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The Tyee8h
What if Alberta Actually Voted to Leave Canada?
Simply put, if Alberta were to leave Canada, it would lose all enforceable rights and protections offered by the Canadian ...
CityNews Edmonton7h
Alberta energy minister will not speak at sovereignty event, UCP says, despite what poster said
The Alberta NDP says a poster for a townhall happening later this month is “proof” the UCP is a separatist party. Energy ...
Poll finds Albertans' attachment to Canada has grown as support for separatism has hardened
Support for separation remains steady at about 30 per cent, according to a new poll, but among that group, separatist ...
What if Alberta really did vote to separate?
An independent Alberta would be a landlocked, oil-exporting nation. It would have to enter into long and painful negotiations ...
The Walrus on MSN3d
Alberta Is Talking about Separating—AGAIN
He was talking about education, but that sense of frustration with Ottawa has been a part of politicking in Alberta since the ...
New York Post1mon
51st state? Alberta’s break-up talk with Canada gets real: ‘It’s time that we’re set free’
Alberta’s threat to divorce Canada is getting more serious than ever. Premier Danielle Smith announced this week that the oil-rich province could hold its first-ever referendum on independence i ...
DeSmog3d
Shoot First, Then Aim: A Look at Alberta’s Petrostate Separatists
More than 400 people gathered in Red Deer for the launch of a new political party calling for an anti-Canada uprising.
Alberta anti-separatism group that includes former deputy premier wants to pose referendum question
A group of Albertans who oppose efforts to have the province separate from the rest of Canada has filed an application to ...
Separatists say Alberta's culture is rooted in traditional values. Many say those values don't define them
Some Alberta separatists are trying to make the case that Alberta, like Quebec, does have a culture that’s distinct from the ...
As separatist talk simmers in Alberta and Quebec, Canadians say breaking up will be hard to do: poll
Most said separation cannot be a unilateral decision, and it should require approval by the federal House of Commons ...
The spectre of Alberta separatism might actually be good for Canada’s economy
The threat could make development of energy and resource infrastructure investments more likely, raising prosperity but also ...
The American Spectator29d
Alberta, Not Canada, Would Be a Great US State
According to a recent poll by Angus Reid Institute, 3 in 10 Albertans would vote to leave Canada. Jeff Rath, a Canadian constitutional lawyer and advocate for Alberta’s separation from Canada ...