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Alberta Premier Danielle Smith would like to have a tête-à-tête with Quebec Premier François Legault about asserting their provincial sovereignty, according to a letter Smith wrote last month.

"I see an opportunity before us, as the democratically elected leaders of Alberta and Quebec, to chart a path toward a new era in Canadian federalism," Smith said in a March 21 letter penned to her Quebec counterpart, in which she asked for a meeting.

Smith was responding to recommendations contained in a report prepared last year for the Quebec government suggesting ways that province could assert its provincial authority.

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[–] Quilotoa@lemmy.ca 12 points 1 day ago (1 children)

It's so weird. They trash talk Quebec all the time and yet they want to be like them.

[–] foggenbooty@lemmy.world 5 points 1 day ago

She doesn't want to be them, this just suits her current interests. Conservatives are opportunists who aren't slowed down by pesky things like firm ideals or good faith arguments. Flip flopping is of no concern to them.

[–] wise_pancake@lemmy.ca 12 points 1 day ago (2 children)

I would love if Quebec scheduled a meeting and then didn't show up

[–] Quilotoa@lemmy.ca 6 points 1 day ago

Or she wasn't allowed in the room but had to watch the meeting from a tv in her hotel.

[–] cyborganism@lemmy.ca 6 points 1 day ago

Better yet. Schedules a meeting in a comedy club, doesn't show up and sends a text saying "go tell your jokes to somebody else."

[–] MapleEngineer@lemmy.world 8 points 1 day ago

Wait until they find out that most of the province is federal land that would stay in Canada.

[–] HellsBelle@sh.itjust.works 16 points 1 day ago (2 children)

She's trying to ride on Quebec's coat tails into "distinct society" status using the notwithstanding clause.

She is dumb as a bag of nails if she thinks Carney will let her get anywhere near that.

[–] puppinstuff@lemmy.ca 7 points 1 day ago

Yep. Being a contrarian in the face of a resource economy changeover doesn’t make you distinct. It just makes you stubborn.

[–] Kichae@lemmy.ca 5 points 1 day ago

I can attest that Alberta is a distinct society. Distinctly asshole. There's a reason she won the premiereship, and why she's been polling above 50% since.

She represents the place.

[–] Lemmyoutofhere@lemmy.ca 6 points 1 day ago

They are about as distinct as Walmart.