Episode Details

Alberta separatists are rallying to collect signatures to call a referendum. Meanwhile, with Francois Legault’s resignation, and the separatist Parti Quebecois leading in opinion polls, a referendum is once again a real possibility in Quebec

Are Alberta and Quebec’s separatist movements a real threat to the unity of Canada? 

Plus, police officers charged in Manitoba, and fact-checking oil industry spin on CANADALAND. 

Host: San Grewal

Credits: James Nicholson (Producer), Kattie Laur (Associate Producer and Fact Checking) Caleb Thompson (Mixing and Mastering), max collins (Director of Audio), Jesse Brown (Editor)

Guest: Max Fawcett

Further reading: 

• New poll suggests one in five Albertans would vote to separate | CBC News 
• What Alberta separatist leaders are telling supporters at secession petition events - Edmonton Journal 
• Alberta's independence movement is a global rarity: right-wing separatists - National Post
• Has Separatism Gone Mainstream in Alberta? | The Tyee  
• Most Quebecers Oppose Sovereignty. Even More Reject Another Referendum | The Walrus 
• 30 years after cliffhanger vote, Quebec separatists voice hope for independence 
• Alberta, Quebec referendums likely would fail due to Canadians' anxiety: pollster - Toronto Star 
• #1294 Oil For Dummies - CANADALAND [Podcast] 
• FUEL FOR THOUGHT: OPEC rails against peak oil demand threats, but its own investments bear watching | S&P Global 
• Global oil demand won't peak until 2032, Wood Mackenzie report says | Reuters 
• Junior officer charged alongside disgraced Winnipeg constable pleads guilty | CBC News 

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