Alberta’s independence movement has until next Saturday to collect enough signatures to trigger a referendum in October. If that does happen, the separatists face big challenges https://www.economist.com/the-americas/2026/04/20/albertans-find-it-harder-than-expected-to-break-from-canada-good?taid=69eb6e044d704800016305e7&utm_campaign=trueanthem&utm_medium=social&utm_source=voante