Separatism

• Alberta’s Smith says diverse opinions welcome after MLA supports separatist petition

  Smith said she has taken steps to obtain that sovereignty, such as signing the Alberta-Canada energy memorandum of understanding with Prime Minister Mark Carney.

  Politics

  Mar 29
  
• Alberta premier’s request for separation referendum question approval rebuffed

  Alberta's chief electoral officer is rebuffing calls from Danielle Smith and her justice minister to reverse course and sign off on a proposed referendum question on separation.

  Politics

  Jul 29, 2025
  
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• Potential Alberta separation referendum question referred to judge for approval

  Alberta's chief electoral officer says the law require possible referendum questions to respect over 30 parts of the Constitution, including the Charter of Rights and Freedoms.

  Canada

  Jul 28, 2025
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• Over half of Canadians say they understand Alberta separatism: poll

  Among respondents who support Alberta becoming a country, 76 per cent say they understand why the Prairie province might want to become independent.

  Canada

  May 23, 2025
• Sask. NDP introduces bill to change referendum legislation

  Sask's NDP have introduced a bill that would change the province's referendum legislation, making it more difficult for citizens to put forward a petition to separate from Canada.

  Canada

  May 7, 2025
• ‘Brazen act of violence’: Sikh gurdwara president shot, killed in Surrey parking lot

  A post from the BCSikhs instagram page says Hardeep Singh Nijjar was gunned down Sunday night in the parking lot of the Guru Nanak Sikh Gurdwara, where Nijjar was President.

  Canada

  Jun 19, 2023
• Alberta NDP says Premier Danielle Smith’s rejection of federal authority lays separation groundwork

  'It's not like Ottawa is a national government,' Smith told the Alberta legislature at 12:30 a.m. Thursday.

  Politics

  Dec 8, 2022
• Former Reform Party leader Preston Manning talks Western alienation in Calgary

  Canadian politician Preston Manning touched on Western alienation during a talk in Calgary on Tuesday, on the heels of his book's release last week.

  Politics

  Mar 11, 2020
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• Canadians divided on whether the West has legitimate beef with feds: Ipsos

  "Everybody's got their own problems," a pollster said when asked what new numbers suggest.

  Canada

  Dec 19, 2019
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• Treaty 8 chiefs call Wexit a ‘bad idea’ as support for separating from Canada grows in Alberta

  Treaty 8 First Nations chiefs issued a joint statement on Tuesday calling for cooler heads to prevail amid indications the desire to separate from Canada is growing among people in Alberta and Saskatchewan.

  Canada

  Nov 6, 2019