Question....

[sk_wheatking]

If Alberta and Saskatchewan want to go their own way, what is stopping them from building their own version of Keystone XL from hardisty straight south and hooking into U.S. infrastructure? If they did their own due diligence and then started the project what could Trudeau do? Would he send in the military to stop it? Turn the RCMP into some form of Gestapo and have them stop it? I don't know but wouldnt that be easier than separation? If Quebec wanted to do it in their province the bloc wouldn't care what anyone thought. I mean right in the debates their leader said he doesnt care what canada thinks, they only do what's best for Quebec. Here in the west our politicians have the same view, just replace the word Quebec with the word themselves and you have our current situation I think.

[jazz]

Pipelines that cross provincial or national boundaries are governed by the NEB which is a federal jurisdiction. Needs a presidential permit on the other side.

[sk_wheatking]

Pipelines that cross provincial or national boundaries are governed by the NEB which is a federal jurisdiction. Needs a presidential permit on the other side.

I'm pretty sure that a permit on the u.s. side wouldnt take much time to get? Honestly this is the problem, you have a national energy board run by agenda driven members. Defying the NEB would be a hell of alot easier to do than form a separation coalition, that's never going to happen, these politicians say they have guts, lol, but they don't. Think of the economic recovery that would happen with the construction and then the production and sales to the u.s....and the house sales to all the slimy pricks that would rush west for the economy, like they did in the good times before, that are now back east and voting liberal.

Edit, one more thing...

NEB approves pipeline east, quebec says no, so its game over, so how does that work then?

[bucket]

If the western provinces built a pipeline on their own....the day it was operating the federal government would come looking for something....on behalf of Quebec. ....

[seldomseen]

I was under the impression that we have to find markets for our oil other than the USA? I think the USA will buy all the oil we will sell right now but at a reduced price because they have us Over A Barrel.
I think that's why going West to tankers or East to refineries is whats needed.

[WiltonRanch]

The scenario I see being played out whether it is by design (conspiracy of competitors and enviro nuts) or plain incompetence of the powers that be; the resource sector will sit in largess not spending anything on new projects. Eventually oil and gas production will decline, and revenues to federal coffers will dry up on top of a brewing recession in the east. There will simply not be the tax base to justify the level of spending, and this country will be screwed. You can only bleed everyone so much with little benefit back. As well, when investor confidence is shaken not only in resources but countrywide it becomes hard to justify borrowing money on a stagnant economy let alone keeping up a robust immigration policy. Maybe that is what this country needs is a shitstorm to get everyone’s priorities back in check. The day the entitled pukes can’t pay their cell bills or afford their daily Starbucks will things change.

[furrowtickler]

What if Sask and Alberta had their own values test for immigration??? Trudeau would scream blue murder about racism , equality , inclusion blah blah ..... but Quebec just did ... I bet very little will be said about it .

[seldomseen]

What if Sask and Alberta had their own values test for immigration??? Trudeau would scream blue murder about racism , equality , inclusion blah blah ..... but Quebec just did ... I bet very little will be said about it .

Kellie Leitch proposed that very idea in the last Conservative leadership race and got absolutely roasted for it! CBC and the Liberals went nuts.

[furrowtickler]

Kellie Leitch proposed that very idea in the last Conservative leadership race and got absolutely roasted for it! CBC and the Liberals went nuts.

Hmmm imagine that ....