Red Deer Chamber CEO weighs in on results of referendum

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“This takes one less thing off of that, but also we’ve been through a democratic process. That’s also really important to reinforce… At the end of the day, we made this choice as Albertans,” he said. ” It’s not necessarily whether you voted option one or two; the focus I have is on the outcome. We’re choosing one direction.”

He said in order for the province to now move on from the topic of separation, he said it will take a combination of the provincial government, its citizens, and local businesses.

“This could be a live topic forever,” Creasey explained. “I’m looking at Quebec, not as an example, but they’ve had how many referendums on essentially the same topic? They’ve still landed and are still a part of Canada. That’s quite telling in one way… It will be interesting to see if it comes up in the provincial general election in the near future.”

He said at the provincial and federal levels of government it’s important for Alberta to be a part of the discussion.

Creasey added that it was interesting to see that most people voted yes to questions one through nine, aside from question eight. He said those questions for citizens are more about providing direction for the government.

He said he’s curious to know what people’s thoughts are in relation to those questions.

“We do a lot of member surveying, and we look to our members for guidance in relation to certain topics… We really want to make sure what we get back is clear and provides clear direction so I can make a decision or I can take it to my board,” he said, adding he’d like to know if voters felt the questions were clear.

“It’s not to challenge what you voted, it’s your thoughts behind how you voted.”

He said that, with questions one through four, the biggest things from a business perspective are the need for more labour.

Creasey indicated that as long as labour is limited, there will continue to be challenges for businesses.

“This is a clear direction to improve upon and get better around what the expectations are in this case, the electorate.”