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Global Roaming with Geraldine Doogue and Hamish Macdonald
Trump wanted a 51st state. Canada said no
October 27, 202629:03
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Alberta has voted overwhelmingly against opening the door to separation from Canada, dealing a significant blow to one of the country's most persistent independence movements. But while the referendum result looks decisive, does it really put the issue to rest? Political scientist Andrea Lawlor joins Geraldine Doogue and Latika Bourke to explain why Alberta's grievances run far deeper than this vote, why comparisons with Western Australia aren't entirely misguided, and how decades of tensions…