Alberta’s separatist angst has bone-deep economic roots. Ottawa cannot ignore it

I'm Not Sure the Separatist Movement in Alberta, Canada, Has Thought Its Position Through

Its members might want to chat with the folks behind the Keystone XL pipeline, which is now a pile of rusting tubes somewhere in the Dakotas.

Alberta group releases referendum question on leaving Canada, becoming 'sovereign country'

'Do you agree that the Province of Alberta shall become a Sovereign Country and cease to be a province of Canada?' reads the proposed question from Alberta Prosperity Project, which says it has over 240,000 pledges to vote 'yes' on the referendum.

Are Albertans Striving to Leaving Canada?

The idea to separate from Canada appeared with the Social Credit Party of Alberta in 1930s, but it failed to win widespread support there and then. Separatist sentiment in the province strengthened only in 1980s, after the Canadian government introduced the National Energy Program trying to tighten federal control over the sector. Being the largest producer of crude oil in the country, Alberta suffered great losses, leaving a huge number of loca…

Alberta is changing the rules to make referendums easier. Here's how

The Alberta government is proposing significant changes to the process for citizen initiatives and recalls — prompting concern that a referendum on leaving Canada could be in the cards

Canada’s “Maple MAGA” Secessionists

Alberta’s right-wing separatist push, driven by political opportunism and petro power, could pose a serious challenge to Canadian democracy — with potentially wide-ranging consequences for workers, the economy, public services, and the country as a whole.

Bell: Two out of three Danielle Smith voters want Alberta to leave Canada

Premier Danielle Smith's voters - 65 per cent either definite or leaning in a poll - would vote for Alberta leaving Canada in a referendum.