To read the “Fair Deal” panel’s report is to gaze into a crystal ball.

This is your future, Alberta.

It’s a future where we’ll be picking fights with the federal government, pitting Alberta against Canada, embroiling Albertans in never-ending debates over equalization, launching expensive and meaningless referendums and blaming others for all our problems.

Come to think of it, this crystal ball looks more like a snow globe. We are headed into a blizzard of conflict, resentment and frustration.