What to know
- On Monday night, Albertan voted overwhelmingly to remain in Canada, with over 75 per cent of residents choosing to reject a second referendum to begin the separation process.
- Also on the ballot were nine other questions pertaining to immigration, voting, healthcare, and constitutional rights, to which Albertans voted mostly yes on.
- Alberta Premier Danielle Smith commented on the results, saying she was pleased “to see the initial results from Elections Alberta show widespread support for remaining in Canada.”
Alberta has voted overwhelmingly to remain in Canada, rejecting a second referendum to begin the process of separating.
As of Tuesday morning, the unofficial results from Elections Alberta show 75.7 per cent of Albertans voted to remain a province of Canada, versus a 24.4 per cent vote to “hold a binding provincial referendum on whether Alberta should separate from Canada.”
While on his way to a meeting in Ottawa this morning, Prime Minister Mark Carney commented on the outcome, saying “It’s a great result for Canada.”
Alberta Premier Danielle Smith commended her constituents for choosing to remain as part of Canada, writing on X, “Thank you, Alberta! I’m very pleased to see the initial results from Elections Alberta show widespread support for remaining in Canada. Albertans have voted for a stronger Alberta in a united Canada.”
She’ll address the referendum results at 6:45 p.m. MT Tuesday evening.
Former Alberta premier Jason Kenny also praised the results, writing on X, “So proud of Albertans for proving yet again that we are true Canadian patriots with the resounding vote for national unity!”
“We are a province of dreamers, builders, and doers. We are optimists with an entrepreneurial culture. That’s why Alberta has never been fertile soil for the separatists’ inward-looking divisiveness, anger, and recrimination. Now let’s get on with the hard work of building an ever stronger Alberta in the true North, strong and free!”
Also on the ballot were nine other questions that revolved around immigration, healthcare, voting, and constitutional rights, to which Albertans voted mostly positively. The only concern residents voted no on pertained to allowing provinces to opt out of federal programs such as healthcare, education, and social services, without losing any of the associated federal funding.
Official referendum results won’t be available until Thursday, Oct. 29.
