Saskatchewan Premier Scott Moe says while separatist agitation bubbles away in Alberta – and even in his own province — his party stands with Confederation.
“We support a strong and growing province of Saskatchewan with the united nation of Canada,” Moe told reporters Monday.
“(But) again, those frustrations shouldn’t be discounted.”
Moe made the comments on the first day of the western premiers meeting. He and six other premiers from Western Canada and the three territories have gathered at an upscale lodge near the Rocky Mountains west of Calgary for the meeting, which ends Tuesday.
The annual get-together usually revolves around shared concerns and projects. This year’s event began on a tetchy note Monday when B.C. Premier David Eby publicly wondered why they should work on getting things built as Alberta pushes the envelope on breaking it all apart.
Alberta Premier Danielle Smith, in turn, said Eby and previous B.C. leaders need to understand that their efforts to landlock Alberta’s oil wealth helped sow the separatist bitterness now being reaped.
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Moe said while his Saskatchewan Party’s position is clear, he would follow provincial law, which mandates a non-binding plebiscite on a topic if at least 15 per cent of electors sign up to ask for one.
Smith has said there is general frustration over federal government policies over the last decade believed to have stymied development.
Moe agreed. “What you have heard about, with respect to the last 10 years of building frustration in Alberta, those are present in Saskatchewan as well,” he said.
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“I hear about them almost on a daily basis.”
Moe said he understands the “alienation frustration that many feel in Saskatchewan” with federal policy under previous administrations.
“That’s the rear-view mirror look,” Moe said
“And if we continue to look in that rear view, you’re going to increasingly remain frustrated.”
Alberta’s referendum question will be put to citizens on Oct. 19. It will ask if they want to stay in Canada or begin the process of a formal referendum to leave.
Next door, a group called the Saskatchewan Prosperity Project is making a similar bid to get the wheels in motion on separation. Its website says its notion of independence is rooted in unity for every family, farmer, business and First Nations community.
Last weekend, it had scheduled town halls in Saskatchewan’s two largest cities, Regina and Saskatoon, with another set in Swift Current on Monday.
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I wish the phrase, “ …in a united Canada”, would be dropped. We are a Dominion. The term, ‘united’, appears to be lifted from the United States of America, and we see how very disunited America is today. Proponents of separation look up to the current American Administration as if salvation can only be gained by looking to the USA for deliverance. We don’t have a Constitution, we have the Charter of Rights and Freedoms. We don’t have the same jurisdictional powers in our provinces that American states have. We also have universal healthcare, a superior pension plan and far less interference in public education by federal agencies. We possess policies that unite Canada, not divide it…but we are a dominion, nevertheless.
Interesting. The golden goose is tired of giving up its eggs and the comment section just tells them to shut up and tow the line. Just shows you how toxic the relationship with the rest of canada is when people feel so unheard that they are exploring leaving the marriage and rather than being heard and working on repairing the relationship they just get raged on. The incentives are all wrong with equalization and economic development in canada. Quebec has just as many resources if not more than any other province in canada but if they developed more or it and made more money it all gets clawed back in list equalization. Whats the point of doing all that work for 5 cents on the dollar. I dont even live in alberta but I understand the frustration of the west when elections are already declared before they even start counting votes in manitoba.
Carney needs to have some balls, send in the RCMP and arrest these traitors starting with Smith. I can bet that JT would have arrested all of them by now.
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Governor smith, the anti Canadian seperatist must go .
Get rid of governor smith, she must be a trump operative.
F*CK YOU CENSORSHIP! Most of Canada’s problems are with its shallow minded anti-Canadian premiers and MEDIA! Most of the rest lie with Cornhole Carney and his group of f*scist azzholes in Ottawa! YOU GLOBAL, ARE THE REST WITH YOUR PROPAGANDA AND CENSORSHIP!