US EditionQuebec sovereigntists watch Alberta referendum talk with optimism, disdain
- An Alberta separatist group released a referendum question on independence and plans to petition voters once it gains 600,000 supporters in 2025.
- This effort follows a new United Conservative Party bill that lowers the threshold for a referendum but the group still seeks triple the required signatures.
- Polls indicate that 19% of Albertans are certain they would choose to separate from Canada, while a majority oppose leaving, and Premier Danielle Smith has expressed her support for keeping Alberta within the country.
- The referendum asks voters if they support the territory gaining full independence and no longer being part of Canada, with advocates emphasizing the question’s clarity and gravity.
- If Alberta separates, advocates claim it would lower taxes, boost oil development, and build new pipelines, though legal and diplomatic challenges remain over infrastructure and international access.
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Alberta, Not Canada, Would Be a Great US State - The American Spectator | USA News and Politics
Thousands of Albertans have been holding rallies and signing petitions to vote for separation from Canada. The Liberals just achieved their fourth consecutive win in the country that Donald Trump wants to make the 51st state. The province of Alberta has a long-standing complaint: Ottawa treats them unfairly while reaping enormous economic benefit from its oil and gas resources. While the call for a “divorce” from Canada is not new, it has regain…
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Quebec sovereigntists watch Alberta referendum talk with optimism, disdain - The Turtle Island News
By Maura Forrest As Alberta flirts with the possibility of a referendum on separation, Quebec sovereigntists are watching with interest — and a healthy dose of skepticism. Some are hoping a wave of separatist sentiment in Alberta will put wind in the sails of Quebec’s own independence movement, which took a blow in the recent federal election when the Liberals made big gains in the province at the expense of the sovereigntist Bloc Québécois. But…
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