Is it democratic for one administrative unit (say a province) to declare that their democratic right is to break up a country by claiming a province an independent state when that province was not created by individuals but rather by the government of Canada. I listened to an individual in Alberta say that that was their right. Canada was created in 1867 by a people who had the vision to see that spending a lot of money to build a railroad to bring British Columbia in with all the rest of the provinces directly and to buy Rupert's Land (with all of its goodness (both known and unknown) which lay between Manitoba and British Columbia (as well as all the rest of the tract which created much larger provinces in Manitoba, Ontario and Quebec as well as the north of Canada) was a worthwhile venture for Canada. It was expensive and to Canada each administrative unit has a value both because it is part of Canada and because the founders saw a desirable future and we need to carry on creating that future rekindled by the Prime Minister and his party. If you do not like where you are living and the rules that go with that go somewhere else; I agree with the First Nations on this point plus the land predominantly is their land not ceded - where are their democratic rights to live in Canada? This is not individual First Nation groups in Alberta only; these treaties belong to all the First Nations who reside in Canada and it is their inherent right to live in Canada. Especially at Confederation and after the purchase of Rupert's Land this particular province did not exist but the riches and the benefit of that land belonged to Canada and still does (but we share it); we, Canada, purchased that land with the treaties that support the First Nations right to live in Canada and their ownership. That isn't democracy to call a referendum which that individual claimed. That is dictatorship of the minority within a country on a small scale where this province is 1/8th approximately of the population of Canada. It is quite different from the case of another province which has held referendums in the past but for them the reality to my mind is that the areas of that particular province that were Rupert's Land and now predominantly the areas where the First Nations live have already stated that in separation they want to be part of Nunavut so what would they gain in leaving I say to Quebec (they would lose ownership of a lot of electrical power for sure). The Seaway belongs to Canada we built it and the railway which runs through this section of the province that came into Confederation as a much smaller unit also belongs to Canada.
It isn't democracy it is dictatorship by the few and very unfair to the fourty million Canadians who willingly give up their taxes to support those less fortunate them themselves. It is all about money in Alberta as always; some people can be very selfish. The Supreme Court was both correct and incorrect in saying that Canadians have to just accept that. Alberta is worth a lot of money and a loss to Canada would be large and I would expect Canada to be recompensed for that loss (it does make acceptance easier) and then of course you have to get the First Nations to agree as well to live in a new independent country. That is reality; that is free enterprise if one wants to talk democracy. Billions of dollars were poured into Alberta to build the oil industry (money came from Canada too). I think referendums on one's position within a democratic country founded long ago should be illegal personally unless there was a prior state of being and that prior state is the First Nations of Canada so really it is their call in the case of Alberta and parts of Quebec (I do not know how the lands of Quebec along the St Lawrence were acquired or are they also unceded; that was during the time of the King of France giving land grants but are there treaties; no ideas on that).
The nicest thing about a democracy like Canada is that you can leave and go elsewhere where you might be better suited (no one insists that you stay). Where will your children go for jobs if there are not enough jobs in Alberta and Quebec for that matter since the PQ are threatening referendum again if they win the election in Quebec? Always better to think of the future than the amount of money in your pocket today. They say that some of these people in Alberta are ready to fight; armed and dangerous (doesn't sound very democratic or legal). Strange that in a country like Canada such people exist. Why are they here; who pays them to do this? One wonders about that (the same kind of people who came to Ottawa and occupied the Hill perhaps). I still agree with the application of the Emergencies Act - it got rid of them and they had no respect for law or the people in the area.
It was noted yesterday that the more than 500,000 barrels of oil meant to go on the Bridger Pipeline signed the other day is purchased at a large discount. We need to get the oil to tidewater to sell it at a good price. The Minister is right about that. The MOU is working and a pipeline is in the much stronger realm now of probable rather than possible according to the government. I really tire of such greed; hands always out for money but when the money is in their hands in abundance do they share willingly - greed predominates with some people. Apparently 302,000 people are greedy according to the signature collectors (I hope they call everyone to ensure that the forms are all valid (I would be annoyed if someone filled in a form for me but I do not live there)).
One wonders what happens when the oil runs out into the future and the land is all dried up and not fit to farm from forest fires (who will help you put those out) and you sell the rare earths that are there at a discount probably if you can afford to take them out of the ground; a company takes most of the profit. Who will argue for better wages against companies that are foreign. Good luck with that. Where will the money be eventually? Being part of a greater is always better even if I am a hermit. Greed will destroy our world much faster than bombs.
So just one match completed yesterday but the basement is clean. I did spend some time sorting the ancestry of this individual in the records since it is a very large match but totally unknown to me and yet I know the line they are probably coming down from. Interesting but that is the fun of DNA.
Today cleaning the main floor and then tomorrow the top floor. Never a dull moment.
Message on my phone telling me I was driving in a 30 mph zone going 45 mph - as usual ignorant people are on the internet just looking for money. Get a job; what a jerk.
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