US EditionDanielle Smith dismisses Doug Ford’s warning against separatist threats from Alberta
- Alberta Premier Danielle Smith dismissed Ontario Premier Doug Ford's warning about separatist threats during a press conference on Tuesday.
- Smith announced she will respect any citizen-led referendum on Alberta separation if a petition meets the new legal threshold to trigger a vote in 2026.
- Smith's United Conservative government introduced legislation lowering the signature requirement from 600,000 to 177,000 and extending the collection period to 120 days to ease referendum access.
- Indigenous leaders, including Chiefs Troy Knowlton and Allan Adam, condemned separation talk and cancelled meetings with Smith, emphasizing treaty rights predate Alberta and cannot be voted away.
- Smith's stance reflects Alberta's demand for concessions from Ottawa, while rejecting separation as government policy, showing the province uses referendum threats for leverage amid ongoing federal tensions.
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Danielle Smith's live-ammunition separatism exercise
An election vote remains a living thing, and subject to review at the next one. With a referendum, you’re typically locked into an outcome, set on a path that’s hard to deviate from. One thinks of Brexit in the United Kingdom and its effects as an example of how such things play out.
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