Basically they're saying the quiet parts out loud since Alberta is landlocked.
I do have to scoff at the notion of Wexit "becoming more mainstream" since it's still a fringe movement in the same way the Yellow Vests here in Canada are fringe. The only difference is the amount of coverage said fringe group has received has increased following the 2019 election.
And before you ask, yes, Facebook is exacerbating this:
Source: https://www.vice.com/en_us/article/935gm3/separatist-leader-now-wants-alberta-to-join-the-usAs the Western Canadian separatist movement Wexit becomes more mainstream, the group's founder is hoping to lead disillusioned western Canadians into the waiting arms of Donald Trump and to become the U.S.'s 51st state.
"Just like Wexit wasn't mainstream and now...is mainstream, the American option isn't mainstream but it will be," said Peter Downing, the driving force behind Wexit.
Wexit is a growing movement of conservative western Canadians who want to separate from eastern Canada. The group, built off existing separatist sentiment and western rage, was founded by Downing in early 2019 and has grown to become an actual political entity: it's now a registered party in Alberta, British Columbia, and Saskatchewan (although in some province's Wexit has changed names and merged with other separatist groups).
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Like western separation, the idea of Alberta joining the United States isn't new. It tends to pop up in columns every few years and each time gets a smattering of support from some Albertans. Hill, who has never mentioned secession to the United States, said in an interview with Global News that Wexit had come a long way since its inception as a protest movement.
I do have to scoff at the notion of Wexit "becoming more mainstream" since it's still a fringe movement in the same way the Yellow Vests here in Canada are fringe. The only difference is the amount of coverage said fringe group has received has increased following the 2019 election.
And before you ask, yes, Facebook is exacerbating this:
Existing groups and supporters of the 51st state movement on Facebook—such as "51 and 52 Hey Ottawa F.U."—have thrown their weight behind Downing. Like many right-wing causes, Facebook is a key battleground for Wexit and Alberta 51, and where Wexit originally shored up support.