A who’s who in Alberta’s separatist fight
6/9/202632 min
As Alberta hurtles towards a referendum on whether or not to hold a separation referendum, we wanted to take a look at how the campaigns on both sides are shaping up.
Who are the players? Are they cohesive? Organized? Charismatic?
Jason Markusoff, who covers Alberta politics for CBC, is here to walk us through it.
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First 90 secondsJayme Poisson· Host0:00
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Jayme Poisson· Host0:32
[upbeat music] Hey, everyone. I'm Jamie Poisson. So, we're working on an episode about the history of the '95 Quebec referendum, and you'll hear that soon. But one big takeaway from that for me has been that in the weeks leading up to the vote, the numbers really started to shift. The separatists started their campaign with 38%. They ended it just short of 50% of the vote. The lesson, I think, is campaigns matter, and as Alberta hurdles towards a vote on separation of its own, we wanted to take a look at how the campaigns on both sides, leave and stay, are shaping up. Who are the players? Are they cohesive, organized, charismatic? My friend and colleague Jason Markussow out of Calgary is here to do that with me today.