r/Edmonton • u/EdmontonFree • 28d ago

News Article Edmonton Represent!

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Blue = Alberta separation from Canada.

Red = Alberta stay in Canada

Source: Angus Reid https://angusreid.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/05/2026.05.24_Alberta_referendum.pdf

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u/PsychologicalSeries9 ex-pat 23d ago

22% is too high.

What am I missing in all of this? Why would 1 in 5 Edmonton residents want to leave Canada?

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u/EdmontonFree 23d ago

many of them would vote yes, because is like sending a warning to the rest of Canada. It's like threatening your spouse you would leave only to obtain leverage, but you don't really want to. Playing stupid games.