# Albertans more likely to reject separation, but remain divided

https://mins.news/en/video/77668

- CBC News, 2026-09-28 20:14 UTC
- Politics
- Original: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jFEcsOBWN9c

> A new CBC News poll finds support for Alberta separatism declining, alongside falling approval for Premier Danielle Smith and her party. Independent pollster Janet Brown discusses the findings, while Dozie Anyaegbunam of The Newcomers Podcast worries that divisions stirred by the survey’s 10 questions, including five on immigration, will persist beyond the Oct. 19 results.

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