# Alberta separatists lose referendum vote

> Alberta separatists lose referendum vote as Albertans choose Canada.
- Title: Alberta separatists lose referendum vote · Nationalpost
- Summary: Alberta separatists lose referendum vote as Albertans choose Canada. Albertans rejected secession in a referendum, with 76% voting to stay in Canada.
- Keywords: alberta, referendum, secession, canada, united conservative party, danielle smith, news, politics, separatists, lose, vote, Nationalpost
- Source: Nationalpost — https://nationalpost.com/editors/afternoon-front-page-70
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- Topics: alberta, referendum, secession, canada, united conservative party, danielle smith, news, politics
## Alberta referendum results
Albertans rejected secession in a referendum with 76% voting to stay in Canada.

> Albertans have clearly and forcefully chosen Canada.
## Separatist leader's response
Separatist leader Jeffrey Rath vowed to take control of the United Conservative Party from Premier Danielle Smith.

> They can underestimate us. They can throw every obstacle imaginable in our way, and believe me, they have, but they cannot stop what has already started.
## Alberta Prosperity Project CEO reaction
Alberta Prosperity Project CEO Mitch Sylvestre said he was 'not happy' after the referendum loss.

> They can underestimate us. They can throw every obstacle imaginable in our way, and believe me, they have, but they cannot stop what has already started.
## Separatist claim of victory
Separatists claimed their 24% vote share as a victory but analysts say most Albertans do not want further secession talks.

> How would the 'Referendum' side go about doing better in a binding referendum that only a quarter of us want at all?
## Pacific Link pipeline project
The federal government plans to start construction on the Pacific Link pipeline within a year but faces legal challenges.

> The federal government has promised to have construction started in less than a year on the new Pacific Link pipeline from Alberta to the West Coast.
## Mortgage delinquency rise
Canadian homeowners who fell seriously behind on mortgage payments doubled from 2022 levels.

> The number of Canadian homeowners who fell seriously behind on payments has doubled from its 2022 low.
## Key takeaway

Albertans rejected secession in a referendum, with 76% voting to stay in Canada.