Does Canada Face the Threat of Western Separation?
Pundits are calling Canada a divided nation following the result of the 2019 Federal Election
Abstract
Following the 2019 Federal Election in Canada, I had a few thoughts nagging at me. I jotted down most of them here in the week following the election, just to clear them from my mental register. Eventually, I came back and added some sources and notes, finishing up the idea so it would at least become publishable. The main idea here is that Alberta and Saskatchewan can't separate, that they're the only two Western Provinces talking about it, and that their leaders actually know they can't separate. Talking about separating and raising anti-Ottawa sentiment in their provinces, however, builds populist political capital for them, so don't look for them to admit that separation is highly impractical for them despite the perceived unfairness that they tout.