> if it went through the Western half of Canada would effectively be cut off from the bulk of the countries population and economic centers. What? Quebec is ea

> if it went through the Western half of Canada would effectively be cut off from the bulk of the countries population and economic centers. What? Quebec is east of Ontario, so the entire west of Canada is still connected to Ontario by land. Only lightly populated, economically minuscule (but gorgeous) eastern provinces would be cut off. > For this reason, the Governor of Alberta at the time had planned to cede to the US had the referendum been a success. Premiere of Alberta. Albertans threaten this regularly when one or another of their extractive projects doesn’t get approved.