I honestly don’t understand the panic around having a referendum.
One side keeps saying the vote would fail because there isn’t enough support. If that’s true, then why the panic?
The other side is convinced there’s enough support to win. If that’s true, then let them prove it.
Both sides claim they know what Albertans want. The simplest way to find out is to ask Albertans directly.
That’s literally what a referendum is for.
If the majority says no, there’s your answer. If the majority says yes, there’s your answer.
A government’s job is to listen to ALL of its citizens, not just the people it agrees with. Dismissing concerns, opinions, or viewpoints simply because you don’t like them is a terrible way to govern.
The only thing a referendum actually does is replace assumptions, polling, media narratives, and social media arguments with a real vote.
So instead of endlessly arguing about who has the majority, why not let the majority decide?
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