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Alberta separation vote puts father and son on opposing sides
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A father and son in Alberta’s Pietsch family disagree over whether the western Canadian province should pursue separation, as voters prepare to cast ballots on Monday.
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Alberta voters are due to decide on Monday whether the province should remain in Canada or hold a binding referendum on separation, a vote that has exposed a political divide within one family.
The BBC travelled to Buck Lake to meet the Pietsch family, where a father and son are on opposing sides of the debate. The broadcaster says the remain side is expected to win, but the referendum has already caused tensions in Alberta. [1]
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