At Canada's biggest rodeo, the starting gun is fired in the fight over Alberta separation

"The referendum is the cloud over everything."

— Corey Hogan , Politician

"Separatism is a poison dividing families across the province."

— Corey Hogan , Politician

"The shadow of Brexit is hanging over this whole thing."

— Andrew Kemle , Academic

"I would say I'm 100% Canadian, but every year it is a little less."

— Justin Perkins , Other

"Separation would be, from a political, economic, and social perspective, a terrible process to have to go through."

— Thomas Lukaszuk , Politician