Three peoples on both sides of the border are about to vote, over the course of one month, on questions of enormous consequence to both countries.
In Canada, Quebecers go to the polls on Oct. 5 in an election that could return a Parti Québécois government that is pledged to a third sovereignty referendum.
Two weeks later, on Oct. 19, Albertans vote in a referendum that puts the breakup of Canada, however indirectly, on the table.
