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Spazito

(55,354 posts)
Fri Mar 6, 2026, 10:52 AM 16 hrs ago

'Rock solid' majority opposed to Alberta independence: Abacus Data poll

About a quarter of Albertans support the province leaving Canada, but the majority — nearly two-thirds — are against it, according to a new poll from Abacus Data.

The poll also suggests that more than half of Albertans believe Premier Danielle Smith would vote in favour of separation in a referendum, despite Smith’s repeated position that she prefers a strong and sovereign Alberta, within a united Canada.

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Twenty-six per cent of respondents said they either strongly or somewhat support an independent Alberta, with 64 per cent either strongly or somewhat disagreeing. Nine per cent of respondents were undecided.

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The Abacus poll also suggests many are firmly entrenched in their position. Of those opposed to separation, 56 per cent said they were strongly against it. Thirteen per cent of those in support were strongly in favour.

“There is this majority opinion in the province that I think is probably rock solid, and despite a significant effort to persuade them, they're not likely going to move,” said David Coletto, founder and CEO of Abacus Data.

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https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/calgary/abacus-data-alberta-separation-poll-9.7116515

This is not a surprise but is good news nonetheless .

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'Rock solid' majority opposed to Alberta independence: Abacus Data poll (Original Post) Spazito 16 hrs ago OP
Canada enid602 15 hrs ago #1
LOL Spazito 15 hrs ago #2
No thanks I live in Alberta Bev54 13 hrs ago #3
I think it is more like 3/4 would say no to separation Bev54 13 hrs ago #4

enid602

(9,638 posts)
1. Canada
Fri Mar 6, 2026, 11:10 AM
15 hrs ago

Couldn’t Canada just consider trading Alberta for CA, WA, OR, MN, IL, NY, the Mid Atlantic, all of New England and maybe a few other states? Please?

Bev54

(13,401 posts)
4. I think it is more like 3/4 would say no to separation
Fri Mar 6, 2026, 01:32 PM
13 hrs ago

Danny would vote to separate, her words do not match her actions. She has done everything she can to assist the separatists, including changing the law to allow them to even do their petition, after Forever Canada group already beat them to the punch and the law was only one petition on the subject was allowed to go to the electorate. Then she changed the amount of signatures required to get for referendum. This stupid Maga Maple Premier is not just a separatist, she has shown her racist side as well. Nobody in Alberta wants a 9-11 question referendum as she has called, we would rather just an election to get rid of her.

Even those who voted for her are now pissed off, unless part of the separatists.

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