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Alberta separatism referendum: What’s at stake for both sides
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May 24, 2026
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40:49Now PlayingChief political correspondent Rosemary Barton speaks with Alberta Finance Minister Jason Nixon about his government’s referendum question on Alberta’s place within Canada. Edmonton MP and Liberal cabinet minister Eleanor Olszewski shares Ottawa’s reaction to separatist sentiment. Plus, reaction from supporters of Alberta remaining in Canada, Athabasca Chipewyan First Nation Chief Allan Adam and leader of the Forever Canadian petition Thomas Lukaszuk, as well as arguments for separation from constitutional lawyer Keith Wilson.
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