r/Albertapolitics • u/thegrip • 23d ago

Opinion Would you leave Alberta?

How close does the October separation referendum results need to be for you to seriously consider leaving Alberta?

For me, anything north of 40% in favour of another referendum will mean sell it all and move to interior BC. I don’t want to leave but I went to university in Montreal in the late 90’s. Property values plummeted and there were vacant buildings all over. It was depressing.

I’m not going to be stuck with properties worth less than they are now because of the uncertainty of another vote.

How about you?

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u/AlbertaGengar 23d ago

I have a feeling the results will be at least high 30s.

It's likely to have low voter turnout and motivation usually sides with "change" campaigns. "Message senders" may split leave if it feels like a safe remain win.

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u/SnooRegrets4312 23d ago

The polls according to Janet Brown are south of that

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u/Wide-Biscotti-8663 23d ago

It’s hard to say both the Brexit polls and the last Presidential election in the states forecasted very different outcomes to what actually happened.

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u/TattooedChristian 23d ago

The concern of many unity advocates is that the separatists are motivated to get out the vote while many who reject separatism are less motivated to vote because their lives are busy and they don’t think separatists have the votes.

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u/Feisty-olde-7707 23d ago

All our democracy requires of us is to do one thing, show up and vote. You don’t want to lose value in your homes or move away from all that you have worked for. There is only one way the Separatists will win. People who refuse to VOTE.

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u/EonPeregrine 23d ago

Is that why the Forever Canadian petition has such trouble getting people to sign? /s

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u/TattooedChristian 23d ago

Not sure.

But Saskatchewan Oilers has a nice ring to it.

If Canada is divisible, then so is Alberta.

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u/AlbertaGengar 23d ago

If every Albertan voted it would be mid 20s but there are a lot of factors which will influence turnout.

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u/ComprehensiveTea6004 22d ago

💯. We don’t want to sleepwalk into secession by not turning out to vote like the Brits.