EDITORIAL: The West Wants Out

The East has decided that it will continue down the path of destruction that Canada is currently on. It is a path that will lead to the ruin of that once great and proud country. It is a path that has been consistently rejected by Westerners, and one that we can no longer stay on with them.

The time has come for the West — led by Alberta and Saskatchewan — to declare its independence and choose a new path.

We say this with sad reluctance. And we do not propose, indeed we strongly advise against, a hasty or ill-considered response to yesterday's disturbing election result. ---More...