Could Alberta trigger Canada’s Brexit moment?

Alberta separatists are gaining momentum as Canada faces its biggest unity crisis in decades.

Canada is facing a separatist push unlike anything it has seen in decades. In Alberta, after hundreds of thousands signed a petition demanding a vote, a once fringe movement is now headed toward a government-backed referendum. Prime Minister Mark Carney warns this could become Canada’s Brexit moment. But how far could this movement really go?

This episode was produced by Noor Wazwaz and Sarí el-Khalili with Marcos Bartolomé, Catherine Nouhan and our guest host, Tamara Khandakar. It was edited by Alexandra Locke.

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