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pomod on May 21, 2026 2:39 pm Its about good old fashioned racism, and hysteria around immigration – mainly; stoked by the MAGA malcontents south of the border. https://thetyee.ca/Analysis/2026/04/01/Among_Separatists/#:~:text=Similarly%20unhinged%20claims%20came%20from,the%20Alberta%20Prosperity%20Project's%20CEO.
PineBNorth85 on May 21, 2026 2:47 pm They keep trying to compare themselves to Quebec. If you want to do it Quebec’s way, form a party, run on a referendum and get a mandate.
incide666 on May 21, 2026 3:12 pm These people do not believe in democracy. They get their entire ideology from American white Christian nationalists and their backers.
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Its about good old fashioned racism, and hysteria around immigration – mainly; stoked by the MAGA malcontents south of the border.
https://thetyee.ca/Analysis/2026/04/01/Among_Separatists/#:~:text=Similarly%20unhinged%20claims%20came%20from,the%20Alberta%20Prosperity%20Project's%20CEO.
They keep trying to compare themselves to Quebec. If you want to do it Quebec’s way, form a party, run on a referendum and get a mandate.
These people do not believe in democracy.
They get their entire ideology from American white Christian nationalists and their backers.