Margaret Atwood on Substack

[Bev54]

4. I live in Alberta and it truly is a red neck province but not quite as bad as a red state.

It is mostly because it's whole identity is oil and gas and they have never really diversified. They are attempting (along with the blessing of the Premier) to leave Canada and I am not sure what they want, a new sovereign country or to join the US. It will never happen, I belong to a group that is fighting them, to get our question of remaining in Canada on the ballot as a referendum. Even conservatives are signing, the separatists do not have the numbers, they just have the (excuse my french) stupid bitch that is in office. She is the one that ordered the ban but now there has been so much blow back that she has halted the book ban, for now anyway.

Hopefully people are fed up with her and she will be out at the next election, she should never ever been put in the position in the first place. She is a female Trump, knows nothing, takes bribes, gives positions to friends who are also unqualified. Thinks she is queen of Alberta but we are fighting back, she is not well liked, just financed by oil and gas.

Edit to add:
I was born and raised and lived my life in BC, just moved here 12 years ago to be closer to the grandchildren. My son is in oil and gas but hates her as well.