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What’s behind the secessionist movement in the Canadian province Alberta?

Alberta headquarters in Edmonton, Canada, on May 4, 2026, as they submit boxes of signatures in the hope of triggering an independence referendum.](https://www.aljazeera.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/05/afp_69fb915ad340-1778094426.jpg?w=770&resize=770%2C1155&quality=80) Secessionist leader Mitch Sylvestre

Alberta separatists submit 300,000 signatures to push independence referendum

Mitch Sylvestre, a separatist leader, delivered the petitions to Elections Alberta. “We’re not like the rest of [Canada](https://www.theguardian.com/world/canada),” Sylvestre told reporters and attendees. “We’re 100% conservative. We’re being ruled