[paganel]

NATO (of which Canada is a founding member or) actively supports Kosovar separatism, it has even started an unprovoked and illegal war on account of it, at the end of of it all what would be wrong with one of Canada's federal states deciding to split off? If anything, the international community could send some Blue Helmets force there in order to support the local Albertans in the face of Ottawa-led occupation.

[bryanlarsen]

The Canadian Supreme Court has ruled that provinces essentially have the right to separate. There are a bunch of conditions, but they have the right to separate, the Federal government is required to negotiate separation in good faith.

Canada is not being hypocritical.

[paganel]

Then why the fuss?

[bryanlarsen]

The fuss is because this means it might actually happen, despite the majority not wanting it to.