Separatists in Canada’s oil-rich province of Alberta say they have gathered enough signatures to trigger a referendum on independence, reports Bloomberg. The campaign group Stay Free Alberta claims it has surpassed the 177,732-signature threshold required to place the question on an October ballot, though Elections Alberta has yet to verify the petition. Even if approved, any bid to leave Canada would require a clear majority in a referendum before negotiations could begin. Polling suggests that remains unlikely: about 70% of Albertans prefer to stay in the federation.
FloggingJonna on
30% seems like a really sticky % for any population and their local shitheads.
Cheese-Of-Doom22 on
The sucky thing is the Forever Canada petition already had enough signatures with the old rules (so it was even higher) but it seems the UCP is trying to to make it so they can choose the separatist one.
Danielle Smith is such a terrible premier man
Unlucky-Equipment999 on
Even though they’ll lose handily, the important part for them is that it’ll happen and American media (especially conservative alt-media) will blast it in the airwaves making up news about vote suppression or things like that and get the administration to increase pressure on Canada. They want their new oil state.
gringledoom on
To quote Shiv Ramdas, on how “independence” would pan out: “there’s a historical term that often gets used for a landlocked state with no standing military or independent communications network and the word is ‘occupied’”
omnipotentsandwich on
Would Alberta vote Democrat or Republican?
E_Cayce on
Landlocked new country with no international treaties of any kind.
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Separatists in Canada’s oil-rich province of Alberta say they have gathered enough signatures to trigger a referendum on independence, reports Bloomberg. The campaign group Stay Free Alberta claims it has surpassed the 177,732-signature threshold required to place the question on an October ballot, though Elections Alberta has yet to verify the petition. Even if approved, any bid to leave Canada would require a clear majority in a referendum before negotiations could begin. Polling suggests that remains unlikely: about 70% of Albertans prefer to stay in the federation.
30% seems like a really sticky % for any population and their local shitheads.
The sucky thing is the Forever Canada petition already had enough signatures with the old rules (so it was even higher) but it seems the UCP is trying to to make it so they can choose the separatist one.
Danielle Smith is such a terrible premier man
Even though they’ll lose handily, the important part for them is that it’ll happen and American media (especially conservative alt-media) will blast it in the airwaves making up news about vote suppression or things like that and get the administration to increase pressure on Canada. They want their new oil state.
To quote Shiv Ramdas, on how “independence” would pan out: “there’s a historical term that often gets used for a landlocked state with no standing military or independent communications network and the word is ‘occupied’”
Would Alberta vote Democrat or Republican?
Landlocked new country with no international treaties of any kind.
What could go wrong?