was before the scandal of separatism groups illegally publishing a list of voters and their addresses on the internet for anyone to see. Judges, abused women hiding from men, and many more had there data layed open to anyone to see. People are really mad. That is some MAGA-like action. I wonder if the pro-separatist vote will go even lower.

really don't want to separate - they just want to "send a message" by answering Yes to separation polls.

Anyhow, there is no way it could work even with a referendum win - there is nothing in the constitution or legislation that provides for it.

what with the attempt to cleave the middle class into parts and send 1/4 rich and 3/4ers poor. People know the average American has lost power in their own country.

to me that they would want to leave Canada.

Hope Mark Carney can soothe their feathers.

Mahllo, apple

this sounds great for oil executives

Big Oil executives are already doing great in Alberta. They probably want Alberta to be the 51st state so they can get the oil for even cheaper.

An independent Alberta won’t be supported by 50% of the people who live there, and I doubt there are 50% of the people anywhere who want their state/province to join Trump’s America.

Separatist movements in modern integrated countries are mostly supported by their own headline seekers. Texas is not leaving the USA, Catalunya is not leaving Spain, etc.

there have been fringe groups touting separation for decades and they can never get above 30% support. These latest groups get even less support, it is, at best, 27% and that number includes those who are lukewarm to the idea. The hardcore number is around 19%.

Smith and her government lowered the number of signatures needed, 177,000, extended the time for collection for this group and only did that after forcing the "Forever Canada" group to have to collect 294,000 over a shorter time frame. The "Forever Canada" group collected over 400,000 verified signatures.

The more serious issue is about the 9 questions being asked in an October referendum that asks questions on pensions, immigrants, judges and more. The questions were put together by this appalling government without any real communication with Albertans beforehand, much as they pretended it was otherwise. I can only hope Albertans do their due diligence on the 9 issues before going to the polls on them.