There’s polling from Angus Reid on this; it’s not particularly popular - not enough to come close to winning a referendum, but it’s still an uncomfortably high number of people who don’t value Canada.
That poll is cited in the piece, and the fact that separatist sentiments in AB and SK are roughly on par with QC (where it’s still treated as a serious threat) is kind of the central point.
Yep agree.
I like having the numbers with these headlines, to avoid people getting the wrong impression.
E.g. “70-75% of Albertans oppose separatism, comparable to Quebec”
Provides similar information - but doesn’t give the impression that everyone wants to separate. Its a threat, but let’s not give it any extra credibility than it deserves?
It’s worth noting that in the months preceding the 1995 referendum, the “yes” movement was hovering around 37%. They managed to propel that to 49.42% result in the referendum itself.
There’s polling from Angus Reid on this; it’s not particularly popular - not enough to come close to winning a referendum, but it’s still an uncomfortably high number of people who don’t value Canada.
https://angusreid.org/smith-shapiro-sovereignty/
That poll is cited in the piece, and the fact that separatist sentiments in AB and SK are roughly on par with QC (where it’s still treated as a serious threat) is kind of the central point.
Yep agree. I like having the numbers with these headlines, to avoid people getting the wrong impression.
E.g. “70-75% of Albertans oppose separatism, comparable to Quebec”
Provides similar information - but doesn’t give the impression that everyone wants to separate. Its a threat, but let’s not give it any extra credibility than it deserves?
It’s worth noting that in the months preceding the 1995 referendum, the “yes” movement was hovering around 37%. They managed to propel that to 49.42% result in the referendum itself.
Definitely not to be taken lightly.
That’s very useful context that I wasn’t aware of - thanks for sharing!
For others interested: https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/1995_Quebec_referendum#Opinion_polling
I haven’t heard anybody really voicing this wish in person here at all. Seems odd it’s so “popular”.
That probably means you keep good company - I would trust polls over anecdotes.
I work with some real dickheads. I would have heard.