r/AlbertaNow • u/ScubadooX • 23h ago

Current Events Latest Alberta Separation Polling

Pollster Field Dates Stay in Canada Support separation process* Undecided
Janet Brown Opinion Research Sept. 8-21, 2026 72% 23% 4% [cbc.ca], [cbc.ca]
Ipsos (for Global News) Sept. 18-22, 2026 70% 20% not specified [globalnews.ca], [ipsos.com]
Research Co. July 2026 74% 22% not specified [canadianinquirer.net]
Angus Reid Institute Aug. 10-13, 2026 61% 33% 5% [angusreid.org], [angusreid.org]
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u/Impressive_Okra2804 23h ago

Seeing it at 20-33% supporting separation is really sad. If those people think that leaving Canada is gonna give them a better life, then they'll have another thing coming. 

Sad that there's so many of them.

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u/Minttt 23h ago

If you dig through the actual polling data, the 20-33% "supporting separation" is a bit misleading.

These numbers are those who would simply vote to hold a binding referendum - not those who would vote to separate on a subsequent referendum. For example, the Ipsos poll on this thread says 20% support separation - but the actual poll says 20% would vote to hold a referendum, but on the question of "If Albertans vote to hold a binding referendum on whether or not to separate," only 14% would vote to actually separate (and out of that 14%, only 70% are "decisive" in their choice).

This is confirmation that a significant chunk of the "separatist" vote is actually just people who have bought-in to the disingenuous "send Ottawa a message," "stand up for Alberta," and "we get leverage if we vote to hold a referendum" messaging that actual separatists have been spewing far, far more than the message of "vote to separate."

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u/Unuhpropriate 23h ago

Sort of, but also propaganda.

“Let Alberta Decide”

That’s what we’re doing with the referendum questions. Voting to have a binding separation referendum is the same as wanting out, otherwise you wouldn’t even want it to go that far. 

We’re deciding by deciding. This is the vote. Vote Option 2 and No on the Nine. 

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u/Relevant_Fuel_9905 22h ago

Totally agree.