Majority of Canadians take Alberta separation more seriously than Quebec

Quinn Patrick, True North

A national survey found that a majority of Canadians think the threat of Alberta separating from Canada should be taken seriously, with this sentiment strongest within Alberta itself.

A national survey found that a majority of Canadians think the threat of Alberta separating from Canada should be taken seriously, with this sentiment strongest within Alberta itself.

The Association for Canadian Studies released a poll that found 52 per cent of Canadians not only believe Alberta’s threats to leave the federation should be taken seriously but also feel that such a scenario is more likely than Quebec’s separation.

At the same time, only 42 per cent of Canadians think that Quebec could successfully secede.

Alberta’s United Conservative government legally lowered the bar for triggering a referendum last month, making it far easier for citizens to trigger a province-wide vote on its future relationship with Canada.

The recent election of Prime Minister Mark Carney has only further strained national unity, while also fanning the flames of Western alienation.

Over a third of respondents said that the re-election of a Liberal government will not lead to more national unity at 37 per cent, while another cohort of 34 per cent believe that it would, with the rest undecided.

Fifty-two per cent of Albertans agreed that the Liberals will not improve national unity, followed by Manitoba and Saskatchewan at 39 per cent, Quebec at 38 per cent, B.C. at 35 per cent, Atlantic Canada at 34 per cent and Ontario at 33 per cent.

Alberta’s newly introduced legislation reduced the required number of petition signatures from 600,000 to just 177,000, based on 10 per cent of ballots cast in the last general election.

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