Canada is a failed state

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Sweetpeaa said:
but they have no clue how far away from that they actually are. Partially due to their Constitution of freedoms. Canadians don't have anything to the equivalent.
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unholysedation777 said:
Yes, Canada is an example of where the US would currently be if it weren't for the Constitution and it shows just how powerful the Constitution really is. Politicians in the US often try to find as many loopholes as they can, but in the end they can only do so much when these are absolute rules set in stone.
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The 10th Amendment is (usually) a huge part in this and states having absolute authority on things the feds do not have power in. In theory, only what's listed in the first seven articles as federal powers are the only things that the feds are allowed to do, then any power you can think of, are defaulted to the states. That was a reason that triggered the Civil War in regards to slavery (being property rights at the time).

From what I've read in this thread and seen regarding canadian laws in the news, the parliament seems to have unitary absolute power, while the provinces can do what the want additionally. Is there not something similar to a 10th amendment or is basically a watered down version?
 
The ATF Disliked That said:
From what I've read in this thread and seen regarding canadian laws in the news, the parliament seems to have unitary absolute power, while the provinces can do what the want additionally. Is there not something similar to a 10th amendment or is basically a watered down version?
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Unfortunately we don't have anything equivalent to the 10th Amendment, at least as explicitly defined in the Canadian constitution. Division of powers is quite vague (shared powers are a common feature, especially for more modern concepts) and a lot of issues are left in sort of purgatory since neither the provinces nor Ottawa wants court adjudication lest said powers wind up being permanently assigned. Good example is resource rights: technically they fall under provincial control, but the Trudeau-era Libs have made serious attempts at usurping that power through red tape and bureaucratic manipulation, and have dragged their heels over rollbacks mandated by province-led court victories. Also becomes a major quagmire once inter-province projects are considered because suddenly that enters federal domain.

Makes for an interesting case study at least because Canada's governmental system is sort of halfway between that of Britain and the US, just with all the defects of both conveniently wrapped up and defined by the word "confederation".
 
Scale Smerch said:
It's very much regional. Ignoring Newfie and Quebecois there's a distinct prairie accent for example prominent across rural Alberta/Saskatchewan/Manitoba. Saskatchewan's Premier Scott Moe is a good representative of it (his is quite noticeable), and of course you'll get lots of chugs with different flavours of it. Otherwise any accent is quite muted and in general follows the split in American accents - i.e. midwestern for most, Cascadian and New England influenced variations for BC and the Maritimes respectively. We're too tied in with American media to sustain any serious differences, which is why you have to go to very rural communities to find them now.
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I think the accent thing is generational. People 40+ have an Ontario accent or a Maritime or Prairie accent but the younger ones have a generic American accent. FUBAR, while a fake movie, has a unique accent for the characters and TPB has their own accent. Your 25 year old New Ontario person could be from DC from the area from the sound of it. The 'aboot' sound is dying out but I can still pick out older Canadians when talking to them without knowing their origin.
 
Dunno how much this matters, but there's this person who's helped out with Alberta's Fiscal Plan if it becomes independent and these posts kinda concern me.

Naming the country's currency after an expletive-laden meme likely wouldn't age well, but neither would be having one of the nation's main economic cornerstones being crypto of all things. It just looks super weird to me. Maybe I'm just dooming?

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Anachronistic2 said:
Dunno how much this matters, but there's this person who's helped out with Alberta's Fiscal Plan if it becomes independent and these posts kinda concern me.

Naming the country's currency after an expletive-laden meme likely wouldn't age well, but neither would be having one of the nation's main economic cornerstones being crypto of all things. It just looks super weird to me. Maybe I'm just dooming?

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He has a sound principle.... Backing your currency with tangible assets is a great way to drive bond sale once you become a separate country .


But they won't even need to do that. New Alberta state will use US currency as it's main reserve. It would make sense too. They sell most of their crude to USA and they will have hundreds of billions of US dollars in reserve.
 
Was in Canada this weekend, was nice. You guys need to learn what a grid system is though and how it is useful for city roads.
 
Anachronistic2 said:
Dunno how much this matters, but there's this person who's helped out with Alberta's Fiscal Plan if it becomes independent and these posts kinda concern me.

Naming the country's currency after an expletive-laden meme likely wouldn't age well, but neither would be having one of the nation's main economic cornerstones being crypto of all things. It just looks super weird to me. Maybe I'm just dooming?

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Alberta can literally back their currency with oil.
 

B.C. camper heard yelling in the woods not in distress, just singing Nickelback​

Nothing like a good, old-fashioned Nickel-backcountry singalong to launch search and rescue crews into action.

On Thursday evening, the Central Okanagan Search and Rescue crew were out training when they received reports of someone yelling for help near the Boulderfields, a climbing spot near the Kettle Valley Railway.

Two hikers had contacted 911 after hearing what sounded like “repeated cries.” The crew immediately switched from training to rescue mode, activating its drone team along with two RCMP officers.

The first members of the crew who arrived at the Boulderfields could hear “faint yelling – but couldn’t make out what was being said,” according to a post online by the search team.

The crew had split into two teams and was prepping to search the woods and the forest roads when team members found the source of the yelling: A man camping alone who had been belting out Nickelback’s greatest hits.

The camper was “singing his heart out to the trees, blissfully unaware that the acoustics of the Boulderfields had turned his tent-side concert into an accidental distress signal,” according to the team.

“He wasn’t in trouble,” said search manager Duane Tresnich. “Unless you count his singing.”

The team thanked the hikers who called it in, adding that while Thursday evening’s incident turned out to be nothing more than a camper in need of singing lessons, “it could have been serious.”

“And remember, our services are always free. And the money you save could be spent on singing lessons.”
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Citizen group begins petition to keep Alberta part of Canada
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A new citizen-led group in Alberta spent the first day of their long weekend asking residents of Old Strathcona, “Do you agree that Alberta should remain in Canada?”

The group known as Forever Canadian gathered on Saturday to begin collecting signatures of legal Alberta voters who are against the separation of the province from Canada.

The ultimate goal of the petition is to urge the provincial government to include anti-separatism considerations in policy.

“Albertans are proud Canadians,” said John Lobe, who was out canvassing on Saturday. “The moment we originated [Forever Canadian], we literally were receiving hundreds of emails per day.”

Separatist sentiment emerged largely after the federal election in 2025. The Alberta Prosperity Project applied to put the question of whether or not Alberta should secede from Canada on the ballot.

As of Wednesday, chief electoral officer Gordon McClure has referred Alberta Prosperity Project’s application to a judge to see if it contravenes the Constitution.

Forever Canadian’s movement began when former Progressive Conservative Deputy Premier Thomas Lukaszuk applied with Elections Alberta to gather signatures across the province for a formal petition in response to the separatist movement.

Elections Alberta granted Lukaszuk’s request on Wednesday. The petition will run until Oct. 28. The group has three months to collect almost 300,000 signatures.

At the canvassing event on Saturday, a small group of dissenters with a banner that read, “Alberta Sovereignty Now!” sat across from people signing Forever Canadian’s petition.

“This is 100 per cent a foil to the loud and brash anti-separatist group. They do not speak for most Albertans,” Lukaszuk said in a release.

“This petition is an opportunity to prove that.”

Lukaszuk told CTV News Edmonton on Saturday that he was happy to see a turnout from “all political stripes.”

“This is not about politics. We may differ on policies and we can squabble over things, but when it comes to being proud of being Canadian, we’re all on the same team,” he said.

The petition requires 10 per cent of the total number of all eligible voters in the post-election day list of electors from the 2023 provincial election. That’s 293,967 signatures needed to present the petition to the legislature.

Lobe said the first day of canvassing has bolstered his faith in the movement.

“Premier Smith will have a decision to make. She either adopts this as a government overarching policy and does away with any separatist talk and gets rid of legislation like a Sovereignty Act, or she brings it to a referendum,” he said.

“And Albertans will tell her to stop this nonsense about separation.”
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Meanwhile, Reddit is shocked and infuriated by the idea of Alberta separating from this shithole. Because they always have to be the opposing voice to reason no matter what.

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Everything I don't agree with is RUSSIAN PROPAGANDA.
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I suppose we need to have some sympathy, and acknowledge that it is quite difficult to understand Alberta's reason for leaving if you aren't aware of the bigger picture. That is, if you remain willfully ignorant of all the other issues plaguing Canada in favour of ranting about Orange Man, and that's always what Reddit does best!
 
karaokeman said:
I DON'T GIVE A FUCK ABOUT TRADE WAR I WANT CHEAPER HOUSES AND LESS IMMIGRANTS.

AHHHHH.
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The main goal of the Canadian government is to only address problems the Canadian people don't give a flying fuck about. That and helping India take over the country.
 
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