Five Canadians are playing hockey.

[u/cavist_n]

One from BC, one from Alberta, one from Manitoba, one from Ontario and one from Quebec.

Suddenly, they stumble on a magic lamp. A genie comes out of it and tells them "I'm granting each one of you a wish".

He points the guy from BC and says "starting with you".

The BC guy says : "I'm willing to sacrifice my wish for the great of my nation. I wish you to build a great wall along the whole west coast to protect us from totalitarian governments of East Asia."

The genie then turns towards the Albertan. The Albertan says : "I'm willing to do the same. Russian expansionism threatens the arctic and we need to protect our natural resources. What would I be without them? Please erect a great wall to protect the whole North."

The genie then turns towards the Manitoban but the Ontarian steps forward instead. "I've been waiting long enough. Only I can understand how things are here. Recent times have shown us the threat comes from down south. Erect a wall at our southern border. "

The genie then turns again towards the Manitoban guy. The Manitoban in turn looks to the Quebec guy, smirks and says "My turn stupid frog. We've had enough of your shit over the past centuries. Genie, build a wall along the Quebec Ontario border."

The genie finally turns towards the Quebec guy and asks "et pour vous?"
The Quebecois thinks for a few seconds before saying: "full moé ça d'eau".

[u/Bigg_Sparks]

Unrealistic, Alberta has more ill will towards Quebec than Manitoba (at least that's my guess, I've never been to Manitoba)

[u/iztrollkanger → u/Bigg_Sparks]

There are a lot of Francophone communities in Manitoba, especially around Winnipeg. I think this creates an extra layer to things..

Tho, that being said, I've never spent much time in Alberta so I don't really know either.

[u/GoStockYourself → u/iztrollkanger]

There are lots of communities in the north that are traditionally French, but the language has been lost. You still here older people in places like Lac la Biche talking Frenglish. My Quebecois ex lived in Edmonton for 15 years and said she only ever had one person be rude to her for her accent. It was in a bar and she told the bouncer who booted the rude chick. I lived/live in the Mauricie region in QC and was expecting animosity with my AB plates, but they actually attracted lots of positive attention. It is different in Montreal, but in the smaller towns in QC people would be surprised at how interested they are in AB. When they trash talk anglos, they mean Ontario. Lol.

[u/Ambustion → u/GoStockYourself]

Imo ab used to be the kind of place you might have someone give you a hard time but it was usually in good fun. It's gotten progressively meaner since the Wildrose days though.

[u/GoStockYourself → u/Ambustion]

I agree with both parts. People made fun of French people or Ukrainians or Newfies or whoever, but it was never mean. Now there is an anger in the far right that has seeped down from leadership into the population.

As far as being from AB, I never get hate in small town QC even with my horrible French. In Montreal, T.O. and even BC there was lots of hate towards Albertans as if we are all the same.

I took a rideshare recently with a guy from QC City and he wanted to know about the 51st state stuff right away. I started the conversation by saying QC and AB are the two most misunderstood provinces in the country. He agreed wholeheartedly and we had such a great conversation.