Calgary Herald and Edmonton Journal continue running “Alberta Voices,” a series that publishes reader-submitted comments about the upcoming Alberta separation referendum. The outlets state they will share responses received from the public from now until the vote scheduled for Oct. 19. The excerpts provided in this installment include emails from readers expressing personal perspectives on the separation issue. In one comment, a reader questions why separatists would want to break up what they describe as a strong country. Another reader says they were born and raised in Alberta and describes having lived there for decades before offering their view on the referendum. While the published messages reflect differing individual opinions, the articles present them as reader commentary rather than reporting new government actions or policy changes. Both papers frame the content as part of an ongoing forum for public engagement leading up to the referendum date, and they publish multiple letters over consecutive days.