Alberta Referendum Poll
New Alberta Poll Shows Solid Majority Favor Staying in Canada Ahead of Referendum
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Polling ahead of Alberta’s Oct. 19 referendum indicates that most voters favor staying in Canada, while a smaller share supports separation. A Canadian Broadcasting Corp. poll found 72% would vote to remain a province and 23% would support secession, with support for separation strongest in smaller cities and rural areas. The ballot asks whether to begin the legal process toward a further, binding referendum on separation; recent polling suggests support for independence has remained broadly stable during the campaign.
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Friday was the final day for Albertans to request a special mail-in ballot ahead of the referendum.
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Prime Minister Mark Carney and Alberta Premier Danielle Smith signed agreements intended to speed up project timelines, relax environmental rules and encourage growth in the energy sector.
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The governments also backed a proposed pipeline capable of carrying one million barrels a day to the West Coast; it is slated for an expedited regulatory review, with construction potentially beginning within a couple of years.
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The poll of 1,200 people was conducted by phone and online from Sept. 8 to 21, and was reported to have a margin of error of 2.8 percentage points, 19 times out of 20.
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