Szdfan wrote: ↑Tue Oct 20, 2026 8:35 am
In a referendum in Alberta, 76% of voters rejected the proposal to hold a second vote on whether the province should secede from Canada.
I think we (the US) can take a little credit for the resurgence of Canadian unity. The greatest shared identity they have is often "not being American" and the last 10 years have reinforced that conviction.
Never underestimate the power of an external threat to unite people.
Or divide them, depending on how the threat is presented and manipulated. As a tool it can be played either way.
Szdfan wrote: ↑Tue Oct 20, 2026 8:35 am
In a referendum in Alberta, 76% of voters rejected the proposal to hold a second vote on whether the province should secede from Canada.
I think we (the US) can take a little credit for the resurgence of Canadian unity. The greatest shared identity they have is often "not being American" and the last 10 years have reinforced that conviction.
Never underestimate the power of an external threat to unite people.
Unite? A quarter of the population is okay with seceding. That was unthinkable in recent memory.