<description>&lt;p&gt;Canada is facing a separatist push unlike anything it has seen in decades. In Alberta, after hundreds of thousands signed a petition demanding a vote, a once fringe movement is now headed toward a government-backed referendum. Prime Minister Mark Carney warns this could become Canada&amp;rsquo;s Brexit moment. But how far could this movement really go?&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;In this episode:&amp;nbsp;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt; &lt;ul&gt; &lt;li aria-level="1"&gt;Jason Markusoff (&lt;a href="https://x.com/markusoff"&gt;@markusoff&lt;/a&gt;), CBC Journalist&lt;/li&gt; &lt;/ul&gt; &lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Episode credits:&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;This episode was produced by Noor Wazwaz and Sar&amp;iacute; el-Khalili with Marcos Bartolom&amp;eacute;, Catherine Nouhan and our guest host, Tamara Khandakar. It was edited by Alexandra Locke.&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;Our sound designer is Alex Roldan. Our video editors are Hisham Abu Salah and Mohannad al-Melhem. Alexandra Locke is The Take&amp;rsquo;s executive producer.&amp;nbsp;&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Connect with us:&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;@AJEPodcasts on &lt;a href="https://twitter.com/AJEPodcasts"&gt;X&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href="https://www.instagram.com/ajepodcasts/"&gt;Instagram&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href="https://www.facebook.com/AJEPodcasts"&gt;Facebook&lt;/a&gt;, and &lt;a href="https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLzGHKb8i9vTwjZkiFu6LhzsLUKFkYO60I"&gt;YouTube&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;</description>

The Take

Al Jazeera

Could Alberta trigger Canada’s Brexit moment?

MAY 29, 202621 MIN
The Take

Could Alberta trigger Canada’s Brexit moment?

MAY 29, 202621 MIN

Description

Canada is facing a separatist push unlike anything it has seen in decades. In Alberta, after hundreds of thousands signed a petition demanding a vote, a once fringe movement is now headed toward a government-backed referendum. Prime Minister Mark Carney warns this could become Canada’s Brexit moment. But how far could this movement really go? In this episode:  Jason Markusoff (@markusoff), CBC Journalist Episode credits: This episode was produced by Noor Wazwaz and Sarí el-Khalili with Marcos Bartolomé, Catherine Nouhan and our guest host, Tamara Khandakar. It was edited by Alexandra Locke. Our sound designer is Alex Roldan. Our video editors are Hisham Abu Salah and Mohannad al-Melhem. Alexandra Locke is The Take’s executive producer.  Connect with us: @AJEPodcasts on X, Instagram, Facebook, and YouTube