PPC Candidate, Doug Burchill, with his family and supporters watching election results on Monday night at the Canadian Brewhouse  (Photo by Liam Verster)

By Liam Verster

Federal Politics

Burchill expects western separation movement following election results

Oct 22, 2019 | 1:07 PM

Grande Prairie-Mackenzie’s candidate for the People’s Party of Canada, Doug Burchill, says Canadians got what they asked for in this election.

After his loss to incumbent Conservative Chris Warkentin was announced, Burchill wouldn’t comment on his opponents or their campaigns, but would comment on the federal election, and Justin Trudeau’s Liberals winning a minority government.

“For the country as a whole, the country’s pretty much done. Financially, we can’t afford to have Trudeau in for four more years. There will probably be an election called in the next year, they’ll push him out. But again, Canadians got what they deserved, they voted for him.”

Burchill went on to say that he believes people in the west are paying to support the country, and are not seeing any benefits of their own. He expects this election result to spark a western separatist movement.

“The Liberals veiled the need in the west for so long now, and the Conservatives are not much better. They’re just dividing this country up. We don’t have pipelines, we can’t get our product out to the oceans, we can’t sell it. We’re paying all the money in equalization.”

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Shortly after the announcement of a Liberal minority victory, social media platforms across the Wild Rose Province were flooded with thoughts of Alberta independence and solidarity. An online petition has already started for Wexit Alberta, which is calling for separation from the rest of the country, and secession from the British Commonwealth.

Although Burchill wouldn’t comment on his opponents, he did say he is proud of the campaign he ran, and extends a thanks to his supporters who helped his campaign by visiting over 30,000 residents and speaking to the public.