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by jszymborski 386 days ago
DISCLAIMER: This is from the perspective of a Quebecker, not an Albertan.

Alberta separatism is something that has been floated at various points in the zeitgeist, but for many, many reasons[0], I have mostly heard it spoken about unseriously by all but few on the fringe.

The Quebec sovereignty movement came on the wings of the Quiet Revolution[1] which had critical mass and large support from the francophone population which made up the vast majority of the province.

[0] It's unpopularity among alberans and impracticality as a landlocked province, being chief among them.

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Quiet_Revolution