[Treesplease]

I look to similarities in the mindsets of the people. Having worked in fed/prov relations for years I would say Sask is far closer to MB in terms of the mindset and politics of the people. Alberta is more like a foreign country in the same way many Americans view Texas as a foreign country. I worked in Calgary and some of the biggest a-holes were right wing sask ex-pats that tried just a little too hard to differentiate themselves from Saskatchewan. I don't think resources have anything to do with the question other than the false sense of arrogance and superiority that slowly develops in a province where you can just buy your way out of trouble year after year - Saskatchewan isn't there yet and I hope we never do get there. In my mind we are closer to BC than we are to AB. Ontario and AB are very similar.