Alberta Rejects Secession, Votes Overwhelmingly to Remain in Canada

Voters in oil-rich Alberta rejected a secession path and voted overwhelmingly to remain within Canada, according to preliminary results. The outcome bolsters the efforts of Prime Minister Mark Carney to promote national unity amid a trade war with the United States.

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• Preliminary results showed that about 76 percent of voters want the province to remain within Canada.

  «Early results show about 76 per cent of voters want Alberta to remain in Canada.»

  The Star
• Yahoo explained that the vote was not a direct referendum on independence, but Albertans voted indirectly.

  «The vote was not a direct referendum on independence»

  Yahoo
• The New York Times said Carney won in Canada's most conservative province by promising a pipeline and running an intensive campaign.

  «Prime Minister Mark Carney won over Canada’s most conservative province promising a pipeline and campaigning hard, defeating its efforts to secede.»

  The New York Times
• Business leaders in Alberta said the result would give investors greater certainty and support the country's economy.

  «the result of the provincial referendum will bring more certainty for investors and give a boost to the entire country's economy»

  CBC
• Time believes the vote did not resolve the grievances over federal energy policy that had driven the push for independence.

  «The vote leaves those grievances unresolved.»

  TIME

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