Cory Morgan: Heaping Vitriol on the Alberta Independence Movement Has the Opposite Effect Than Intended

People line up outside of the Big Four Roadhouse in Calgary's Stampede Park to add their names to a petition list to urge Alberta to separate from Canada, on Jan. 26, 2026. The Epoch Times

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The number of people lining up to support Alberta independence has reached a level that can’t be ignored, regardless of where people stand on the issue. Politicians and pundits have stopped ignoring the movement, but their reactions have been feeding separatist sentiment rather than defusing it. It’s almost certain that an independence referendum will be held in the fall of 2026. Opponents to Alberta independence must temper their reactions to the movement and embrace some political nuance if they want to see the “yes” side of the independence referendum defeated.