Alberta has no choice

Canada just elected another Prime Minister who is antagonistic to the oil industry.  This is a problem for the province of Alberta where Oil and gas is the major industry.  As a result of the election Albertans have been registering on a site that is trying to gauge support for a referendum on separation.  In only 1 day they have registered more than enough Albertans to force a referendum.

It does look like Albertans will get a chance to vote to separate from Canada.  The outcome of the vote is yet to be seen but in my opinion it would be exceptionally bad for all Albertans if they choose to stay in Canada.

Originally the Provinces of Alberta and Saskatchewan were to join Canada as one large province.  Ottawa did not like that so they separated the province of Buffalo into the provinces of Alberta and Saskatchewan.  At the time both provinces had an agricultural economy and similar populations.  Then oil was discovered in Alberta.  The major discovery was Leduc in 1949.  Look at what has happened to the populations of both provinces since then.

Saskatchewan has had little growth while Alberta has exploded.  The difference between the 2 provinces is the oil industry.  From that plot you can conclude that almost 4 out of every 5 people are in Alberta because of the economic activity due to the oil industry.  What do you think will happen to Alberta’s population when Mark Carney shuts down the oil industry?

An agricultural economy will support only about 1 million people.  80% of Albertans will be forced to move elsewhere for work.  They will not be able to even give away the expensive homes they have bought.  There will be ghost towns all over the province.  Some Albertans have an emotional connection with Canada.  That is too bad because staying in Canada is not really an option.  When it comes time to vote remember what you are voting for.  A vote to stay with Canada is a vote to lose everything you have.  Canada is just not worth it.  Mark Carney’s dystopian net zero Canada is certainly not worth it.