Calgary Business Warns Economic Damage from Alberta Separation Referendum

Friday, May 16, 2025, 1:21 pm

Leaders from Calgary’s business community have sharply criticized the proposed Alberta separation referendum. They warn that such a move would inflict lasting economic harm on both Alberta and Canada, undermining investor confidence and destabilizing regional markets, no matter the eventual outcome.

globalnews.ca / Stockwell Day supports Alberta vote on separation, doesn’t think referendum would get 50% support

Stockwell Day says he doesn't think separatists would get 50 per cent support from Albertans in a referendum.

globalnews.ca / Alberta separation referendum would be ‘bad for the country’: Calgary Chamber of Commerce

The arguments being made for separation are fundamentally flawed, Deborah Yedlin said.

thestar.com / Separation referendum would be 'bad for the country': Calgary Chamber of Commerce

CALGARY - The head of a group representing Calgary’s business community says a referendum on separation would inflict grave damage on the economies of Alberta and Canada — regardless of the result.

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