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Alberta votes to stay in Canada, CBC News projects (www.cbc.ca)
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  • Albertans have voted to remain in Canada, CBC News projects, rejecting the proposal to begin the separation process.
  • Early results in the province's referendum show more than three-quarters of votes in favour of staying part of the country.
  • Supporters at the Forever Canadian watch party broke into cheers and waved Canadian flags when they saw the first results on a screen.
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[+] -20 points 1 day ago (14 children)

Not really. It settled a divisive issue for the foreseeable future. The next generation may decide differently, but you should accept defeat and move on. And try to spend time on issues that matter.

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  • [–] 25 points 1 day ago (9 children)

    I don't know if you can call a 50 point margin a divisive issue - it's pretty one-sided, it appears

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  • [+] -6 points 1 day ago (8 children)

    It's a deep trench and did capture a lot of attention.

    There is more to politics than just yes/no.

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  • [–] 17 points 23 hours ago (7 children)

    @Gladaed @CobraChicken3000

    Not when you are being asked yes no.

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  • [+] -7 points 23 hours ago* (last edited 18 hours ago) (6 children)

    This elaborates: https://youtu.be/qf7ws2DF-zk

    I cannot spend sufficient time to explain this to you[well].

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  • [–] 6 points 18 hours ago* (4 children)

    Good video, this doesn't cover what just happened. The vote was overwhelming against leaving Canada. As an Albertan, its still a small minority looking to leave, an uneducated one at that. We would be so royally fucked if we left due to our economy crashing and probably getting annexed by the US.

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  • [–] -5 points 17 hours ago (3 children)

    It highlights that there is more to politics than yes/no

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  • [–] 3 points 15 hours ago (2 children)

    No fucking shit, didn't need a video for that. But the reality is STILL that the fucking loud rednecks are not the ones who will guide the destiny of Alberta. They can occupy Ottawa a thousand times and hold a hundred referendums and its still not them in charge ultimately. The largest voting block is far more social democrat / liberal in Edmonton and Calgary.

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  • [–] 1 point 15 hours ago

    I don't think it does settle it, really. The results tell a frustrating story. 75% of two million people said stay in Canada, but about half of that voted at all on the remaining questions which seems to say "we want to stay in Canada, but only on our terms".

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