Commentary
The referendum is finally finished in Alberta, and the dust from a long and divisive five-month campaign is settling. It has been made clear that a majority of Albertans do not want to pursue a path to provincial independence at this time. It has also been established that a solid core of one in four Albertans see independence as an option to consider, and that’s not a number to dismiss.
The political playing field in Alberta has been clarified, but the atmosphere remains complicated. Much like Quebec, Alberta will always have a separatist element which will have to be taken into consideration when making policy decisions at any level of government….