Alberta’s referendum may look familiar to anyone who remembers Scotland’s 2014 independence vote, but the two referendums are asking voters to make very different decisions.
Unlike Scottish voters in 2014, Albertans are not being asked to decide whether their province should immediately become an independent country. Instead, a Yes vote would give the Alberta government a mandate to begin negotiations, leaving the question of what comes next still very much unanswered.
Esme Jardine is a Scottish dentist who ultimately voted against independence, saying,
“I was never against Scotland having more powers or making more of its own decisions, but I wasn’t convinced that independence was worth the uncertainty that came with it. So, yeah, looking back, I would still vote No.”
– Mackenzie Headen
