{"id":3001,"date":"2026-10-20T13:03:45","date_gmt":"2026-10-20T08:03:45","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ipp-news.com\/?p=3001"},"modified":"2026-10-20T13:03:45","modified_gmt":"2026-10-20T08:03:45","slug":"canadas-alberta-province-votes-to-remain-part-of-country","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ipp-news.com\/?p=3001","title":{"rendered":"Canada\u2019s Alberta province votes to remain part of country"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Voters in Canada\u2019s Alberta province have overwhelmingly backed remaining in the country, with early referendum results showing 77% opposed to beginning a process towards separation.<\/strong><\/p>\n

With more than one million votes counted, 23% supported starting the process to separate from Canada, according to unofficial results from Elections Alberta.<\/p>\n

The referendum was not a direct vote on independence. A victory for the separatist side would have set the province on a path towards a future vote on separation.<\/p>\n

\u201cAlbertans made a clear choice,\u201d Prime Minister Mark Carney said. \u201cThey chose unity, to build together, and to take care of each other. Above all, Albertans chose Canada.\u201d<\/p>\n

He said the result would allow Canadians to move forward together, diversify trade, advance major infrastructure projects and strengthen the country\u2019s position as a global energy powerhouse, with Alberta playing a central role.<\/p>\n

Alberta Premier Danielle Smith also welcomed the early results, saying they reflected broad support for remaining in Canada.<\/p>\n

\u201cAlbertans have voted for a stronger Alberta in a united Canada,\u201d Smith said in a social media post.<\/p>\n

Separatist leaders, however, said the campaign had demonstrated significant support for the province to seek a different relationship with the federal government.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe don\u2019t have the final results. I think the numbers are going to fluctuate, but it is fair to say that at least a quarter of Albertans feel that Alberta needs to be treated better,\u201d said Keith Wilson, a leader of the separatist movement.<\/p>\n

Thomas Lukaszuk, a former Alberta deputy premier who led the Forever Canadian campaign against separation, welcomed the results.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe are a solid country that\u2019s united from coast to coast to coast,\u201d he told supporters.<\/p>\n

The results were delayed after polling stations that opened late were required to extend voting hours on Monday.<\/p>\n

Alberta, home to the world\u2019s fourth-largest proven oil reserves, is a conservative stronghold whose political culture has long had more in common with the American West than much of Canada.<\/p>\n

Resentment towards the federal government in Ottawa runs deep, although it has not traditionally translated into widespread support for independence.<\/p>\n

Separatist parties have historically attracted only 1% to 2% of the vote, according to former Alberta premier Jason Kenney. Anger over COVID-19 restrictions helped mobilise activists who later joined the separatist movement, he said.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Voters in Canada\u2019s Alberta province have overwhelmingly backed remaining in the country, with early referendum results showing 77% opposed to beginning a process towards separation. With more than one million votes counted, 23% supported starting the process to separate from Canada, according to unofficial results from Elections Alberta. The referendum was not a direct vote on independence. A victory for the separatist side would have set the province on a path towards a future vote on separation. \u201cAlbertans made a clear choice,\u201d Prime Minister Mark Carney said. \u201cThey chose unity,…<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[19],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-3001","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-english"],"gutentor_comment":0,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/ipp-news.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3001","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/ipp-news.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/ipp-news.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ipp-news.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ipp-news.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=3001"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/ipp-news.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3001\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/ipp-news.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=3001"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ipp-news.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=3001"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ipp-news.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=3001"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}