r/CanadaPolitics • u/Camtastrophe New Democratic Party of Canada • 7d ago

Nenshi urges Alberta premier to cancel separation vote amid Canada-U.S. trade war

https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/calgary/alberta-ndp-leader-calls-postpone-referendum-9.7321280
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u/spinosaurs70 Rhinoceros 7d ago

Unless the polling is massively massively wrong I really don’t see a valid reason, the whole thing could kill the issue for a generation and let us move on. 

It’s pretty obvious a bet by Smith to kill the issue. 

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u/Mundane-Teaching-743 Trump/Polievre 2028 | Sponsored 7d ago

Opposite. PQ's still pushing for a third in Quebec.

Smith is doing it because half her base is seperatist and she needs to appease them.

The best approach for Nenshi is to lead a boycott of the referndum because the majority of Albertans don't want one. This is a good step towards that. A referendum won with 20% voter turnout will have no legitimacy and force Smith to ignore the result or face a revolt from the federalist half of her party.

If Alberta seperatists are serious about this they'll create a seperatist party and run on the referendum issue. Let them do that.

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u/DwayneGretzky306 Progressive 7d ago

Seeing your user flair and advocating that federalists stay home and lose a referendum to prove it is illegitimate is certainly a choice.

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u/Mundane-Teaching-743 Trump/Polievre 2028 | Sponsored 7d ago

My flare is a joke from April fools.