Alberta separation talk already affecting more than a quarter of surveyed Calgary businesses

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Alberta separation talk already affecting more than a quarter of surveyed Calgary businesses

CBC News
Joel Dryden
Mar 09, 2026

Ongoing discourse around the prospect of Alberta separation is emerging as a top concern for Calgary businesses, half of whom say the debate is already impacting the local economy, a new Calgary Chamber of Commerce survey suggests.

In a survey the chamber released Monday, 28 per cent of respondents said talk about Alberta’s separation from Canada was affecting their business, and 88 per cent of them said the impact was negative.

Fifty-one per cent said separation talk was impacting the provincial economy. Of those, 93 per cent said the impact was negative.

When respondents ranked a set of issues facing businesses by importance, 53 per cent put “Alberta separation” at the top of the list, ahead of securing a tariff-free deal with the United States or building new pipeline capacity.

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[catfish1957]

Can you imagine the state of the Canadian economy if they lose the 3 mid continent oil laden provinces? (Calgary, Manitoba, and Sask.)

 

[ScottinVA]

In a perfect world, we would be able to trade Minnesota for Alberta straight up.

[Free Vulcan]

In a perfect world, we would be able to trade Minnesota for Alberta straight up.

I'd just go for the Twin Cities. In fact, just deport all the Somalis there.

The rest of MN like most non-urban areas of the Blue states is bright red.