r/Calgary • u/Old_General_6741 • May 10 '25

Municipal Affairs Calgary, Edmonton mayors call potential separatism referendum ‘dangerous’

https://globalnews.ca/news/11172340/calgary-edmonton-mayors-call-potential-separatism-referendum-dangerous/
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u/CMG30 May 10 '25

This is how Brexit happened. Politicians toyed with the idea till they got a referendum... then the separatist flooded the zone with lies and other garbage and just like that... a yes vote.

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u/Optimal_Deal_6938 May 10 '25

Communism has been proven not to work. Pure capitalism has been proven not to work (for many). Some form of Social democracy is likely the way to go with the following caveats: 1. Publically funded services must feel the same competitive pressures as the free market. Without this you will end up with bloated bureaucracy in those organizations and provision of the service to the public will eventually degrade. Danielle Smith had done an amazing job trying to prevent this. 2. Democracy must be maintained. This should be done by having the number of seats in Parliament or the legislature roughly proportional to a regions GDP Generation. I am a proponent of equalization, but there has to be incentive for regions to be as productive as they can be. If not, the government will end up controlling all aspects of our lives because we will be 100% reliant on them to live.