Western Standard - April 13, 2022


WATCH： Poilievre addresses western separatism at Calgary rally


Episode Stats

Length

1 minute

Words per Minute

185.58456

Word Count

327

Sentence Count

21


Summary

When government gets big and bossy and powerful, people start turning on each other. Can you remember a time when we ve ever been this divided? East versus West? Vaccinated versus unvaccinated? I can t remember it.


Transcript

00:00:00.000 If one person gets more control, then someone else has to get less control, right?
00:00:06.440 There's only so much to go around.
00:00:08.780 And that's why when government gets big and bossy and powerful, people start turning on each other.
00:00:14.660 Can you remember a time when we've ever been this divided?
00:00:17.640 East versus West, vaccinated versus unvaccinated.
00:00:21.860 I can't remember a time when people were turning on each other in this way.
00:00:25.780 But it is by, you're right, when his dad was prime minister, I remember, I was a kid here in Alberta, and it was pretty bad then too, wasn't it?
00:00:33.000 The same thing happened.
00:00:34.380 Big, powerful, controlling government turned people against each other.
00:00:38.760 Before Trouba the First, there was no separatist movement in Quebec.
00:00:42.240 And all of a sudden it came alive.
00:00:43.700 Before Trouba the Second, separatism was dead in Quebec and not even spoken of in Alberta.
00:00:48.780 And now it has been in power for seven years.
00:00:50.800 We have two regions where there are separatist movements alive and well.
00:00:54.560 Unfortunately, well, listen, I understand why you feel that way.
00:00:58.960 I understand the frustration of being a Western Canadian and feeling like your central government is attacking you.
00:01:04.680 I get it.
00:01:05.820 But I want to tell you something else.
00:01:07.940 You have many friends right across this country who are on your side.
00:01:11.420 I meet them every single day who believe in this country and who believe in all of its people who want to build pipelines across the nation.
00:01:18.780 The energy use pipeline would have gone right through my riding, and two-thirds of my constituents were happy to support it right there in Ottawa.
00:01:26.180 I want you to know now.
00:01:29.300 If it doesn't happen, you're gone!
00:01:31.600 And with a prominent government who's born and bred in Alberta,
00:01:34.920 you will know that the era of calling Alberta on Alberta and Western Canada to pay up and shut up will be over forever.
00:01:43.720 Thank you!
00:01:44.720 Thank you!