Alberta separatists say they'll keep fighting after independence vote

One of Alberta’s leading separatists has vowed to continue the independence movement even if voters reject a proposal Monday to begin the process of leaving CanadaEDMONTON, Alberta -- One of Alberta’s leading separatists vowed Saturday to continue the independence movement even if voters reject a proposal Monday to begin the process of leaving Canada, declaring that supporters had already won by making separation a major political issue.“Regardless of what happens on Monday, we’ve already won,” Keith Wilson, co-chair of the pro-independence group Let Alberta Decide, told supporters at a rally outside the Alberta legislature.Monday’s vote is not a direct referendum on independence. Albertans will decide whether to remain a province or begin the legal process toward a future referendum on separation.Wilson stopped short of conceding defeat but appeared to be preparing supporters for that possibility.Wilson said the movement had convinced hundreds of thousands of Albertans that independence was legally possible and forced a broader debate over the province’s grievances against Ottawa.The independence movement has drawn activists who opposed COVID-19 vaccine mandates and supported the ...