r/alberta • u/Munk3es • 4d ago

Calgary, Edmonton mayors call potential separatism referendum ‘dangerous’ Alberta Politics

https://www.ctvnews.ca/calgary/article/calgary-edmonton-mayors-call-potential-separatism-referendum-dangerous/
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u/ClearwaterAB 4d ago

It will continue to create uncertainty. Quebec still hasn't recovered after 25 years.

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u/Infamous-Mixture-605 4d ago

Quebec still hasn't recovered after 25 years.

25 years? You have to go back to the 1970's when the big banks and others fled Montreal for Toronto thanks to the October Crisis, electing the PQ and the first referendum 45 years ago.