Canada is a confederation/confederacy. Ie your central government is weak and your provinces are strong. They can leave just like Quebec. Quebec has to be bribed to stay.
It's more complex than that. I know tech workers are fond of reductionism, but it is not workable here.
In order to draw the statement and comparison you just have, you have to throw out ALL legal and historical fact. And also decide that the rights of the Aboriginal land owners in Alberta mean absolutely nothing.
I don't know what it's like to be American, but I presume that not even they would be on board with wholesale land confiscations on such a massive scale. Sets a bad precedent, doesn't it?
Sure it’s more complicated, but we can’t deny that just like the EU, it’s way easier for a Canadian province to leave vs a state or province of federal governments. Otherwise, secessionist movements wouldn’t be so serious. You can’t pretend that Canadian provinces are weak. Otherwise, why bribe Quebec instead of forcing them to stay? Canada doesn’t even have a unified healcare system for the same reason
In order to draw the statement and comparison you just have, you have to throw out ALL legal and historical fact. And also decide that the rights of the Aboriginal land owners in Alberta mean absolutely nothing.
I don't know what it's like to be American, but I presume that not even they would be on board with wholesale land confiscations on such a massive scale. Sets a bad precedent, doesn't it?