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Canadian reference to disgruntled western provinces. Much of western alienation can be traced to a belief that the Canadian federal government is beholden to
central Canada.
Pierre Trudeau implemented an energy policy that exploited the west and was responsible for much growth in this feeling. Subsequent federal
Liberal governments have implemented policies, such as
gun control, that proved extremely unpopular in
The West.
Western Alienation gave birth to the
Reform Party and the Western
Separatist movement.