Canada, Quebec and Alberta: Holding together and flying apart
Nov 13, 10:00 AM–2:00 PM
Wilfrid Laurier University (Waterloo)
75 University Ave W, Waterloo, ON N2L 3C5, Canada
Free with registration
Organized by Wilfrid Laurier University (Waterloo)
Given the pressure of Quebec and Alberta separatism, it seems productive to organize a forum on centrifugal pressures facing Canada.
In conjunction with Laurier’s Department of Political Science, LISPOP is co-sponsoring this year’s Policy Dialogue organized with the support of 4th-year and Master’s students in the department. Although the US-Canada trade conflict has generated some momentum for national unity to resist US economic aggression, we are also witnessing not just one, but two, movements for increased provincial autonomy or even secession in Canada. In Quebec, the 2026 provincial election features a Parti Québécois that has led the polls for several years and has promised to hold a referendum on independence. At the same time, the government of Alberta has organized a referendum on 10 policies demanding increased provincial autonomy and acceded to public pressure for a historic vote that could start the process of Alberta seceding from Confederation.