#western separation

The rise of the Republic of the Northwest – Macleans.ca

David J. Bercuson and Barry Cooper imagine a future where western territories have split from Canada to escape the bureaucratic despotism of Ottawa

Source: The rise of the Republic of the Northwest – Macleans.ca

The imaginings of Bercuson and Cooper on the forming of a new Western Republic and how it could happen.

Could this be a blueprint for our near future?

We can only hope! Read it yourself…

Western Separatism – Returns Like Influenza

It’s a near cyclical event.  Disaffected folks in the West periodically need to grumble about how shitty it is living in a safe secure nation state.  Nothing more than flashes in the pan when Westerners are feeling like they need someone to blame instead of themselves – because the ethic of bootstrapping yourself up into prosperity only applies to people who happen to be more poor that you…

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Chris Selley: In the war over carbon pricing, the Trudeau Liberals’ soul is at stake

Meaning well is worth squat on any of the files they’ve failed on. But only one of them involves what the Liberals have insisted is the very future of humankind

Source: Chris Selley: In the war over carbon pricing, the Trudeau Liberals’ soul is at stake

Ray’s Rant:

I’m not going to go into Chris Seeley’s article in today’s National Post. You can follow the link to read his thoughts. However, his…