Former Conservative prime minister Stephen Harper cautioned against the prospect of Alberta separation in a column Friday, writing that even voting just to “send a message” would represent a fraught approach.

  • quanin@lemmy.caOP
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    16 hours ago

    So your opinion is that the “research” put forward in favour of separation should be taken seriously? Because that’s what engaging with it is doing.

    • DriftingLynx@lemmy.ca
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      4 hours ago

      🤦

      No it should not be taken seriously, it should be debunked for the fraudulent word salad it is.

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        3 hours ago

        It should not be given airtime at all. If you give it airtime, then you are taking it seriously.

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      8 hours ago

      I can agree with that. Movements that have been long incubated in silos can’t be suffocated, and these days they’re just “big tenting” their way to legitimacy. Dismissal without correction withholds legitimacy about as well as shame affects the shameless.