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Alberta Rejects Binding Independence Referendum, 75.7% Vote Canada

By Drooid · Oct 20, 2026, 11:41 PM UTC · How we work

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Alberta voters rejected a proposal for a binding independence referendum.
Seventy-five point seven percent voted to stay in Canada, with just over twenty-four percent supporting a second referendum.
U.S. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent called Alberta a natural partner for the United States.
President Donald Trump threatened to make Canada the 51st state and imposed 50% tariffs on many Canadian imports.

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Alberta voters rejected a proposal for a binding independence referendum.
Seventy-five point seven percent voted to stay in Canada, with just over twenty-four percent supporting a second referendum.
U.S. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent called Alberta a natural partner for the United States.
President Donald Trump threatened to make Canada the 51st state and imposed 50% tariffs on many Canadian imports.