Oil-Rich Alberta Advances Historic Referendum on Leaving Canada
the staff of the Ridgewood blog
Alberta, Canada, The geopolitical landscape of North America is facing a massive shakeup. Alberta, Canada’s energy powerhouse, is officially moving toward a provincial vote to determine its future within the Canadian confederation.
The Western Canadian province—often compared to the American West due to its libertarian leanings, massive agricultural sector, and conservative oil-and-gas culture—is grappling with decades of bubbling separatist sentiment, colloquially known as “Wexit.”
