Canada remains intact after residents of Alberta abandoned their effort to seek secession. The wording points to a halt in the province's separatist campaign rather than a lasting settlement of the grievances behind it. The problems that prompted the push for independence remain unresolved. The announcement does not identify which political forces led the campaign or when the decision to stop was made. Nor does it set out any conditions that could lead Alberta's residents to revive the effort. For now, the national unity that had come under question has been preserved.