Alberta separatists say they’ll keep fighting after independence vote
Keith Wilson says separatists will keep pressing for independence after a vote that asks whether Alberta should start the legal process, not choose secession directly.
- On Monday, Albertans are casting ballots in a referendum deciding whether the province should remain in Canada or initiate the legal process toward a future binding vote on separation.
- Keith Wilson, co-chair of Let Alberta Decide, vowed on Saturday the independence movement will continue regardless of Monday's results, claiming supporters already won by forcing a provincial debate on separation.
- Elections Alberta reported over 1 million ballots cast through advance polls and mail, while roughly 1,100 supporters gathered Saturday at an Edmonton rally where Wilson noted $581,000 raised for the cause.
- Prime Minister Mark Carney warned that separation brings years of economic uncertainty, while internal United Conservative Party critics including Jeffrey Rath plan to challenge Premier Danielle Smith after the vote.
- The United Conservative Party annual meeting in late November will see activists debate leadership and policy direction immediately following the referendum process conclusion.
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As an active minority pushes for the separation of the oil province, the Trump administration's threats cause an unprecedented patriotic burst across the countryBanff and the mythical Canadian Rockies are a few tens of kilometres away. At the entrance to the Carriage House hotel, on the outskirts of Calgary, two young hosts wearing a "Reclaiming Alberta" jersey ("re-appropriate Alberta") receive us with a smile. Dan Giercke and Kevin McLeod hold…
Alberta's province wants a divorce from Canada, and US President Donald Trump is watching the scene with an appetite. Between the separatism and Washington's dreams, the country's unity stands in front of a ballot that might open doors that weren't considered.
The Alberta independenceist fight is far from over.
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