‘This is not poker’: Alberta goes to polls in referendum that has exposed divisions, not least among separatists

‘Canada Guy’ waves a Canadian flag during an Alberta independence rally at the Alberta legislature in Edmonton. Photograph: Amanda May Erickson/The Canadian Press/AP

Albertans are going to the polls to decide their place in Canada, in a referendum that has exposed deep divisions within the province, not least in the separatist movement itself.

On Monday, voters will respond to the question of whether Alberta should remain in Canada, or hold a second binding independence referendum.