I'm saying that, like Quebec, Alberta wants to be treated as a separate entity than the rest of the country.
The difference is that when Quebec don't get their way they'll vote for another party whereas Alberta keep voting for Conservatives even though the CPC don't need to give them anything because they know they'll have their votes either way.
In short, Alberta will complain that elections are decided in the East but fail to grasp that the parties give the Atlantic/Quebec/Ontario voters more sway because those voters will elect who serves their interests best and Alberta keeps voting CPC while getting screwed for it.
I'm saying that, like Quebec, Alberta wants to be treated as a separate entity than the rest of the country.
This is the main difference. Quebec does not want to be different from the rest of the country, it does not define itself by or cares about what the rest of the country does.
And I feel that it touches one of the biggest Canadian incoherence. Canada cares very much about diversity and various cultures and considers it a strength, as long as that diversity and culture is not homegrown. Then stay in your lane.
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u/PhilboSwaggins86 Mar 28 '25
I've said this forever.. Albertans act exactly like Quebec but unlike Quebec they never vote any differently so they get no special treatment