SELLEST OSAST
Albertans have spoken, and the message is clear: separation is not the future they want for this province. With roughly 76 per cent voting against moving toward separation, the October 19 referendum has delivered a decisive rejection of the separatist project. That said, the questions, frustrations, and political divisions won't simply disappear. What happens next matters enormously, not just for Alberta's relationship with Ottawa, but for the future of Canada itself. We get into it with political scientist Dr. Duane Bratt (11:30) and Max Fawcett, lead columnist at Canada's National Observer (39:00), in feature interviews presented by Mercedes-Benz Edmonton West.
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