The Terrible Sweal

I don't think your hypothetical is a relevant analogy to the issue.

As I understand it he's got his own compny and doesn't need my job.

Sure, as long as you send loaves too.

Wrong, the people of alberta own the resources within the province. In fact, in 1930 all interests in natural resources were transfered from the fed to the provinces of AB. BC. SK. MB. http://www.solon.org/Constitutions/Canada/...sh/ca_1930.html No, I am sorry, but but is yu who is wrong. You'll find nothing anywhere that says the people of a province own the resources. What you find is that the provincil crowns have administrative authority over them. The act you cited, in particular says NOTHING AT ALL, like "ownwership" of the resources. All it did was equalize provincial jurisdictions. Look it up. If see anywhere anything granting ownership of resources let me know where, specifically.

Wrong, the people of alberta own the resources within the province. In fact, in 1930 all interests in natural resources were transfered from the fed to the provinces of AB. BC. SK. MB. http://www.solon.org/Constitutions/Canada/...sh/ca_1930.html No, I am sorry, but ut is yu who is wrong. You'll find nothing anywhere that says the people of a province own the resources. What you fnd is that the provincil crowns have administrative authority over them. Look it up.

Being proud (for good reasons) of a collective entity such as Canada, or Quebec, or the Atlanta Braves or whatever, makes sense to me if there is some distinction particular to that collective. As far as I have been able to detect, Alberta qua Alberta lacks such distinction, however strong the merits of individual Albertans may be. To say one is more proud to be Albertan than Canadian is confounding to me because any merits Alberta may claim are equally integral to Canada as they are to Alberta.

Woops, I meant Exodus 4:24 (where God tries to kill Moses, but Moses is too quick for him or something. Pretty good trick what? Foiling an assassination attempt by an omnipotent being! ). And btw, Jesus was a teacher. If you want to degrade teachers, why not start with him?

Maybe people should just mind their own nuts and bolts instead of worrying about other people's, eh.

excellen. I have vry simple requiremets for followers: in fact, its just two words. as it says in the gospel of Mary Magdalene -- Send Money.

Geez! Who wrote YOUR Bible!? Check out Acts 17:3 and Malachi 4:6. I think you'll see how important wagering in the Temple is to obtain the Sacrament of the Hound.

Could you explain what you mean by "Equal Representation"? What would be the point of voting if the representation is fixed to come out "equal"?

It's just plain amazing how so many of Canada's "liberal" and "progressive" types refuse to show a decent level of regard or respect for the deep prejudices or kneejerk aesthetic objections of right-thinking, decent type people. I mean really, if we cant treat even homosexuals as second class citizens, who's left?

Okay, now we're talking.

Excuse me -- I'm just sharing the secret knowledge of God's Great Plan as it comes down to us through His Sacred and Holy Word. Mock if you wish, but you'll be laughing on the other side of your face if you wake up some morning in the Lake of Fire. Mark my words. (But not my beast.)

Tsk. If you understood the true meaning of Exodus 11:24 you would realize how deeply mistaken you are.

Oh my poor benighted friend. If only you could accept the truth. We all know that the Bible doesn't really say what the Bible says, so we need to look deeper to determine why it appears to says what it says rather than what it says. This is revealed plainly (for those who have the secret of Faith) in 2 Corinthians 5:11. Of course many would deny this, if they knew about it. Oh, and same sex marriage is evil.

have your say

And btw, a general point of information: the provinces do not "own" the resources in their borders. The have administrative authority over them, under the Constitution of Canada.

Oh sure, there are "reasons", but those reasons have little merit, are based on imagined (or carefully cultivated) resentments, ignore historical and political substance, and reflect an unwarranted parochial self-importance and self-satisfaction.

Crap. Your tagline sets up that opposition quite cleary: proud to be Albertan, "moderately pleased" to be Canadian. You express a clear preference for "Albertanism" and a sly disdain for Canadianism. What I find difficult to understand is how you can purport to place so much value on a mere administrative division of a larger something for which your feelings are so tepid.

Horse-pucky. You don't see Manitobans or Ontarians braying such empty rostrums as to be "proud" of their geographic associations in the first place. You don't see it because appeals to meaningless, imaginary tribalism is not part of their attitude the way it seems to be for (some) Albertans.

I'm afraid not. It merely rephrases the incomprehensible. What is there in the concept of "Albertan" to identify with? I don't see what you can distinguish as "Albertan" other than the coincidental inhabitation of a geographic area.

Come now! Be reasonable. The Bible teaches that the AntiChrist will be a numerical beast -- a mathmatician. Einstein would have been, but he died. Therefore Stephen Hawking has assumed that role and prophecy tells us he will soon mark us all and Judgement will take the form of a wet whore. This is Written as plain as the nose on your face, if only you could see. Isaiah 10:12.

In my opinion, the wealthy and comfortable peolpe who comprise Canada's political and chattering classes are unethical to the point of criminality when they purport to spend the hard earned taxes of Canadian waitresses, security guards, and parking lot attendants, on assuaging they're private/personal charitable preferences. Let Jack Layton give up his morning coffee first, before he decides that my children should do without a rink in our neighborhood for the good of his prefered needy.

That would be completely immoral. Practically depraved. Who the fark does the government think it is to impose its charitable objectives on the poor working stiffs in Canada? That would be nothing but theft. Nothing. The moment the gov. decided to "match" private donations it became immoral for me to donate as doing so would impose a tax burden on my fellow citizens.