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Alberta Premier Danielle Smith defends promise of a potential referendum on separation
Premier Danielle Smith says her focus will be on repairing the destruction she says Ottawa has caused to Alberta over the ...
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Smith says sovereignty referendum provides 'outlet' to avoid creation of new party
Alberta Premier Danielle Smith says she's willing to risk a separation referendum in part to avert the emergence of a ...
Danielle Smith promises Alberta separation referendum if signatures warrant
Danielle Smith said she wants a sovereign Alberta within a united Canada, but the voices of those unhappy with Confederation ...
Will Danielle Smith steer Alberta away from separation, or will this train keep gathering steam?
Premier says she wants to lower separatist sentiment. But her political base's anti-Ottawa mood is becoming an anti-Canada ...
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Quebec sovereigntists watch Alberta referendum talk with optimism, disdain
As Alberta flirts with the possibility of a referendum on separation, Quebec sovereigntists are watching with interest — and ...
Danielle Smith lowers bar for Alberta referendum with separatism sentiment emerging
OTTAWA — Alberta Premier Danielle Smith says she’ll make it easier for citizens to initiate a referendum on the province’s ...
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Smith makes Alberta referendum easier
Alberta Premier Danielle Smith tabled a bill on Tuesday that will make it easier for voters in her province to force a ...
Alberta seriously considering secession from Canada as Premier Danielle Smith promises referendum next year if citizens gather enough signatures
Alberta separation referendum is back in the spotlight as Premier Danielle Smith announced a 2026 vote could happen—if enough ...
Alberta Premier Danielle Smith promises 2026 separation referendum if signatures warrant
Alberta Premier Danielle Smith says she would hold a referendum on provincial separation next year if citizens gather the ...
Danielle Smith says she won't muzzle UCP caucus as referendum talk heats up
Smith told reporters on Tuesday that she wasn’t bothered by UCP MLA Jason Stephan publicly calling for a referendum on ...