@JakeLandauTO:
Whomst among us has not visited the Canadian province of Nova Bruncck?
@Can_of_Memes:
Hilarious AI map aside I love how all these Americans seemingly think that BC would leave as well if Alberta & Sask did. Just like no concept of what Vancouver is like let alone the island lmao
@cosmopolite:
Newfuunland sounds fun but uh what is up with that Nunavut?
@FoogInc:
I will miss Saskatohewan if they leave, but at least Montana hasn’t turned red. Good Old Faithful Montana
@HeckyG80085:
How Montana
@ArfinNathaniel:
What’s better? NEWFUUNLABND or the beautiful province of Montana?
@pAndrewPower:
And the way Ontarians pronounce Newfoundland as depicted in this map…
@jade_matcha:
Also Montana is ours now because Manitoba is also nothing
I’m dying lmaoooo
me too, I can’t stop laughing
@ElliotWild:
I didn’t have time to see nova bruncck while I was in Newfuunlabnd.
@shaunagale:
Newfuunlabnd is going on the bucket list lol
@jade_matcha:
Also NWT is Nunavut and Nunavut is nothing
hyperflesh:
unrelated but why do these losers think BC wants any part of their idiot sovereignty tantrum
@surveilz:
Looks like the AI @TheRioTimes used also stupidly included Montana as a Canadian province.
realnatexm:
Glad to see the inclusion of Montana, true Canadian clay.
Is Western Canada on the Verge of Breaking Away? by Rocco Caldero, August 6, 2025, Rio Times
On May 6, 2025, Alberta Premier Danielle Smith announced plans for a potential referendum in 2026 on provincial separation from Canada.
Triggering the vote would require approximately 177,000 signatures, following the recent passage of Bill 54, which lowered the signature threshold by roughly 70% from around 600,000 signatures and expanded the collection period to 120 days.
Saskatchewan has also shown interest, contemplating a similar vote requiring roughly 120,000 signatures, while certain communities in British Columbia’s interior have indicated preliminary interest in greater autonomy.
The movement arises from longstanding sentiments of Western alienation. Alberta and Saskatchewan, economically driven by vast reserves of oil and gas, have long expressed frustration with federal policies, such as carbon taxation which was a fantastic and effective program, reduced emissions while putting more of the tax paid back into pockets of ordinary Canadiansand halted pipeline projectswrong, which they arguewrong again hinder economic growth.Go look at Canada’s GDP during the carbon tax years and when Steve Hideous Con Harper failed to get any pipelines built. Justin Trudeau did, to the loud tune of costing all Canadian taxpayers over $30B which is increasing already billion dollar profits for oil and gas companies, most of them foreign-owned (notably American)
Additionally, both provinces are significant contributors false. Rio Times is spewing known propaganda meant to farm rage and hatred (did Danielle Smith or David Parker or Donald Trump dictate this article?). Neither province contributes to equalization! Citizens pay taxes, as they do everywhere, provincial taxes go to provinces, federal taxes go to the federal gov’t of Canada, much of which ends up going back to the polluting provinces (but mainly rich Americans) via massive subsidies, freebies and gifts to oil, gas, bitumen and frac and pipeline companiesto Canada’s equalization payments system, which redistributes wealth primarily towards eastern provinces, deepening regional grievances.Big lie. Why is Rio Times joining in the rage and hate farming by Canadian MAGAts? Donald Trump paying them?
Recent polls suggest that approximately 36% of Albertans and 34% of Saskatchewanians support independence, though only 19% and 15%, respectively, firmly commit to voting for separation.
Is Western Canada on the Verge of Breaking Away?
Observers note that the referendum’s outcome could hinge on voter turnout, drawing comparisons to the Brexit referendum.
Premier Smith,a vulgar MAGAT who lies incessantlywho has not explicitly endorsed separation, emphasizes the democratic legitimacy of the referendum process, highlighting Alberta’s desire for enhanced resource management and political autonomy.
Prime Minister Mark Carney, however, criticizes the separatist rhetoric as “dangerous,” citing the 1998 Clarity Act that mandates complex negotiations following any successful referendum.
Indigenous leaders have also opposed separation, underscoring their treaties with the Canadian Crown rather than individual provinces, complicating any potential secession.
Economists warn of significant market instability should Alberta separate, potentially disrupting oil and gas trade, especially with the United States, Alberta’s principal energy market.
Investors remain wary, concerned over future tax policies, regulatory frameworks, and infrastructure funding.
Ultimately, Alberta and Saskatchewan’s actions reflect deeper economic, political, and cultural grievancesfed by lies, racism, hatred, and greedy old white man privilege (many in Alberta are American Repuglicans).Western provinces argue their conservative values and economic priorities are marginalized by Ontario and Quebec’s political dominance.Look up the populations of those provinces, and compare them to SK and AB.
Far from merely a regional dispute, this push for autonomy signals a strategic move to renegotiate Canada’s internal balance of power, with consequences potentially reshaping the federation and reverberating through global trade networks.No it’s not. It’s about helping the Orange Kid-Raping Nazi King of USA destroy Canada, so as to take the country’s riches, and serve them up to his boss Putin and his pals, the billionaires, in true fascist glory.
@Joyhenderson78:
Maybe they should migrate to Nova Bruncck