The Aporia
The Aporia
12 articles about 10 events for “Alberta Separation Referendum Debate” from The Globe and Mail.
“A day after Albertans voted overwhelmingly to remain a part of Canada, Premier Danielle Smith heralded progress with Ottawa but remained defiant in her plan to extract more autonomy from the federal government, even as she pledged not to hold another…”
“Provincial leaders outside Alberta welcomed the province’s rejection of separatism in Monday’s referendum, but mostly steered clear of the other questions on the ballot, including those that asked Albertans whether they endorse restricting immigration and…”
“Albertans vote Monday on whether to remain in Canada or begin the process of pursuing separation, the culmination of a campaign that has divided the province and transfixed the country.”
“Danielle Smith said she will not be attending because the meeting overlaps with the resumption of question period in her province as well as the aftermath of a historic referendum on separation.”
“Mitch Sylvestre, who spearheaded a petition to get a separation question on the referendum ballot, is the president of a UCP constituency association in northeast Alberta and one of the party’s most valuable fundraisers.”
““As a party, we cannot permit the next year to be one of internal division and endless debates about separation, when Albertans have spoken so clearly against it,””
“Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre, at the same conference earlier in the day, made his case to Albertans to reject choosing a second, binding separation referendum.”
“Question 10 of 10 on Monday’s referendum ballot asks whether Alberta should remain in Canada or if the government should start the legal process to hold a subsequent, binding referendum on separation.”
“Some First Nations in Northern Alberta are concerned that their voter turnout could be a challenge in the referendum, an issue that’s been exacerbated by a lack of advance polling stations.”
“The Canadian Press Lines of people snaked out of schools and churches on Tuesday as advance voting began in Alberta’s referendum, with residents weighing in on 10 questions centred on provincial separation, immigration and constitutional issues.”
“Echoes of Britain’s 2016 referendum on its membership in the EU have loomed large over Alberta’s separation debate.”
“Alberta is set to hold a referendum on Oct. 19 on whether to hold a second vote on leaving Canada.”