Dr. Peter McCullough
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referendum on separation from Canada. So this is what's being attacked right now.
referendum on separation from Canada. So this is what's being attacked right now.
So we do have that mechanism. In 1980, I believe in 1994, was the most recent Quebec separation referendum. There was no legal process in place. It would have been, I guess for lack of a better term, a wildcat referendum. The Canadian military was, if they had voted yes, they were prepared to go in and lock them down. They voted no by a very slim margin.
So we do have that mechanism. In 1980, I believe in 1994, was the most recent Quebec separation referendum. There was no legal process in place. It would have been, I guess for lack of a better term, a wildcat referendum. The Canadian military was, if they had voted yes, they were prepared to go in and lock them down. They voted no by a very slim margin.
And in the years, the aftermath of that that followed, there was something called the Clarity Act, which Parliament passed, which was... We critique it as a very overly onerous, very high hurdles, almost impossible hurdles to achieve separation for a province that wants to separate from Canada.
And in the years, the aftermath of that that followed, there was something called the Clarity Act, which Parliament passed, which was... We critique it as a very overly onerous, very high hurdles, almost impossible hurdles to achieve separation for a province that wants to separate from Canada.
But then after that, which was more important, there was something the Supreme Court's reference case on that. So the Supreme Court of Canada weighed in and they were able to outline it was referred to and they were able to. or clearly delineate the process by which separation would have to happen. So the first main hurdle is a very clear question, a clear question, do you want to leave Canada?
But then after that, which was more important, there was something the Supreme Court's reference case on that. So the Supreme Court of Canada weighed in and they were able to outline it was referred to and they were able to. or clearly delineate the process by which separation would have to happen. So the first main hurdle is a very clear question, a clear question, do you want to leave Canada?
And the Alberta Prosperity Project has come out and said, they've said, do you want Alberta to leave Canada to become its own country? So here we have a very clear question that they're collecting the signatures for right now. The second part would be, if a clear question, If a clear majority, so 50% plus one, was achieved in that referendum, there has to be that clear majority.
And the Alberta Prosperity Project has come out and said, they've said, do you want Alberta to leave Canada to become its own country? So here we have a very clear question that they're collecting the signatures for right now. The second part would be, if a clear question, If a clear majority, so 50% plus one, was achieved in that referendum, there has to be that clear majority.
And the third part would be negotiations between the seceding province and then the rest of Canada or the federal parliament. It would have to be ratified by the federal parliament, a bunch of provinces. Right. Yeah, not politically likely.
And the third part would be negotiations between the seceding province and then the rest of Canada or the federal parliament. It would have to be ratified by the federal parliament, a bunch of provinces. Right. Yeah, not politically likely.
I've always looked at it from the perspective of, well, it wasn't like you guys in the States jumped through the English high court to get your โ now you had war. It was different. The difference this time, though, why it's even different from Wexit from 2019 and 2020 is President Trump. President Trump has come out and said he wants Canada to be the 51st state, split into two states probably.
I've always looked at it from the perspective of, well, it wasn't like you guys in the States jumped through the English high court to get your โ now you had war. It was different. The difference this time, though, why it's even different from Wexit from 2019 and 2020 is President Trump. President Trump has come out and said he wants Canada to be the 51st state, split into two states probably.
And it starts with Alberta. I think it was a month ago or so, there was an interview in the Oval Office with Brian, I can't remember, Marjorie Taylor Greene's boyfriend, I think, who put it to President Trump and said he had been speaking with
And it starts with Alberta. I think it was a month ago or so, there was an interview in the Oval Office with Brian, I can't remember, Marjorie Taylor Greene's boyfriend, I think, who put it to President Trump and said he had been speaking with
officials in canada and there's a pathway to separation it starts in alberta first saskatchewan second and british columbia third and president trump obviously responded yes and here's why it's good for a lot of different reasons so the the political unfairness that we would expect if from canada if there was there is a clear question there's a clear question that seems to be out there right now if there is a clear majority 50 plus one which i
officials in canada and there's a pathway to separation it starts in alberta first saskatchewan second and british columbia third and president trump obviously responded yes and here's why it's good for a lot of different reasons so the the political unfairness that we would expect if from canada if there was there is a clear question there's a clear question that seems to be out there right now if there is a clear majority 50 plus one which i
We're just waiting for the other shoe to drop in terms of the bad stuff that the federal government can do or is expected to do to Alberta. It could be a bottoming out of the price of oil. It could be 300 percent export tariffs on our oil and gas to you guys in the States, which they seem to rabidly want in eastern Canada to be able to end this trade war.
We're just waiting for the other shoe to drop in terms of the bad stuff that the federal government can do or is expected to do to Alberta. It could be a bottoming out of the price of oil. It could be 300 percent export tariffs on our oil and gas to you guys in the States, which they seem to rabidly want in eastern Canada to be able to end this trade war.