<p data-async=""><a data-evt-val="{&quot;control_fields&quot;: {&quot;mparticle&quot;: {&quot;keys&quot;: {&quot;click_source_type&quot;: &quot;click_source_type&quot;, &quot;anchor_text&quot;: &quot;anchor_text&quot;, &quot;target_url&quot;: &quot;target_url&quot;, &quot;layout_section&quot;: &quot;layout_section&quot;}, &quot;mp_event_type&quot;: &quot;Navigation&quot;, &quot;extra_keys&quot;: [&quot;click_vertical_position_percentage&quot;, &quot;click_vertical_position_pixels&quot;]}}, &quot;click_source_type&quot;: &quot;in-page link&quot;, &quot;anchor_text&quot;: &quot;Despite what you may have heard&quot;, &quot;target_url&quot;: &quot;https://thewalrus.ca/the-quebec-secession-crisis-is-coming-and-canada-isnt-ready/&quot;, &quot;layout_section&quot;: &quot;in-page-link&quot;}" rel="noopener noreferrer" data-evt="click" data-evt-typ="click" href="https://thewalrus.ca/the-quebec-secession-crisis-is-coming-and-canada-isnt-ready/" target="_blank">Despite what you may have heard</a>, <a data-evt-val="{&quot;control_fields&quot;: {&quot;mparticle&quot;: {&quot;keys&quot;: {&quot;click_source_type&quot;: &quot;click_source_type&quot;, &quot;anchor_text&quot;: &quot;anchor_text&quot;, &quot;target_url&quot;: &quot;target_url&quot;, &quot;layout_section&quot;: &quot;layout_section&quot;}, &quot;mp_event_type&quot;: &quot;Navigation&quot;, &quot;extra_keys&quot;: [&quot;click_vertical_position_percentage&quot;, &quot;click_vertical_position_pixels&quot;]}}, &quot;click_source_type&quot;: &quot;in-page link&quot;, &quot;anchor_text&quot;: &quot;these are not happy times for separatists&quot;, &quot;target_url&quot;: &quot;https://thehub.ca/2025/03/21/hub-exclusive-while-separatism-sentiment-grows-in-western-canada-84-percent-of-quebeckers-say-independence-for-their-province-is-unlikely/&quot;, &quot;layout_section&quot;: &quot;in-page-link&quot;}" rel="noopener noreferrer" data-evt="click" data-evt-typ="click" href="https://thehub.ca/2025/03/21/hub-exclusive-while-separatism-sentiment-grows-in-western-canada-84-percent-of-quebeckers-say-independence-for-their-province-is-unlikely/" target="_blank">these are not happy times for separatists</a> — not separatists from Quebec, and not separatists from Alberta. “National unity,” on the other hand, is a much more fraught question.</p>

Central Canadians dismiss Westerners as out to lunch on the subject of sovereignty while taking Quebec seriously{ai:summary}<p>Separatist movements in Quebec and Alberta are facing challenges, indicating a lack of support during current times. The concept of "national unity" remains a complex and contentious issue in Canada. #politics</p>

Chris Selley: The job of repairing national unity begins in Central Canada, not Alberta

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