People Oppose and Support Alberta Secession

 

 

The Alberta secession argument is back in the news after the Liberals won the federal election. But new data suggests that there are also those in Alberta who oppose the idea. The data was released in a survey of 1,000 people in Alberta in May.

Many people shared different opinions in the Leger survey. 44 percent of those surveyed said they were Canadian first. 21 percent said they were primarily Albertans. 32 percent said they were both. Of those who said they were primarily Canadian, 60 percent opposed secession. On the other hand, 45 percent of those who said they were proud to be Albertans supported secession. The most popular option was to form an independent country with Alberta, Saskatchewan, British Columbia and Manitoba. The idea was supported by 35 per cent of those surveyed. The second most popular option was for Alberta and Saskatchewan to form an independent country, with 30 per cent backing it.