Quebec nationalist, autonomist, secularist and conservative provincial party
Alberta has voted to remain a province of Canada in a non-binding referendum held 19 October. Elections Albertareported roughly three quarters of counted ballots backed staying in Canada; about one quarter backed starting a legal process toward a binding separation vote. Prime Minister Mark Carney has welcomed the result; separatist leaders have vowed to continue their movement.
The Parti Québécois has won the Quebec provincial election, returning the separatist party to power for the first time since 2014. It falls short of a majority, setting up a minority government and leaving the question of a referendum on Quebec’s independence in play as Ottawa faces potential friction over immigration and other provincial matters.