Cory Morgan

“We’re just one election away from another hostile one.”

Cory Morgan · said date not stated · reported 2026-10-18

Morgan said Alberta is only one election away from another hostile federal government.

“The problem though, when it comes to stubborn independence folks like me, is nothing has changed in the system.”

Cory Morgan · said date not stated · reported 2026-10-18

Morgan said that despite federal attention, nothing has changed in the system for independence supporters.

“at the end of their rope”

Cory Morgan · said date not stated · reported 2026-10-18

Morgan describes so-called reluctant separatists as people who are at the end of their rope and want Ottawa's attention.

“it’s pretty clear the movement has been effective”

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Morgan admits the separatist movement has been effective in gaining leverage with Ottawa.

“And that builds a kind of a distinct culture on its own, even if it’s not a long-built one, as you would see in a distinct area like Quebec with a linguistic difference or in another country.”

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Morgan argued Alberta has a distinct culture even if it is not as long-established as Quebec's.

“They want the opportunity to go out and succeed or fail on their own.”

Cory Morgan · said date not stated · reported 2026-10-18

Morgan said Albertans want the opportunity to succeed or fail on their own.

“We’ve seen more love from a federal prime minister in the last year than we’ve seen in the last 10,”

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Morgan said the federal government has shown Alberta more attention recently than in the past decade.

“If they’ve decided it’s not time to go that route yet, then so be it. But that doesn’t mean I’ll stop.”

Cory Morgan · said date not stated · reported 2026-10-18

Morgan told Al Jazeera that a no vote would not end his separatist activism.

“That’s not a movement that’s leaving,”

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Morgan said the roughly one in five Albertans who support independence represent a durable movement.

“I would respect the will of the voters,”

Cory Morgan · said date not stated · reported 2026-10-18

Cory Morgan told Al Jazeera he would accept the result of Monday's independence referendum but would not stop campaigning.

“The type of person drawn to do that is often an individualistic type of person,”

Cory Morgan · said date not stated · reported 2026-10-18

Morgan argued that people drawn to Alberta are often individualistic in character.

“We’ve been fighting about the same things for 50 years,”

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Morgan said Alberta's grievances over federal energy policy have persisted for decades.