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🔮 Lloyd says the campaign will involve Conservatives from Alberta and beyond, with the focus on getting people engaged ahead of the Oct. 19 referendum through social media, lawn signs, canvassing and phone calls. assertive
🔮 Federalists campaigning for Alberta to remain in Canada are urging supporters to vote early in an effort to drive up turnout amid concerns about what they could face when polling stations open in less than 25 days. assertive
🔮 Most voting for it will do so just to ‘send a message,’ in other words, to keep the threat alive in the hope of retaining the benevolent attention that the province has recently been receiving from Ottawa. assertive
🔮 He suggests federalist groups and the provincial NDP could find themselves with a “hollow victory” if the separatist question is defeated but the immigration questions pass. assertive
🔮 Wilson addressed the crowd from the steps of the Alberta legislature, with just two days left before the referendum that will decide whether the province will chart a course toward a future vote on secession. assertive
🔮 Polls have officially closed in Alberta, save for the more than 100 which will be open later because of delays in opening or interruptions during the day
Elections Alberta confirms that counting will begin for ballots cast at the polling stations whose hours were not extended past 8 p.m. MT. assertive
🔮 CBC and CTV News initially projected a victory for the remain side around 1:30 a.m. Eastern time, showing about 76 per cent of Albertans voting to remain in Canada and roughly 23 per cent backing a second binding referendum on leaving the country. assertive
🔮 When Smith speaks at 8:45 p.m. EDT, she will do so to a province divided by the referendum but united in its anger: some resent that the vote happened at all, while others are angry that she chose Canada’s side. assertive
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