10/11/2026
Ahead of Alberta’s October 19 referendum on whether to launch the legal process for a binding separation vote, former premier Jason Kenney is issuing an urgent warning to pro-Canada voters: complacency could hand separatists a victory. Speaking on CTV’s Question Period, Kenney cautioned that if overall voter turnout falls to 40 percent or below, committed separatist turnout could carry the day despite polls showing roughly 74 percent of Albertans favor staying in Canada. Kenney warned that long ballot queues in urban centers, logistical strain on Elections Alberta, and foreign political influences pose real risks, calling on federalists to deliver a decisive verdict to protect Alberta’s economic stability and reject decades of destructive constitutional division.