A conservative Canadian province plans to secede from its liberal-leaning neighbors, and some residents are even open to becoming the 51st American state.
Alberta, a western province known for its oil and gas resources, has just about had it with the overwhelmingly liberal country – especially since a new Prime Minister, Mark Carney, took office.
The area, often referred to as ‘Canada’s Texas’ because of its political views and oil industry, is home to a small batch of conservatives who have recently gained momentum amidst Trump’s controversial call for the US to take over Canada.
Despite Carney being from Alberta, he plans to continue on the same path as his predecessor Justin Trudeau and not allow the US leader to take control of the country or allow provinces to separate.
But now that the liberal movement continues in Canada, many of Alberta’s about five million residents feel that they are different enough from the rest of the country to branch off on their own.
‘If there was a referendum on it, I would not hesitate to say separation,’ Bob Gablehaus, a local resident and retired government worker, told The New York Times.
‘I don’t like the way the liberals treat Western Canada. I think it’s unfair,’ he added.
Gablehaus is not the only one who believes the province could be better off leaving the rest of the county behind as approximately 30 percent of Albertans were in favor of independence if the liberals won a fourth time in office, according to polling numbers before the election.
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