# Alberta's Referendum - An Exercise in Futility - small L liberals

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Podcast: [Ed the Sock (and Friends)](https://stenobird.com/podcast/signature-podcasts-89112)
Published: 2026-06-02T19:41:46+00:00
Episode link: https://fupolitics.podbean.com/e/albertas-referendum-an-exercise-in-futility-small-l-liberals/
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Alberta is the new angsty teenager of Canada, but no matter how much they whine and slam doors, their referendum on separation from Canada is an exercise in futility. The messaging from Trump seems to have changed from seeding hints of a possible coup to talk of who will succeed him in the Oval Office at the next election. Though the overt planning to disrupt the US midterm elections continues unabated.

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