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> 85% of Canadians live within 100 miles/160 km of the border. These are very integrated communities.

Yes, but the culture and values start shifting as soon as you cross the border, and they shift more the further south you go.

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Spoken like someone who's never been to Alberta

There are a great number of Albertans that are elbows up and are pissed at Smith for entertaining the separatists so don’t paint them all with the same brush.

That's just not true. What do you think the culture of northern US states is like? We're not talking about the deep south here. It makes this needless destruction all the more terrible.

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