# Vote proves ‘there is a problem in Alberta,’ former minister says

https://mins.news/en/video/108666

- CBC News, 2026-10-20 23:13 UTC
- Politics
- Original: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rsM5COwjEyY

> Alberta separatists did not get the referendum result they wanted, but the vote makes clear that provincial and federal governments must address constitutional and immigration reforms. Ted Morton, a former Alberta cabinet minister and executive fellow at the University of Calgary School of Public Policy, says greater independence within Confederation remains the ideal solution. He co-authored the “Firewall Letter” 25 years ago.

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