阿尔伯塔省居民将于10月19日投票，决定是否启动脱离加拿大其他地区的进程。
People in the province of Alberta will vote on 19 October on whether they want to start the process of separating from the rest of Canada.
加拿大总理马克·卡尼称即将举行的公投是一个“危险的虚张声势”，并将其与英国脱欧公投相提并论，后者导致英国退出欧盟。
Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney has called the upcoming referendum a "dangerous bluff", comparing it to the Brexit vote that saw the UK leave the European Union.
但阿尔伯塔独立运动的支持者认为，这个石油资源丰富的省份长期被渥太华的决策者忽视，联邦的环境政策阻碍了其开发自然资源的能力。因此，阿尔伯塔真的有可能成为一个独立国家吗？
But supporters of Albertan independence believe that the oil-rich province has long been overlooked by decision-makers in Ottawa, the national capital, and that federal environmental policies have hindered its ability to develop its natural resources. So, could Alberta really become its own country?
BBC记者纳丁·尤西夫带我们深入阿尔伯塔，访谈分离议题的支持者和反对者，了解他们对国家未来的期望。
The BBC's Nadine Yousif takes us on a journey through Alberta to talk to both supporters and opponents of separation about their hopes for the country's future.