Alberta Separation: Three-in-five say they’d vote in October to stay, but half say the question is “confusing”
Source: canmcpoli
Alberta Separation: Three-in-five say they’d vote in October to stay, but half say the question is “confusing”
Source: canmcpoli
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* Using the official question, 60% would vote to remain in Canada to 35% who’d vote for a referendum. That’s compared to 67% if it were a simple leave/stay question.
* A May 2025 Angus Reid survey found 60% would definitely or lean towards voting to stay vs. 36 who’d definitely or lean towards leaving.
* Similarly, a CBC poll from earlier this month found support for a leave/stay referendum to be 67%-28%
* Both sides report strong commitment to their positions, with 75–78% saying they are absolutely or mostly committed
To me, this looks like most people have not really changed their positions over the past year — but that the wording of this referendum has some people more open to voting for it. That should be concerning for the federalist side.
We are staring down the Brexit barrell with the amount of misinformation and propaganda surrounding this.
This is literally the Brexit playbook.
The idea that anyone would be confused by this question makes me not only feel depressed for the state of education but also gives me serious doubts that said people would even be competent enough to vote at all.
Yea it’s supposed to be confusing. That’s one of the reasons to be upset.
Do the people in the separate crowd even know what they are expecting if they separate? This is like Brexit. There is no detailed plan of what the territory would look like, what resources they will be allowed to keep, what deals they will get to keep. Meaning International deals are done through Canadian government approvals now. So why would a separate Alberta think they would greet to keep any current deals. Do you think you could ship products and oil etc westward or eastward anymore? What money would you even use, what would the exchange rate be. Could you travel out of Provence without a passport. How much will
Your taxes change. It’s absolutely stupid to ask if your want to separate before even Knowing what that means. Are these people just mental idiots or what? I have zero empathy for them
theoretically what would happen if they did in fact successfully vote to separate? would it come down to a supreme court fight? what would separation look like in reality on the ground? Would there be any actual changes or would it be merely ceremonial?
“Should Alberta remain a province of Canada or should the Government of Alberta commence the legal process required under the Canadian Constitution to hold a binding provincial referendum on whether or not Alberta should separate from Canada?”
Maybe I missed it in the article, but I couldn’t find anywhere that states what the selection of answers are going to be. This isn’t a yes/no question. Without knowing the answers it’s hard to say if the question is confusing or not.
Even if they have the votes they still can’t separate lol
Brexit or Maggat playbook , more intense with AI bots and swayed social media.
Nenshi and the NDP need to hammer them on the wording of the question.
If Smith wants to put this to a vote by the public, the UCP needs to concede and let the NDP determine how the question is worded.
If the official question is, “Should Alberta remain a province of Canada or should the Government of Alberta commence the legal process required under the Canadian Constitution to hold a binding provincial referendum on whether or not Alberta should separate from Canada?”….
Would the voters’ options be only “Yes” or “No”? Because then yeah, that’s the only way I can see it being confusing.
Let’s do a ranked ballot of if Smith should be in prison for treason.
Maple Maga trying to leverage the terrorism of division and hate for their own benefits.
This is the playbook. Thin the opposing vote with misinformation, multiple voting opportunities, and intentionally confusing questions. This needs to be stamped out like a bug.
It’s confusing on purpose
How many people were surveyed for this? It looks like 800 people only?
I’m tempted to vote yes, but only because I want the referendum to be binding, to do the vote quickly and so I can vote no and stop the obsession with this question. I think that’s why they worded the question this way.
The longer this drags out and the more Grievance farming people do between Alberta and the rest of Canada the more likely they are to succeed. No one wants them to succeed. It is a small minority want to separate from Alberta, and they need to work on their math skills.
If western seperation is Wexit…does that make it’s inhabitants Wexicans?
Basic reading comprehension difficult for Albertans? Say it aint so.
Look, I’ve been trying to get these Angus Reid polls but the only ones they give me ask questions that are really insignificant in this day (how many times a week do YOU eat out?). There is NO way that 2 out of 5 Albertans are considering leaving Canada…. These polls only ask the important questions to people who are right leaning, is my thinking. Who owns Angus Reid? What’s in it for them? (I know I could google this but I’m just angry and needed to vent.)