I will say this about Alberta separating or becoming the 51st state...

I have never in my almost 40 years of living in Alberta felt that this is a possibility more than I do right now. It feels like everything is lining up like never before. And I'm ok with that. I've always been one to write down PROs and CONs and honestly the only CON I can see to Wexit or 51st State is an emotional connection to the idea of "Canada". Canada is not a serious country and the more I learn about it the more I realise that not only have we never been but we can never be one without major overhaul. PROs and CONs that I see (and I look forward to hearing yours):

PROs to separating:

• we keep all the toys (resources, money, taxes) and get rid of being the cash cow for Laurentian elites and poor cousins in the Maritimes
• we control international trade and manufacturing
• we leave the useless monarchical commonwealth chains

PROs to 51st State:

• we become part of the best and strongest country in the world
• strong military
• tons of trade
• stronger dollar/economy
• more options on living in a red (republican) state if we want, especially if a liberal/democrat is voted in as premier/governor (compared to our options to get away from Libs/NDPs in Canada)
• an actual working Supreme Court
• an actual working AND ELECTED senate
• actual checks and balances in the 3 branches of government
• a strong and effective CONSTITUTION/REPUBLIC
• 1st Amendment
• 2nd Amendment
• removal of the US/Canada border in Alberta so easier travel access
• a vote that counts

The more I learn about Canada's political structure, the more I realise that Canada is lopsided and rotten from the top-down - from inception. Who would create a country where the leader chooses the senate FOR LIFE that has so much control over passing the bills that govern the citizens?! Trudeau is currently planning to stack the senate (10 seats) so that his liberal woke WEF agenda can live on and the senate will stymie Poilievre/Conservative plans. What a stupid system! And of course there's also the electoral process where 338 seats are lopsided towards ON and PQ so western votes don't matter. This is not and has never been a truly equal and united country - it's only ever been a patriotic feeling. And it's not just about getting away from a Westminister parliamentary/commonwealth/monarchial system - it's about becoming a constitutional republic...in other words THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA.

CONs to leaving Canada:

• balkanisation of Canada (but is that a bad thing?)
• giving Trudeau the status of being the one who did it
• perhaps playing into the hands of the OWG agenda (but according to the Book of Revelation we will end up with only 10 jurisdictions at the end times and this is all in God's hands anyway)

I honestly, and unfortunately, don't think that Canada will end up an actual 51st state because the majority of Canadians won't do a deep dive into the cost/benefit analysis but will just emotionally say "never American" - even if it means cutting off their nose to spite their face - just like they do with pipelines! And honestly, there's a lot of Americans who don't want Canada because they see us as a "blue" liberal mess. But I do think there will be an economic union. But honestly, why would we want to sell our resources without getting something like voting rights, resident rights, constitutional rights in return? That's a very Jagmeet Singh way of doing business!

We are fortunate to have Danielle Smith at the bargaining table and I hope that more and more people wake up and smell the coffee. But just like there are "never Trumpers" there are those who hate Danielle no matter what she does. Data and logic don't win over their closed, uninformed, fogged, emotional minds.

I think we are at a tipping point. I know which way I'd vote on a referendum.

What say you?