{"id":925487,"date":"2026-10-08T16:20:10","date_gmt":"2026-10-08T16:20:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/925487\/"},"modified":"2026-10-08T16:20:10","modified_gmt":"2026-10-08T16:20:10","slug":"unpacking-the-separatist-sentiment-in-alberta-and-quebec","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/925487\/","title":{"rendered":"Unpacking the separatist sentiment in Alberta and Quebec"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"2198\" height=\"143\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/mg-ch-horizontal-1-_305615669.png\" alt=\"MG CH HORIZONTAL -1-_305615669-PNG\" class=\"wp-image-100302662\"  \/><\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">What happens when two provinces with very different political cultures question their place in Canada? <\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">To explore the question further, The Gazette is collaborating with our editorial counterpart on the subject, the Calgary Herald. <\/p>\n<p>Below you\u2019ll find columnists from each publication who, from their vantage point, discuss the history of the separatist sentiment in Canada. As Quebecers, we know we\u2019ve had the more longstanding relationship with sovereignty, but Alberta is quickly catching up \u2014 even holding <a rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/calgaryherald.com\/news\/alberta-referendum-questions-need-to-know\">a vote on Oct. 19 <\/a>on whether to begin the process toward a future binding separation referendum.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">It\u2019s important to note that the editorial stance of both our papers is opposed to separation. Our newsrooms, like most Quebecers and Albertans, believe we are better served within Canada. That said, there\u2019s no denying that popular governments in both our provinces are putting referendums on the table and as such we need to inform, discuss and report on the significant political movement. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"What happens when two provinces with very different political cultures question their place in Canada? To explore the&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":925488,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[22],"tags":[49,48,295,66],"class_list":["post-925487","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-environment","tag-ca","tag-canada","tag-environment","tag-science"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/925487","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=925487"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/925487\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/925488"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=925487"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=925487"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=925487"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}