Western Canada has had enough. And after the recent federal election, the rage is no longer quiet.

Once again, Alberta voted overwhelmingly conservative. And once again, it made no difference. The Laurentian elite held their grip on power — propped up by Quebec voters, hostile to Western interests, and smug in their belief that Alberta’s wealth is theirs to take, er, “redistribute”. For decades, Alberta — rich in oil, fiercely independent, and proudly conservative — has been treated not as a partner in Confederation, but as a colony of the East.

Punitive environmental decrees. Confiscatory equalization payments. Pipeline bans. A government that seems more interested in appeasing the U.N. than supporting its own people. And an Ottawa establishment that ridicules the very values that built Alberta: faith, work, family, freedom.

This isn’t unity. It’s subjugation.

So maybe it’s time we stop pretending that reform is possible, and ask the question that’s moved from the margins to the mainstream: Should Alberta secede from Canada — and become the 51st state of the United States? ...