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  • Affairs
  • Episode 3385
  • 20 Oct 2026
  • 40 min

Are we done with independence referendums? The cases of Alberta, Scotland and Catalonia

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  • The Monocle Daily
  • Affairs
  • Episode 3385
  • 40 min

Albertans reject a referendum on independence by a clear margin. Has the tide turned against separatists in the West? And: we hear from Lars Bevanger in Oslo on the latest US-Ukraine talks. Plus: comedian Shawn Chidiac.

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  • Andrew Mueller

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