October 19. Albertans voted. And they sent a message Ottawa and the Alberta NDP can’t spin away. πŸ’ͺ

With 77% of voting areas reporting (4,347 of 5,586) in Elections Alberta’s preliminary count at 6:32 AM on October 20, Albertans backed eight of the nine policy questions Premier Danielle Smith’s government put on the ballot. βœ…

And they chose, by a landslide, to keep Alberta in Canada. πŸ‡¨πŸ‡¦

That’s not a contradiction. That’s the point. Albertans want a strong Alberta inside Canada. An Alberta with the tools to stand up to a federal government that has treated this province like an ATM for decades.

πŸ“Š The Numbers

Preliminary, unofficial results from Elections Alberta (77% of voting areas reporting):

# Question (short form) Yes No Yes % Result
1 Provincial control over immigration 660,768 513,762 56.3% βœ… Passed
2 Status rules for provincial programs 569,509 429,228 57.0% βœ… Passed
3 12-month wait for social supports (non-permanent residents) 535,218 376,795 58.7% βœ… Passed
4 Health and education fees (non-permanent residents) 493,126 369,197 57.2% βœ… Passed
5 Proof of citizenship to vote 522,006 305,297 63.1% βœ… Passed
6 Provinces select provincial judges 404,067 388,384 51.0% βœ… Passed
7 Abolish the unelected Senate 398,127 351,692 53.1% βœ… Passed
8 Opt out of federal programs, keep funding 350,874 372,174 48.5% ❌ Failed
9 Provincial laws take priority in provincial areas 350,007 336,357 51.0% βœ… Passed

πŸ‡¨πŸ‡¦ Question 10: Remain in Canada 1,364,986 (75.8%) vs. begin the process toward a separation referendum 434,714 (24.2%).

These figures are not final. Elections Alberta says official results come out October 29.

πŸ›‘οΈ This Was About Building a Wall

Look at what Albertans said YES to.

βœ… Provincial say over immigration.
βœ… Provinces choosing their own judges.
βœ… Scrapping a Senate nobody elected.
βœ… Alberta’s laws first in Alberta’s constitutional lanes.
βœ… Proof of citizenship at the ballot box. The strongest result of the night at 63.1%. πŸ”₯

Every one of those says the same thing: decisions about Alberta belong in Alberta. Not in Ottawa. Not with a federal government that keeps overreaching into provincial jurisdiction, from energy to health care to who comes here and how fast.

That’s the wall. Not a border fence. A constitutional and political firewall that lets Alberta say NO when Ottawa gets it wrong. πŸ’ͺ

πŸ‡¨πŸ‡¦ Remain Means Stronger, Not Weaker

The national media wants you to see Question 10 as a defeat for Alberta’s government. Read the whole ballot. The story is different.

Albertans don’t want to leave Canada. They want Canada to work for Alberta.

Three out of four voters chose to remain. On the same ballot, majorities backed more provincial power. That hands Premier Smith something no premier has had in a generation: a clear mandate to take to Ottawa and the other provinces. And nobody can claim she’s speaking for separatists.

Proud Canadian. Fed up with Ottawa. For most Albertans, those go together. πŸ‡¨πŸ‡¦

Question 8 failed, narrowly, at 48.5%. ❌ That proves Albertans read the ballot and judged each question on its own. No rubber stamp. A considered vote. And on most questions, Smith’s side won. βœ…

😀 What Nenshi Said

Before the vote, NDP Leader Naheed Nenshi told Southern Alberta Newspapers, as reported by the Lethbridge Herald on October 6:

“These nine questions are all an evil plot by the UCP to continue stoking the fires of separatism with a side dish of stoking the fires of racism and anti-immigrant behaviour.”

An “evil plot.” His advice? “Just vote ‘No’ to the other nine questions.”

Albertans didn’t listen. πŸ”₯ More than 660,000 voted yes on immigration control. Over half a million backed proof of citizenship to vote.

In our view, that’s the real story. When you brand a set of questions a plot to stoke racism and anti-immigrant behaviour, and a majority of your province votes yes anyway, you’ve insulted those voters. Your neighbours. The nurses, tradespeople, farmers and small business owners who just want a fair deal. They deserve better than that from someone who wants to be premier.

The premier’s office called the claim that the immigration questions amount to racism “false and inflammatory.” The voters seem to agree.

πŸšͺ Time for the NDP to Go

The Alberta NDP picked a side: vote no to everything. Albertans picked the other side.

Our opinion? A party that looks at hundreds of thousands of its neighbours asking for a fair deal, and reaches for words like “evil plot” and “racism,” has lost touch with this province. It isn’t fit to govern Alberta. Not today. Not ever.

The NDP made its choice. Albertans should make theirs at the next provincial election. Send this party packing, for good. πŸšͺ

πŸ’ͺ Unite Behind Smith and the UCP

The message from October 19 is loud and clear.

πŸ‡¨πŸ‡¦ Albertans want to stay in Canada.
πŸ›‘οΈ Albertans want a wall against Ottawa’s overreach.
πŸ’ͺ Albertans want a premier who will fight for them.

Danielle Smith asked the questions. Albertans answered. Now it’s time to stand together behind her and the UCP as she takes that mandate straight to Ottawa. πŸ”₯

Results cited are preliminary and unofficial. Official results will be released by Elections Alberta on October 29, 2026.

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