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Alberta is voting on Oct. 19 on whether to hold a binding referendum to leave Canada. Ask us your questions.James Maclennan/The Canadian Press
Alberta’s Oct. 19 referendum could be the province’s most consequential vote yet, as Albertans decide whether to remain in Canada or move toward a binding referendum on independence, among a number of questions on the ballot.
The looming referendum and fierce campaigns for and against leaving have highlighted deep fractures in Confederation as Canada faces separatist threats on two fronts.
In the lead-up to the pivotal vote, The Globe has covered how some Alberta separatists have received tactical assistance from U.S. political operatives and offered the province’s natural resources in exchange, the federalist side’s cash-strapped efforts to keep the province within Canada, and much more.
How some Alberta separatists are courting U.S. support for independence
On Thursday, Oct. 15, at 11 a.m. MT, Alberta-based reporters Carrie Tait and Matthew Scace and opinion editor Tyler Dawson will be answering reader questions on the referendum, how both sides have been campaigning and what the result could mean for the province – and Canada as a whole.
Submit your questions in the box below, or send us an email at audience@globeandmail.com.