(as some folks were having trouble with the link, here's a copy of the Substack OpEd I wrote)
As Corb Lund said, “This is my prairie. This is my home.”
I was still in High School in Medicine Hat when I swore an Oath to protect Canada. My fight and my “uniform” may a look a little different these days, but I still hold true to my Oath. Our wildlife and our industries are in fact very diverse, but still need careful management and conservation. Not wholesale exploitation by foreign actors who don't care, or even live here. Our cultures are also diverse. Just this weekend alone, I attended multiple events celebrating multiple cultures and histories. On a aussi beaucoup des communautés et familles française en Alberta. Il y a l'histoire française, et les Métis qui habit là pendant longtemp. On a aussi des familles militaires qui sont à les plus grande bases au Canada. (Oui, je connais que mon français n'est pas le meilleur. J'ai perdue trops de mon grammaire et vocabulaire, et je connais que mon français écrit ce sont horrible. J'aime excuse si vous plaît, j'essaierai.)
Ours is a land that most of us intend to pass on to the next generation. That large majority of us will fight for our sovereignty. Those who study history know that appeasement never really works. Whether it was the Saxons facing Viking hoards after the sacking of Lindisfarne, or the Polish falling to Nazi Germany after the invasion of Czechoslovakia, or any one of the hundreds of examples in between, appeasement doesn't work. So while I may disagree with our Prime Minister on a few things, I firmly stand by the decision to withdraw from Trade Talks. I was very pleasantly surprised that M. Poilievre did as well. I was disappointed (but not surprised) when Ms. Smith did not. There are Collaborators both within our Provincial Government and the separatist movement who are working to have us bend the knee before US imperialism. Alberta is being set up as the bridge head and staging ground for US encroachment. So my arena and my “uniform” have changed, but my Oath has not. I will continue to fight for my Neighbours and Our communities for as long as I have to.
This is my prairie. This is my home.
I'll make my stand here, but I won't be alone.
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