# Could Alberta really become its own country?

https://mins.news/en/video/96755

- BBC News, 2026-10-12 15:59 UTC
- Politics
- Original: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AForJhHmSqg

> Alberta residents will vote on 19 October on whether to begin the process of separating from Canada. Prime Minister Mark Carney has called the forthcoming referendum a “dangerous bluff” and compared it with the Brexit vote. Independence supporters say the oil-rich province has long been overlooked in Ottawa and object to federal environmental policies.

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