🇨🇦 Carney discovers Alberta right before the referendum

Nothing says national unity like Ottawa panic-spending billions days before a separatism vote. Mark Carney rolled into Red Deer to lecture Albertans about sovereignty while promising a pipeline, high-speed rail and $8 billion for military bases after years of Liberal sabotage made separation thinkable in the first place. Even the reported crowd tells the story: 100-plus supporters, mostly over 60, waving tiny flags in a brewery while the banker PM tries to cosplay as an Alberta son.

Carney’s line that Canada is working again is cute. Alberta is suddenly worth listening to only when the federation itself is on the line. Trudeau-era energy warfare, resource theft by regulation, and elite contempt did not vanish because Bay Street’s favorite global manager learned to say tough collaboration beside Danielle Smith. This is the old federal racket with a fresh accent: central Canada breaks the province, then shows up with chequebooks and patriot slogans when the natives get restless. Sovereignty starts with controlling your own resources, not begging Ottawa for permission.

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