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Alberta voters backed more provincial control over immigration, but the results are non-binding and change nothing immediately for newcomers. The post Alberta Immigration Referendum Changes Little for Newcomers appeared first on The Rio Times.
Calls for independence intensified last year, with some 300,000 petitioning officials for a referendum.
Canada's province of Alberta rejected a plan to hold a binding independence referendum, results showed Tuesday, a win for unity as the country faces worsening ties with the United States. With more than 1.5 million votes counted, 76% supported remaining in Canada, while close to 24% backed beginning a process toward separation, according to unofficial results from Elections Alberta.
The Alberta referendum result was a decisive unity signal, yet it leaves pipeline, regulatory and trade risks for US investors fully intact. The post What the Alberta Referendum Result Means for Canada appeared first on The Rio Times.
Most voters in the Canadian province of Alberta have rejected a proposal to hold a referendum on independence.
With more than one million votes counted, about 76 percent supported remaining in Canada.
Voters in Canada’s oil-rich Alberta province were deciding on Monday whether to begin a process that could lead to independence, testing national unity as Canadians rally against US President Donald Trump’s trade war and threats to claim Canada as the 51st US state. Monday’s vote is not a direct referendum on independence. Alberta, home to most of Canada’s proven oil reserves – the fourth largest in the world – will decide whether to remain a province or begin the legal process towards a future...
Voters in Canada’s oil-rich Alberta province overwhelmingly backed remaining in Canada, with early referendum results Tuesday delivering a boost to Prime Minister Mark Carney’s push for national unity amid US President Donald Trump’s trade war and annexation threats. With more than 1 million votes counted, 77 per cent supported remaining in Canada, while 23 per cent backed beginning a process towards separation, according to unofficial results from Elections Alberta. The referendum was not a...
Voters in oil-rich Alberta overwhelmingly backed remaining in Canada in the province's first-ever referendum on separation, with early results on Tuesday delivering a boost to Prime Minister Mark Carney’s push for national unity amid US President Donald Trump’s trade war and annexation threats.
Alberta’s independence movement faces likely defeat, but history suggests losing a referendum may not end the fight.