Albertans believe
they are treated unfairly,
citing job losses,
taxation,
environmental regulations
and difficulty in getting
resources to markets.
A growing number
call for separation
from Canada.
But where would they go?
I turn the page
of my morning paper.
Two Albertans,
Jenni Sidey-Gibbons and Joshua Kutryk,
just graduated
NASA’s Artemis program.
They would be the pioneers
exploring opportunities
on the Moon,
preparing for Mars.
(Editor’s note: poet Shai Ben-Shalom, an Israeli-born biologist, examines current events in the Blacklock’s tradition each and every Sunday)
