Albertans react to Carney victory, some say separation only path forward
With the Liberals securing a fourth term in office, the fate of Alberta remains in question.
Canada's federal election has just concluded and Liberal Leader Mark Carney has secured a minority government.
With Alberta being a deeply blue Conservative province, tensions between our federal and provincial governments could see a sharp rise, alongside our province's separatist movement we’ve previously reported on.
Important questions still remain — how do Albertans react to these federal election results? With the NDP’s collapse, how will the party recover, and what value can they actually add to Canadian politics moving forward?
Pierre Poilievre is the latest Conservative leader to be defeated by the Liberals — what do they need to change in order to get one of their leaders elected prime minister? Has Western separatism risen following Carney’s election, as pollsters predicted?
We took to the streets of downtown Calgary to ask Albertans their thoughts, and they did not disappoint.
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After seeing the manipulation and harm caused by the pandemic narrative, Sydney Fizzard started on the path of reporting in mid 2020. With an interest in hearing from everyday Canadians, politicians, business owners, religious figures and community leaders, Syd aims to reveal underlying truths and examine societal movement. Notably, Syd spent 16 consecutive days at the Coutts, Alberta border blockade.
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Fran g commented 2025-05-03 17:26:58 -0400I live in Alberta and I will always be a proud Canadian. This past week was very tough. I went through rage, sadness, denial etc. In the end I choose to stay, as we all deserve, to fight the Cevil. We need to stay vigilant on his evil agenda and focus on saving OUR Canada. There will be an election in the next year or so. -
Bernhard Jatzeck commented 2025-05-01 20:45:41 -0400Confederation has definitely been a losing deal for Alberta, hasn’t it? It doesn’t help that much of the rest of the country thinks that we should shut up and be grateful to be allowed to stay.
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Bruce Atchison commented 2025-05-01 19:03:06 -0400Even Danielle Smith senses the mood of the province. Ottawa has had 120 years to change its attitude about us but they won’t. Staying in confederation isn’t helpful for us. In fact, cutting the ball and chain of confederation would let us do much better.
I’m for separating from Ottawa. All that tax and transfer payment money would help us have our own police and pension. We could market our oil and cash in on all the great deals we could get. Best of all, we would have MUCH more say about how we’re governed. No more Laurentian snobbery for us.
