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Alberta voters reject step toward separation from Canada
About 76% of Alberta voters backed remaining in Canada, rejecting a proposal to start the process toward a binding independence referendum, according to unofficial results. Prime Minister Mark Carney called it a "great result for Canada." Separatist leaders said they would keep campaigning, and some warned the province's governing party could split over the issue.
Why it matters
The result keeps Canada's main oil-producing province in the federation as Ottawa faces a trade dispute with the United States.
Background
Alberta's separatist movement is driven largely by economic grievances over federal energy and fiscal policy. The province holds most of Canada's oil reserves.
The story so far
- Alberta prepares to vote on leaving Canada
- Alberta votes on whether to hold a binding independence referendum
- Alberta voters reject step toward separation from Canada
- Alberta voters reject starting path to independence
Sources
- The Guardian ↗Oct 20, 12:24 PM ET
- BBC News ↗Oct 20, 12:59 PM ET
- NPR ↗Oct 20, 2:02 AM ET
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