Will Alberta and Quebec separatists actually strengthen Canadian democracy?

In this paid subscriber-only edition of The Roundtable, Rudyard Griffiths and Sean Speer discuss The Hub's editorial direction heading into a consequential fall featuring Alberta's separation referendum and Quebec's separatist election result. They explore Western alienation, federal-provincial tensions, and the Carney government's centralization of power. The two also examine how referendums in Alberta and Quebec represent healthy democratic dissent rather than dysfunction. They argue that Canada's narrowing political consensus threatens pluralistic debate, and that diverse viewpoints—even separatist ones—should be welcomed in the public square.

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