Subhead:Hosts Sheila Gunn Reid and Lise Merle were joined by a series of guests during special Rebel News by-election coverage as Albertans had an opportunity to back a newly formed separatist party in three by-elections Monday night.#
Alberta held three by-elections on Monday night, with two ridings in Edmonton on the line in addition to the debut of the Alberta Republicans, a separatist party whose leader was running in Old-Disbury-Three Hills, a historic riding that once elected the first separatist politician outside of Quebec.
In the province’s capital, NDP Leader Naheed Nenshi will officially enter the Alberta legislature after cruising to victory. The former Calgary mayor won the NDP leadership contest almost exactly a year prior before capturing his seat.
Meanwhile, in Old-Disbury-Three Hills, Alberta Republican leader Cameron Davies failed to win the riding, but performed nearly neck-and-neck with the NDP in the rural riding. Though it wasn’t quite the result separatists were hoping for, nearly one in five voters were still willing to back a party that supports a split from Canada.
Rebel News hosts Sheila Gunn Reid and Lise Merle were joined by a number of guests who weighed in on what Monday’s by-elections meant for Alberta as the province debates what lies ahead.
