那些力推阿尔伯塔省脱离加拿大独立的人士，如今正为魁北克省候任省长保罗·圣皮埃尔·普拉蒙东的当选而欢欣鼓舞。
Prominent figures in the push for Alberta separation are celebrating the election of Quebec premier-designate Paul St-Pierre Plamondon.
阿尔伯塔繁荣计划的杰弗里·拉斯周二表示，普拉蒙东的胜选有可能改变加拿大的政治格局；更何况这位候任省长早已表现出支持阿尔伯塔省分离运动的意愿。
Jeffrey Rath of the Alberta Prosperity Project said Tuesday that St-Pierre Plamondon's election victory could change the political dynamic of Canada, especially since the premier-designate has already shown his willingness to support Alberta's separatist movement.
“加拿大历史上首次出现一个支持阿尔伯塔省独立的魁北克省政府，”拉斯在接受采访时说道，“这意义重大。”
"For the first time in Canadian history, we have a government in Quebec that supports Alberta independence," Rath said in an interview. "That's huge."
在周一举行的魁北克省选举中，执政的“未来联盟党”惨遭淘汰，普拉蒙东领导的分离主义政党“魁北克党”将组建少数派政府。普拉蒙东已承诺会举行魁北克省历史上的第三次分离公投，不过他表示该公投要等到美国总统唐纳德·特朗普卸任之后才会举行。
St-Pierre Plamondon and the separatist Parti Québécois are set to form a minority government after Monday's election in Quebec which saw the governing Coalition Avenir Québec wiped from the assembly. The premier-designate has pledged to hold what would be Quebec's third separation referendum, but he's said it won't happen until after U.S. President Donald Trump leaves office.
去年访问卡尔加里时，普拉蒙东曾表示：如果阿尔伯塔省通过公投决定独立，他也会予以承认。
PQ in power, CAQ wiped off the map: Key takeaways from Quebec's election ANALYSIS CAQ fatigue key to sovereignist PQ's historic victory, fragile government During a visit to Calgary last year, St-Pierre Plamondon said he would recognize an independent Alberta should the province vote to separate.
拉斯称自己曾在卡尔加里与这位魁北克党领袖会面。身为律师的两人共进晚餐时畅谈了三个小时，此后也一直保持联系。“过去一年里我对他有了较为深入的了解。我觉得大家都会惊讶于他的执政能力，”拉斯说道。
Rath said he had met with the Parti Québécois leader in Calgary. He said the pair, who are both lawyers, talked for three hours over dinner and have maintained contact since. "I've gotten to know him relatively well over the last year. I think people are going to be very surprised at how well he governs," Rath said.
在线评论员兼即将举行的阿尔伯塔省公投中的分离主义宣传推动者科里·摩根也表示，这位候任省长是阿尔伯塔省分离运动的盟友，他的胜选对该运动而言是个好兆头。“我认为，对加拿大东西部两地的独立运动而言，持续向联邦体制施加压力、制造不稳定局面才符合各方利益，”摩根说道。
What a Parti Québécois comeback means for Quebec & Canada 7 hours ago Duration Corey Morgan, an online commentator and separatist advertiser in the upcoming Alberta referendum, also said the premier-designate was an ally and that his victory bodes well for Alberta's movement. "I believe it's in the interest of independence movements on both sides of the country to … maintain pressure and instability on the federal system," Morgan said.
10月19日，艾伯塔省的选民将就是否继续留在加拿大，或是举行第二次具有约束力的公投以决定脱离加拿大这一问题进行投票。
On Oct. 19 Albertans will vote on whether they want to remain in Canada or hold a second, binding vote on quitting Canada.
今年早些时候，艾伯塔省省长丹妮尔·史密斯宣布举行此次公投。当时出现了两份立场完全对立的请愿书，分别支持或反对艾伯塔省脱离加拿大，两份请愿书均获得了数十万人的签名支持。史密斯表示自己支持艾伯塔省继续留在加拿大，并会据此投票。
Alberta Premier Danielle Smith called the vote earlier this year citing two competing petitions on either side of the separation debate that both received hundreds of thousands of signatures. Smith has said she supports Alberta staying in Canada and that she will vote accordingly.
周一，史密斯在社交媒体上向圣皮埃尔·普拉蒙东表示祝贺，称自己期待与他的政府携手合作。
Smith congratulated St-Pierre Plamondon on Monday in a social media post, saying she's looking forward to working with his government.
“只要我们团结一致、共同努力，我们的省份乃至整个国家都会变得更加强大，也能为所有加拿大人创造更美好的未来，”史密斯写道。
"Our provinces and our country are stronger when we work together, stand united and build a stronger future for all Canadians," Smith wrote.
在这条祝贺帖中，史密斯并未提及分离议题；加拿大总理马克·卡尼在其发布的社交媒体帖文中同样没有提及此事。摩根认为，这两位领导人都在刻意回避一个显而易见的问题。
Smith didn't address the issue of separation in her congratulatory note, nor did Prime Minister Mark Carney in his own social media post. Morgan said he thought the two leaders were ignoring the elephant in the room.
10月2日发布的民调显示，多数联合保守党选民倾向于支持分离。“不管人们愿不愿意承认，即便分离并非本次省级选举的主要驱动因素，但魁北克刚刚选出了一个公然主张分离的政党来执政，这一点是事实，大家都在刻意回避这一点，”他说道。
Poll suggests slight majority of UCP voters favours separation October 2 "People are kind of dodging that fact that, whether you like it or not, even if that wasn't the prime driver in this provincial election, Quebec just elected an overtly separatist party to be their government," he said.
“这一情况意义重大，未来两到四年内的政策走向也会因此受到影响。”拉思是严厉批评史密斯迟迟不举行具有约束力的分离公投的人士，他也表示自己从圣皮埃尔·普拉蒙东的胜选之路中获得了启发。
"That's significant, and that's going to make a difference in policy in the next two to four years." Rath, a fierce critic of Smith for putting off a binding separation vote, also said he took inspiration from St-Pierre Plamondon's path to victory.
此次选举中，魁北克党的大部分选票都来自魁北克省的两大主要城市以外地区，尽管其总得票率仅为约28%，仍成功组建了省政府。
The Parti Québécois saw much of its electoral support come from outside of Quebec's two major cities and it managed to form government despite an overall vote share of about 28 per cent.
尽管民调显示支持分离的民众比例有所下降，但艾伯塔省的分离主义者们依然热情不减。拉思认为，如果史密斯领导的联合保守党因分离议题出现分裂，类似的情况也可能在艾伯塔省发生。
Alberta separatists remain motivated in face of poll suggesting dip in support Rath said he thought something similar could happen in Alberta should Smith's United Conservative Party fracture over the separation issue.
史密斯始终坚称，她所领导的政党、政府及核心成员都是坚定的联邦主义者。然而近几周来，已有两个联合保守党地方支部呼吁对党的领导层进行评估。
Smith has been adamant that her party, government and caucus are committed federalists, but in recent weeks the premier has seen calls for a leadership review come from two of her UCP constituency associations.
拉斯表示，尽管史密斯保证联合保守党并非分离主义政党，但他认为那些希望阿尔伯塔省独立成国的普通党员在党内占据了“绝对多数”。
Rath said despite the premier's assurances that the UCP isn't a separatist party, he thinks rank-and-file members who want Alberta to go its own way represent a "supermajority" within the party.
“我认为这将给阿尔伯塔省的政坛带来极具看点的变化，”拉斯说道。
"I think this is going to be really interesting for Alberta politics," Rath said.