Bloc Redneckois meeting
On Saturday I attended the Wexit meeting in Edmonton, not because I am necessarily a western separatist but because I wanted to find out what all the excitement was about with this political movement which has attracted hundreds of thousands of Albertans since the Oct. 21 election.
When I first heard of the meeting, I had to do a double-take regarding the location. For a group already being nicknamed Bloc Redneckois, they decided to have the meeting at the Boot Scootin’ Boogie Hall.
The place was packed. My buddy and I arrived right on time and close to 700 people were already in the facility. We had to stand at the back and could barely hear the first few speakers, but if you listened closely you could make out talk of Alberta unemployment, western alienation, and the slow but sure leakage of socialism into Canada.
I wasn’t impressed by the Canadian flag hung upside down by two hockey sticks at the front, or leader Peter Downing dressed in an Eskimos jersey and ball cap, drinking a beer (made in Alberta) while he talked. I think you can decide that separation is best for our province and agree that we are being pushed out of confederation without being disrespectful to Canada and the brave men and women who fought for our freedom. . . . contd.
