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Subhead:The mayors of Calgary, Edmonton, and Red Deer are calling on Albertans to oppose October's independence referendum.# Calgary Mayor Jeromy Farkas has joined Edmonton Mayor Andrew Knack and Red Deer Mayor Cindy Jefferies in a video urging Albertans to vote against Alberta's October independence referendum. The mayors warn that even discussing Alberta's future could create uncertainty and threaten economic prosperity. "Leaving Canada would create uncertainty for Alberta’s economy, threaten jobs and investment, and put at risk the quality of life we’ve worked so hard to build," Farkas wrote on X. But before Albertans take constitutional advice from municipal politicians, they might reasonably ask how things are going in the cities those politicians were elected to run. As the Mayors of Alberta’s largest cities, we are standing up against the referendum for a referendum and encouraging Albertans to vote this October. Leaving Canada would create uncertainty for Alberta’s economy, threaten jobs and investment, and put at risk the quality of life… pic.twitter.com/klkHAlyqxY — Jeromy (Pathfinder) Farkas (@JeromyYYC) June 7, 2026 Take a walk through downtown Edmonton. A man in Edmonton was recorded taking a wet dump on a gas station's doors on 97 Street… pic.twitter.com/f589dPlWSh — YEGWAVE (@yegwave) May 25, 2026 The city continues to struggle with open-air drug use, homelessness encampments, transit violence, repeat offenders and the ongoing fallout from the opioid crisis. Businesses and residents have spent years sounding the alarm about deteriorating public safety and disorder in the downtown core. Scene in an alley near 104 Street and 102 Avenue in downtown Edmonton just recently after tactical police officers boxed in a vehicle and surrounded it with weapons drawn pic.twitter.com/XpYQ1NcBhJ — YEGWAVE (@yegwave) June 3, 2026 Red Deer faces many of the same challenges. The city has become one of Alberta's most visible examples of the devastation caused by fentanyl addiction. Public drug use, homelessness, crime and chronic disorder remain persistent concerns for residents and downtown business owners. My buddy Tim took this picture in Red Deer this morning, and shared it with our group, with the following caption: "Our community is broken". Who agrees? Note: Shared with his permision. pic.twitter.com/OMpwIksaZn — Martyupnorth®- Unacceptable Fact Checker (@Martyupnorth) April 2, 2026 Calgary residents continue to contend with homelessness, addiction, encampments, public disorder and concerns about safety in parts of the downtown core and on public transit. Scene at a Popeyes on 17 Ave in Calgary moments ago. “Something happened over her food not being given to her idk” a submission via DMs said. pic.twitter.com/WdQUT6NJnD — YEGWAVE (@yegwave) June 7, 2026
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