US EditionSmith’s Alberta Next Panel Hears Cheers for Deportation, Separation in Lloydminster
The Alberta Next panel, led by Premier Danielle Smith, proposes six policies including a provincial pension plan amid concerns of $25 billion in annual federal tax transfers, polling shows majority support.
- Yesterday, Premier Danielle Smith's Alberta Next panel drew a friendly crowd of about 350 at a Lloydminster recreation centre, where some protestors attended and she faced pushback defending funding priorities.
- A central theme has been Alberta's grievances over federal tax transfers, with Premier Danielle Smith framing the tour as a response to Ottawa's impact on separatist sentiment.
- During the immigration segment, the crowd responded with cheers for mass deportations and Alberta separation; straw polls showed overwhelming support for Premier Danielle Smith's six proposals, with only two hands raised in disagreement on immigration.
- Smith's team will next travel to Medicine Hat next week as the first of five September town halls, with a youth employment policy to be announced, noting, `But we are cutting ourselves off if we don't give that child, that kid, a first job,' Smith said.
- The panel's tour has exposed a wider political split as it drew protests in Red Deer and Edmonton, with Colleen Henning accusing Premier Danielle Smith of stoking separatist desire while Smith says premiers' talks show a 180 shift from 12 months ago.
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Smith slams Ottawa for siphoning $25B from Alberta annually
Alberta Premier Danielle Smith tore into Ottawa at a town hall in Fort McMurray on Tuesday, targeting the federal government for draining up to $25 billion annually from the province through tax transfers to prop up Liberal strongholds like Quebec at Alberta’s expense.Each section of the night was dedicated to answering a specific question. While one participant tried to take things off track during the equalization section, arguing that there a…
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LLOYDMINSTER — Premier Danielle Smith's Alberta Next panel is heading to Lloydminster tonight to hear from the public on ways to shield the province from federal overreach.
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