Will Alberta vote to leave Canada? Amid referendum election, hear what voters think about secession

Oil-rich Alberta is conducting a non-binding referendum election on Monday to determine whether the western province should secede from Canada, a debate many believe will not be settled by what is widely expected to be a defeat for the separatist cause.

Polls have consistently shown that a majority of Alberta voters oppose splitting from Canada. Economic grievances have fueled the independence campaign in the province, which is home to 5 million people and slightly smaller than Texas despite having one-sixth the population.

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