Survey suggests Albertans' sense of alienation from Ottawa divided along political lines
Survey suggests Albertans' sense of alienation from Ottawa divided along political lines
A new survey suggests that some Albertans are feeling less western alienation than in the past few years — but mainly just NDP voters.
Results published today by the Confederation of Tomorrow survey from the non-profit Environics Institute for Survey Research show Albertans' sense of feeling disrespected in confederation and feeling the province receives less than its fair share of federal spending have declined since 2019.
When researchers divided poll results by Albertans' political leanings, executive director Andrew Parkin said they found a growing divide.
"There's two Albertas, and they're going in two very different directions," Parkin said in a Tuesday interview.
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