Mayors Warn Separatism Referendum Threatens Regional Unity

Saturday, May 10, 2025, 2:20 pm

Calgary and Edmonton mayors have jointly decried the proposal for a separatism referendum, warning that it would wreak economic havoc and undermine the common welfare in a region already charged by post-election discontent. They stressed that divisive political maneuvers are a dangerous distraction from critical national issues.

theglobeandmail.com / Calgary, Edmonton mayors say potential separatism referendum would be ‘devastating’

Discontent in Western Canada has picked up renewed traction since the federal election and a new bill from Danielle Smith’s government

globalnews.ca / Calgary, Edmonton mayors call potential separatism referendum ‘dangerous’

Alberta's two big-city mayors say a separation referendum would be "devastating" to their local economies and is a distraction when the country should be focused on unity.

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