Alberta remains in Canada. And now the real work begins
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Open this photo in gallery:A recent aerial view of Fort McMurray, the gateway to the Alberta oil sands. Leaders outside of the province will need to step up to ensure that growth is not hampered in the aftermath of the referendum, Mark Lawson writes. Todd Korol/ReutersMark Lawson is the former deputy chief of staff to the Premier of Ontario and the former chief of staff to Ontario’s minister for economic development and trade. Albertans have now spoken, rejecting separation. While this two-step was different from referendums of the past in Quebec, it risks creating the same persistent conditions for investment uncertainty that hampered Quebec’s growth after that province’s 1980 and 1995 votes on leaving Canada. To avoid a similar outcome, leaders in business and politics outside of Alberta will need to step up to ensure that growth in the province is not hampered in the aftermath of its referendum. Some would argue that with the pro-Canada camp having achieved victory, further actions are unnecessary and would pander to an irrelevant minority. This is to treat separatism as policymakers have in the past, as something to be handled episodically rather than strategically.
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