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The report also connects Missouri’s central geographic and historical role to broader themes of political power, coalition-building, and the pressure national unity faces. 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fight over state legislators'redrawn  \ncongressional map has become a defining issue of the midterm election campaign.KATE MUNSCH/THE GLOBE AND MAIL  \nJOE FRIESEN ST.LOUIS,MO.  \ntion.But after 2004,Missouri turnedred,voting for John McCain,MittRomney and three times for DonaldTrump,including by an 18-pointmargin in 2024.  \nTHE RESTLESS RIVER  \nn  he arch on the Mississippi  \nthat soars above St.Louis is a  \nIt's become emblematic of theDemocratic Party's struggle to makeits coalition of urban liberals,socialdemocrats and Black and Latino vot-ers competitive outside the North-east and coastal states.  \ntribute to its historic role as  \nBut Missouri is also the midpoint  \nof the river's journey from north to  \nsouth.It's where America's fractured  \nhistory of racial segregation be-  \nWhen Mr.Trump asked last yearfor more winnable Republican seatsin the House of Representatives,Missouri's state legislators respon-ded with a new,gerrymandered con-  \ncomes central to the workings of po-  \nlitical power.  \nIn the 2oth century,the state was a  \nbellwether that voted with the win-  \nCFB WAINWRIGHT FIRE  \nQUEBEC  \nVictims remembered as youngsoldiers dedicated to servingtheir country,helping others A3  \nSECRET□CANADA  \nINSIDE  \nFOLIO      ……   …   ……A8-9|REPORT ON BUSINESS……       …Bl  \nEDITORIAL&LETTERS…………A10 OPINION&ANALYSIS…        …B4  \nWEATHER &FIRST PERSON…  ……A13 COMICS……   ……     …B12PUZZLES………   ………  …A14 |OBITUARIES………………………B16|  \nPODCAST Tyler Dawson on what the referendum results meanfor Alberta and its separatist movement tgam.ca/TheDecibel  \nTHE GLOBE ANDMAIL*  \nOTTAWA/QUEBEC EDITION  ·   WEDNESDAY,OCTOBER 21,2026  ·  GLOBEANDMAIL.COM  \n\n| REFERENDUM  \u003Cbr>Smith issues warning to Ottawa  \u003Cbr>as Alberta rejects separation  \u003Cbr>Premier urges residents to turn page on secession,but vows to continue fight for greater autonomy  \u003Cbr>On Monday,roughly 75 per cent of voters in the tal laws she believed were stifling Alberta's energy  \u003Cbr>MATTHEW SCACE  \u003Cbr>province endorsed remaining in Canada without sector.A month later,she lowered the threshold  \u003Cbr>needed for citizens to put questions to the electo-  \u003Cbr>moving toward holdinga future separation referen-  \u003Cbr>A day after Albertans voted overwhelmingly to re-  \u003Cbr>rate in a referendum.  \u003Cbr>dum.  \u003Cbr>The result mirrored more than a year of public-  \u003Cbr>After two separatist petitions hit roadblocks in  \u003Cbr>main a part of Canada,Premier Danielle Smith her-  \u003Cbr>opinion polling on the issue and was met with relief  \u003Cbr>the courts,Ms.Smith announced this spring that  \u003Cbr>alded progress with Ottawa but remained defiant in  \u003Cbr>Albertans would be asked to pick between two op-  \u003Cbr>her plan to extract more autonomy from thefederal  \u003Cbr>from federalists and business leaders,many of  \u003Cbr>whom had issuedgrave warnings about the dangers  \u003Cbr>government,even as she pledgednot tohold anoth-  \u003Cbr>tions:remain in Canada or start the process toward  \u003Cbr>of a binding separation vote.  \u003Cbr>a binding separation referendum.  \u003Cbr>er separation referendum while in office.  \u003Cbr>Alberta's referendum-the first time the prov-  \u003Cbr>Tension between Alberta and Ottawa is not new.  \u003Cbr>Ms.Smith said she will work co-operatively with  \u003Cbr>her federal counterparts,but also issued a warning  \u003Cbr>The relationship grew particularly strained during  \u003Cbr>ince has put a secession question to voters -  \u003Cbr>emerged over the past year as one of the greatest  \u003Cbr>to Prime Minister Mark Carney.  \u003Cbr>former prime minister Justin Trudeau's decade in  \u003Cbr>office.  \u003Cbr>stress tests of national unity in decades.It added to  \u003Cbr>“We will use every legal and political tool at our  \u003Cbr>two active threats to Canadian sovereignty:the re-  \u003Cbr>disposal to protect and advance the interests of Al-  \u003Cbr>Addressing the quarter of the electorate who  \u003Cbr>bertans,","cbCaii7IBKjky6ZM","https://ap.wps.com/l/cbCaii7IBKjky6ZM","pdf",22578289,32,"English","# Politics\n## Referendum: Smith warns Ottawa as Alberta rejects separation\n## The restless river: Missouri and political power","[{\"question\":\"What political issue is described as reigniting passions in Missouri?\",\"answer\":\"GOP gerrymandering and the fight over redrawn congressional maps are presented as reigniting political passions and shaping the midterm campaign.\"},{\"question\":\"How is Missouri linked to larger struggles in the political narrative?\",\"answer\":\"Missouri is described as central to the workings of political power, tied to coalition efforts and the geographic midpoint of the river’s journey.\"},{\"question\":\"What does the referendum section say about Alberta’s choice?\",\"answer\":\"It states that voters endorsed remaining in Canada and that the result reflects wider public debate and tensions 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