in quite a few places in BC over the years and I can honestly say that I have never heard anyone start to discuss BC separation. Not in a pub, restaurant, barber shop, or even at work and we have political conversations with customers all the time around the coffee maker. So me thinks this great ground swell of support for separation, is just a fart in a wind storm.
GunPlumber @ Mon Jun 13, 2005 9:22 pm
QBC QBC:
I've lived in quite a few places in BC over the years and I can honestly say that I have never heard anyone start to discuss BC separation. Not in a pub, restaurant, barber shop, or even at work and we have political conversations with customers all the time around the coffee maker. So me thinks this great ground swell of support for separation, is just a fart in a wind storm.
Ever hear of Dawson Creek? There's always talk of seperation going on in the N.E. corner of B.C. 'Course they want to seperate from B.C. so they can join Alberta.
JOHNNY1PROUDCANADIAN @ Mon Jun 13, 2005 9:33 pm
I'm from Vancouver B.C and i moved to Ontario and people here have been treating me like gold ...why do ppl from B.C treat ppl from Ontario like shit TORONTO IS NOT ALL OF ONTARIO 
PS VANCOUVER STILL KICKS ASS 
Tigermousecat @ Mon Jun 13, 2005 10:11 pm
Perhap separation not so much the answer as getting a new electoral system. The Swiss had a good basic idea that would allow even a regular person to introduce a bill that may eventually br brought to vote on either in their canton or province or eventually country- wise. As well, their electoral system does not seem to be ruled by money the same way as here. Some of their best leaders have been common working stiffs like us folk. What we do need to do as western provinces is to get off our duff and get more politically involved, even voting !
Patrick_Ross @ Mon Jun 13, 2005 11:10 pm
Of course, the question is: how much do we change the system? If we aren't careful, we'll take something that's broke and fix it until it's really, really broke.
Knightman @ Mon Jun 13, 2005 11:46 pm
Patrick_Ross Patrick_Ross:
Of course, the question is: how much do we change the system? If we aren't careful, we'll take something that's broke and fix it until it's really, really broke.
There is a plan in the making, still a work in progress but it is a well founded idea that may address many of the things that seem to come up time and time again. and it does not involve any provinces seperating but working much more closely togeather to face the challanges.........
Patrick_Ross @ Tue Jun 14, 2005 11:51 am
Where can a person find information about this?
Knightman @ Tue Jun 14, 2005 1:49 pm
Patrick_Ross Patrick_Ross:
Where can a person find information about this?
I will post up a new thread with the ideas, As I said it is a work in progress compiled from many discussions of this nature I have been involved in........
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The thread on the topic of Restructuring can be viewed here now.
http://www.canadaka.net/modules.php?nam ... highlight=
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Bigboy @ Tue Jun 14, 2005 2:14 pm
Is it like BC and alberta doing more joint things to save time and money?