A new but familiar line of merchandise — T-shirts and other clothing emblazoned with the phrase “Alberta Vs. Everybody” — is one of many pop-up apparel companies that appears to be capitalizing on feelings of Western alienation. And it’s not from Peace Collective, a company established in 2014 after founder Yanal Dhailieh wore his first Toronto vs. Everybody T-shirt to a Raptors game. A website for Republic of Western Canada apparel has been circulating in Wexit groups on social media as well. There’s also Wexit Merch, where one of the top selling products is a black baseball cap with the word WEXIT in white capital letters. Sign Up NowAnd of course, there’s the Make Alberta Great Again website, which says “Stand Proud and Stand Tall for Glorious Alberta” on its home page.

Source: thestar November 27, 2019 00:22 UTC