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While there’s more stuff to look at on the internet than ever before, the most important stories of our time are drowned out. AI is flooding the internet with misinformation. Billionaires control and manipulate social media platforms, distracting us from the real issues that matter.

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Many institutions Canadians once relied on for high-quality journalism are shrinking or disappearing. We’re not. We’re a nonprofit newsroom — no paywall, no billionaire owners, no clickbait. Just reader-funded journalism that serves the public interest.

In this time of uncertainty, we need good journalism now more than ever. Thanks to our Tyee Builders, we’ve grown our team, expanded our freelance budget, and cover more stories that need to be told.

We aim to grow our base of monthly supporters through 2025.

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How Do You Feel about Alberta Separatists?

Alberta Premier Danielle Smith continues to raise the spectre of Alberta separation, including by pushing laws that make it easier to hold a referendum in the province.

And groups like the Alberta Prosperity Project seem eager to put a referendum on sovereignty on the agenda.

It isn’t the first time leaders and activists in Alberta have stoked the coals of western alienation for political gain.

But with a secession referendum potentially on the horizon, this long and fuzzy Albertan tradition could — like the U.K.’s Brexit referendum — soon end with some firm, material consequences.

With this in mind, we want to ask:

How do you feel about Alberta separatists?

* Please note that all poll answers will be publicly viewable, but anonymous.

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Please note that Tyee Barometer polls are only intended as a quick and engaging non-scientific snapshot of our readers' opinions on various topics that fit with The Tyee's very broad editorial mandate. They are not intended to be seen as a representative sampling of BC opinion.

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