Sunday Listen from West of Centre: Is Alberta separatism here to stay?
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Sunday Listen from West of Centre: Is Alberta separatism here to stay?

B2Upper-intermediateOctober 11, 202632 min
  • Politics
  • About Canada

Premier Danielle Smith wants to “vote and move on” but is that even possible? For separatists like Mitch Sylvestre, this referendum on Alberta’s future might not be the end. With an unprecedented number of mail-in ballots requested, Sylvestre says he has cause to be suspicious if his side doesn’t get at least 40 per cent support. Host Kathleen Petty and CBC senior reporter Julia Wong look at the stakes and what could come after the vote. Plus, conservative strategist Michael Solberg and political science professor Clark Banack weigh in on the trouble brewing for Smit...

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Then, host Kathleen Petty gets into how much they empower the separatist movement has, with conservative strategist Michael Solberg and political science professor Clark Bannock. How does Premier Danielle Smith govern a party full of separatist supporters and is her own leadership on the line? Have a listen.

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