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The Tyee15m
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 ...
Edmonton Journal on MSN11d
Alberta is at the centre of separatism talks. Here's what it means and if it's possible for the province to leave Canada
Talks of separation have gathered steam after the province introduced a bill that would lower the bar for a potential citizen ...
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 ...
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 ...
The Canadian Press on MSN23d
Stockwell Day supports Alberta vote on separation, doesn’t think referendum would get 50% support
More than half of Albertans surveyed said they opposed different separation scenarios — ranging from 59 per cent who said no ...
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 ...
APTN News6d
Alberta premier pens letter to chiefs appealing for support of provincial sovereignty
The letter from Smith was addressed to several leaders in Treaty 6, 7 and 8. Critics felt the letter amounted to backroom ...
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 ...
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 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 ...
Indigenous groups in Alberta step up legal action over possible separation referendum
The Onion Lake Cree Nation says it is going ahead with a challenge to the province’s sovereignty legislation in response to ...
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 ...