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LEWINGTON: What Alberta Could Lose by Leaving Canada

Critics say the vote would strain polling staff and rely on Canada Post, while warning separation would bring higher costs and weaker services.

Supporters of separation often focus on Ottawa's failures. But Alberta has also benefited from decades of federal investment in infrastructure, research, disaster recovery and economic development.

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Canada could face one of the most serious challenges to its unity since the Quebec independence referendum when voters in the oil-rich province of Alberta head to the polls on October 19. Among other things, they will be asked whether Alberta should remain part of Canada or whether the provincial government should begin the legal process necessary to […] The article Canada could face its own Brexit: Alberta votes in October to begin independence…

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Edmonton Journal broke the news in Edmonton, Canada on Saturday, August 29, 2026.
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