Separation Anxiety: The Alberta Referendum

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There's a referendum in Alberta this fall, and independence is on the ballot - sort of. Who are the separatists? What do they actually want? And what happens to the rest of Canada if they get it? Separation Anxiety is a five‑part investigative series from award‑winning Alberta journalists Danielle Paradis and Tim Querengesser that aims to find out.Join them as they follow organizers into church boardrooms and hot‑dog picnics to examine the influences, ideas and grievances fuelling Alberta’s modern separatist movement. From its century-old roots to the anti-lockdown protests, trucker convoy and political upheaval that brought Danielle Smith to power, Separation Anxiety also traces the movement’s evolution — and why it is now tied to accusations of criminal treason and treaty‑rights violations. Produced with the support of Canadian True Crime, Separation Anxiety launches September 22 and will be released weekly. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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Danielle Paradis and Tim Querengesser

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Grudgeland

2026-10-27 · 53 min · Season 1, episode 5

Here is your post-referendum analysis! We dig into numbers, polls, ridings, but also ask: when is the UCP going to get back to doing what Albertans want? This is the last episode of Season 1.To stay in touch, follow us…
Referendum update

2026-10-20 · 8 min

Albertans have voted, and it isn’t close. In this short drop-in episode recorded the morning after the October 19 referendum, Tim Querengesser and Dani Paradis go through the early results, the reactions from both…
The end is the beginning

2026-10-13 · 28 min · Season 1, episode 4

Last show before the referendum. Back in episode two, Alberta Prosperity Project leader Mitch Sylvestre told us there was no American involvement in the separatist campaign. A new Globe and Mail investigation says he…
The Indigenous Case for Canada

2026-10-06 · 40 min · Season 1, episode 3

As Alberta heads toward a referendum focused on separation, First Nations people are asking a question most Albertans haven't: What happens to the treaties? In this episode, Danielle goes to Indigenous Rock the Vote in…
Maple-Dipped Maga

2026-09-29 · 40 min · Season 1, episode 2

Separatists talk about a trillion-dollar surplus and an Independent Alberta with no income tax. So, where are the numbers to prove Albertans would be better off?Dani and Tim start with an Edmonton town hall where…
Among the Separatists

2026-09-22 · 36 min · Season 1, episode 1

Oh my lanta do we have an episode for you!On Oct. 19, Albertans will vote on whether to hold a binding referendum on leaving Canada. Journalists Tim Querengesser and Danielle Paradis spend the summer with the people who…
Separation Anxiety: The Alberta Referendum

2026-09-12 · 2 min

Alberta journalists Danielle Paradis and Tim Querengesser explore the upcoming Alberta separatist referendum.Photo: Amanda Erickson Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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Oldest episode in feed: 09/2026
Typical length: 26 min
Format: Serial Meant to be heard in order
Keywords: Alberta separatism, Alberta separation, Alberta independence, Alberta referendum, Alberta referendum 2026, Alberta separation referendum, Alberta leaving Canada, Alberta leave Canada

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