Tag Archives: Referendum
The Day After
They are still counting the votes, but the results so far show that about three quarters of Albertans have voted to stay in Canada. There will be no separation referendum. Given that the results matched public opinion polls, you could say that the whole thing was a waste of time and money. And the discussion […]
Alberta Votes
It is referendum day in Alberta. Ten questions, including one about whether the province should remain part of Canada. I’m all in favor of the democratic process, but this referendum seems to me to be set to create more problems than it solves. Governments, once elected, are supposed to provide leadership. Campaign on a set […]
Canadian Democracy
There are aspects of Canadian democracy that baffle outsiders. Independence referenda probably top the list. Twice residents of Quebec have been asked whether they want the province to become an independent country. Twice the voters have chosen to stay, through in 1995 it was a pretty narrow margin. Next month voters in Alberta will go […]
Brexit
Tomorrow Britons will finally answer the question posed by The Clash in 1981, just a few years after the U.K. joined the European Union: Should I stay or should I go? I’m sure I will not be the only one with that song running through my head as the referendum ballots are counted.. The latest […]
The World is Watching
It seems like everyone has an opinion on the September 18 independence referendum to be held in Scotland, except me. I probably should have paid more attention to the upcoming vote, but really, why should I care? My family left Scotland in 1843; I may have some distant cousins still living there now, but I […]
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