Confederation is a failed Canadian experiment.
In 1867, the provinces didnāt create a super-government in Ottawa to be their parent. They formed a trade coalition and defensive alliance. It was a voluntary federation of equal partners to secure markets, build railways, and protect against American threats.
The relationship was never meant to be parent-child one. Provinces kept real power over their own affairs.
Over time, Ottawa relentlessly overstepped. Through court decisions, spending power, and endless federal programs, the central government turned a balanced federation into a top-down unitary state in all but name. Todayās Confederation bears almost no resemblance to the original compact.
A country this vast (spanning six time zones), with wildly different economies, cultures, and priorities, cannot be effectively ruled by distant bureaucrats in Ottawa.
What made sense on a smaller scale in 1867 simply doesnāt work in 2026. The original vision is dead. Weāre pretending a 19th century trade pact can function as a centralized superstate. It canāt.
Time to admit the experiment failed.