More than half of Canadians say Alberta separation should be taken seriously: poll

As Alberta lurches towards a potential referendum on seceding from Canada, a majority of Canadians think the threat of separation should be taken seriously. A new Leger poll for the Association for Canadian Studies shows that 52 per cent of Canadians believe the threats should be taken seriously — a view that’s held most strongly in Alberta itself. “A lot more Canadians than I might have expected are taking the threat of Alberta separation — think we should take it