Calgary Business Warns Economic Damage from Alberta Separation Referendum
Friday, May 16, 2025, 1:21 pm
Leaders from Calgary’s business community have sharply criticized the proposed Alberta separation referendum. They warn that such a move would inflict lasting economic harm on both Alberta and Canada, undermining investor confidence and destabilizing regional markets, no matter the eventual outcome.
Stockwell Day says he doesn't think separatists would get 50 per cent support from Albertans in a referendum.
The arguments being made for separation are fundamentally flawed, Deborah Yedlin said.
CALGARY - The head of a group representing Calgary’s business community says a referendum on separation would inflict grave damage on the economies of Alberta and Canada — regardless of the result.
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