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Alberta Votes on Separation Referendum Question Oct. 19
The government added a 10th question after court rulings and competing petitions, as polls show most Albertans want to remain in Canada.
- Albertans head to the polls on October 19 to vote on a 10th referendum question asking whether the province should stay in Canada or hold a binding vote on separation.
- Strains of western alienation date back decades to the federal National Energy Program, though Premier Danielle Smith stresses her preference for a "sovereign Alberta within a united Canada."
- While an Alberta Court of King's Bench judge quashed a previous separatist petition, a University of Calgary report estimates an initial five-year price tag of $50 billion to $170 billion for independence.
- The United Conservative Party recently lost a Calgary-Shaw byelection to the Opposition NDP, with critics citing the referendum as a contributing factor despite a $4-million government advertising campaign.
- Thomas Lukaszuk's "Forever Canadian" petition remains in limbo as the government reviews whether gathered signatures should trigger a legislature vote or a referendum.
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Alberta is to vote on holding a separation referendum. A timeline on how we got here
EDMONTON - Albertans head to the polls Oct. 19 to vote on whether there should be a future, binding referendum on the province separating from Canada. Strains of western alienation
·Toronto, Canada
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Alberta is to vote on whether to hold a separation referendum. Here's how we got here
Premier Danielle Smith announced Thursday that Albertans will be going to the polls Oct. 19 to vote on whether there should be a future binding referendum on the province quitting Canada. Here’s a timeline of pivotal moments in Alberta’s separatism debate: Oct. 28, 1980 — The federal government ignites widespread alienation in Alberta with the […]
·Toronto, Canada
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Total News Sources26
Leaning Left14Leaning Right1Center9Last UpdatedBias Distribution58% Left
Bias Distribution
- 58% of the sources lean Left
58% Left
L 58%
C 38%
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