US EditionQuebec sovereigntists watch Alberta referendum talk with optimism, disdain
- An Alberta separatist group released a referendum question on independence on Monday and plans to petition voters after gaining 600,000 supporters.
- This initiative follows a new United Conservative Party bill that lowers the signature requirement to force a referendum, although the group targets more than triple that number.
- The group aims for a 2025 referendum with a question asking if Alberta should become sovereign, while Premier Danielle Smith supports staying in Canada but has suggested a vote next year.
- Polls indicate that 19% of Albertans are certain they would support leaving Canada, while a majority prefer to remain, and separatists anticipate that oil production could double with new pipeline projects if Alberta became independent.
- The movement faces legal and political challenges since there is no constitutional right to secede, and negotiations would be complex, suggesting potential harm to Alberta regardless of referendum outcomes.
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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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