Albertans say that their wealth is being used by Ottawa and little consideration is given to the province. They also express that monies given to Alberta are well below what they feel is taken from them.
Quebec has its own list of complaints as do many of the provinces. What would it take for Canadians to take to the streets much like the Gilets Jaune did in France. For the French it was a carbon tax on fuel and the belief that taxes and the cost of living left them with too little disposable income.
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All the provinces complain about Ottawa, except maybe Ontario, which basically controls the country. All the provinces in Western Canada feel some level of alienation because we felt that eastern Canada was ignoring our concerns. But almost everyone in Western Canada feels like a proud Canadian, unlike in Quebec, where most feel proud to be Quebecois first and foremost.
Canada has "equalization payments," and has had for decades. These are payments made by the rich provinces to the poor provinces. Alberta has perpetually been a rich province since oil was discovered, and has subsidized the rest of Canada for 60-70 years.
It was much worse in the 1970s and 1980s. The provinces control the natural resources according to the Canadian constitution. Pierre Trudeau tried to transfer oil wealth from Alberta to Ottawa and redistribute it to the east. THAT was a big deal, and literally wiped out the Liberal Party in Western Canada for decades, and which still hasn't fully recovered. Back then, there was talk about separation, but it never went anywhere. If Albertans weren't going to separate then, they aren't going to separate now.