Alberta separatists think they’ll win. Polls project a loss
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Alberta separatists think they’ll win. Polls project a loss

B2Upper-intermediateSeptember 11, 202631 min
  • Interview
  • Politics
  • About Canada

Separatists think they’ll win a vote they’re poised to lose by a wide margin, according to an exclusive new poll. With a little more than five weeks to go before Alberta’s fall referendum, host Kathleen Petty explains how the heck we got here and where we’re headed next. David Coletto, CEO of Abacus Data, does a deep dive into Alberta public opinion. His numbers say if the referendum was held today, Albertans would vote decisively to remain. Motivations for the other side aren’t clearcut. Do they actually want to leave? How...

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complicated place. Alberta has opinions, many being heard right across the country, and we're here to explore that and explain. If you're a regular podcast listener, welcome back. Coming up, exclusive new data from pollster David Colletto. There's this really interesting interplay that's leaving, I think, most people to basically

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conclude we don't want this referendum. We don't really trust the provincial government to handle this issue. And this is not the time for us to be even having this debate because actually we're really worried about the guy occupying

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the White House down south. Before that, though, look at how the heck we got here. On October 19, Albertans will vote in a referendum. 10 questions.

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