Some Albertans Say They'd Vote for Separation Referendum to Send Message to Ottawa: Angus Reid Poll

Letters: Separation referendum meaningless, destabilizing

Latest polls show that half of the people who will vote to initiate the separation of Alberta from Canada are not serious about their position. They just want to send a message to Mark Carney. They do not actually support our province becoming a separate country. The referendum is actually meaningless. The great majority of Albertans will not take the vote seriously, and therefore not vote. And most of the small minority of people who will vote …

Some Albertans say they'd vote for separation referendum to send message to Ottawa: Angus Reid poll

Some respondents to an Angus Reid poll said they don't necessarily want out of Canada, but they want Ottawa to know they are unsatisfied.

Alberta Referendum Poll Tracker

Updated August 14, 2026A strong majority of Albertans support the province staying in Canada, with nearly two-thirds saying they would vote to remain in the country and less than one-third saying they would vote to begin the process toward holding a binding referendum on independence. There has been a notable shift in the polling average since the last update in July, but this is primarily because of the new Angus Reid Institute poll which shows…