Alberta’s referendum is over. But the frustrations behind it are not
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With the results in, and three-in-four Albertans voting to remain in Canada, the conversation naturally turns to what comes next. And with nearly all of the other referendum questions passing (at least as I write this), many of the grievances that fuelled the vote might continue. Per the unofficial results, the only question that did not receive a majority (48.6 percent Yes to 51.4 percent No) was question 8: “Do you support the Government of Alberta working with the governments of other willing provinces to amend the Canadian Constitution to allow provinces to opt out of federal programs that intrude on provincial jurisdiction such as health care, education, and social services, without a province losing any of the associated federal funding for use in its social programs?”
Indeed, for some, a vote to leave Canada wasn’t that at all. According to the latest survey from Abacus Data, only about 60 percent of them say they would vote to separate in that future referendum. About one in five say it depends. And nearly one quarter of Option 2 voters chose it because they see it as the best way for Alberta to get a better deal within Canada.
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