More than half of Canadians say they understand Alberta separatism: poll [Video]

A new poll suggests more than half of Canadians say they understand why Alberta might want to split from Canada — even if almost two-thirds say they don’t want that to happen.

The Leger survey, which polled 1,537 Canadians between May 16 and 18, suggests that 55 per cent of Canadians understand Albertans’ desire for independence.

Because the poll was conducted online, it can’t be assigned a margin of error.

Seventy per cent of Albertans said they understand why their province might want to become an independent country.

The poll suggests 63 per cent of men say they grasp what’s driving Alberta separatism, while 48 per cent of women report the same.

While 77 per cent of Conservative voters said they understand the reasons behind the separatism movement, only 48 per cent of Liberal supporters responded the same way.

Sébastien Dallaire, Leger’s executive vice-president for Eastern Canada, said the survey …