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The Breakdown AB @thebreakdownab.bsky.social · 01/06/2026
“The opposition is near unanimous: 47 of 48 chiefs and councils in Alberta have declared opposition to the actions of the UCP government” #abpoli #ableg #cdnpoli web.archive.org/web/20260601...
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Opinion: How Alberta’s First Nations should respond to the referendum on secession
The separatists threaten treaty rights, so Indigenous people must prioritize a political strategy in response
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The Bulwark @thebulwark.com · 02/06/2026
"Is Greg Bovino literally hanging out with Nazis?" @samsteindc.bsky.social and @willsommer.bsky.social discuss the immigration enforcer who reveled in terrorizing Minneapolis and who is now openly associating with Europe’s far-right fringe.
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Justin Baragona @justinbaragona.bsky.social · 01/06/2026
Oliver Darcy got the audio of the heated 60 Minutes meeting where Scott Pelley dressed Nick Bilton down! "You know what was rude? Black Thursday. That was the absolute definition of rudeness. Telling Tanya Simon she had to be out of here at five o'clock." www.status.news/p/scott-pell...
"Bari loves this institution," Bilton told staffers at one point during the highly contentious meeting. "She loves '60 Minutes.'"

"She's murdering '60 Minutes,'" Pelley countered. "She does not love this place. She was brought in to kill it—and she's doing exactly that."

This story is based on audio of the meeting obtained by Status. A CBS News spokesperson did not respond to a request for comment, but Pelley's stunning series of remarks left staffers on the newsmagazine wondering if he will resign.

In the meeting, Pelley pointed out that Weiss has "no qualifications for her job" and told Bilton "you have slender qualifications for this job." Pelley, the former anchor of "CBS Evening News," noted that the changes Weiss has made to that program "have been catastrophic."

"So why should we expect any of this is going to be any better?" Pelley asked Bilton.

Bilton tried to move the meeting along, but Pelley pressed on, challenging the new executive producer’s references in interviews to “60 Minutes” creator Don Hewitt’s vision for the program as he outlined his plans.

"I have another question," the veteran journalist said. "Did you at any point work with Don Hewitt, telling everybody about what Don Hewitt thought, and what his inspiration was? I worked for Don Hewitt from 1999 to 2004 and Lesley Stahl probably worked with him for 30 years. Just wondering how you have such deep insight?"

Bilton replied that he was simply quoting Hewitt’s own words from past interviews and asked Pelley whether he had any other questions. Pelley said that he did.

"I have many questions," Pelley responded. "What was wrong with Sharyn Alfonsi?"As Bilton started to say he would "defer," Pelley interrupted: "This is not the crowd to dodge."

Bilton insisted he was not dodging.

"Nobody talked to you about that?" Pelley continued, pressing him on the firing. "They're taking one of your correspondents away and nobody mentioned to you what was wrong with Sharyn?"

Bilton acknowledged that he "had conversations with people."

"And what came out of those conversations?" Pelley asked. "They are private conversations?"

Bilton reiterated that he "did not fire" Alfonsi or Vega. Pelley pointed out that Bilton had nonetheless discussed the matter with others. Charles Forelle, a top Weiss deputy and managing editor of CBS News, interjected, telling Pelley that he was being "rude."

"This is not actually productive," Forelle said. "This is not an interview."

"It's working for me," Pelley replied.

"Anybody came into our house—this is '60 Minutes,'" Pelley added. "I guess you wandered in expecting to read a statement off?"

Pelley then asked Bilton "what was wrong with" Draggan Mihailovich, the executive editor of "60 Minutes" who was fired on Thursday.

Bilton again said that he did not fire Mihailovich. Forelle one more told Pelley that he was being "rude."

Pelley did not let up, however. The veteran newsman told Bilton and Forelle that the way management handled the firings was "cruel." Forelle—yet again—responded by calling Pelley "rude."

"I'm not being rude," Pelley shot back. "I have some pretty—you know what was rude? Black Thursday. That was the absolute definition of rudeness. Telling Tanya Simon she had to be out of here at five o'clock. Sending Draggan Mihailovich to HR to get fired, because nobody could look him in the eye. Not talking about Tanya's contract. Not talking about Sharyn Alfonsi's contract. Not talking about Cecilia Vega's contract. Just calling them up and telling they were fired. That's rude. This is a conversation. That is rude, and you were part of that."
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PEIPolitical 🇨🇦 @peipolitical.bsky.social · 07/05/2025
Smith has touched off a firestorm! Today Chief Allan Adam of the Athabasca Chipewyan First Nation called for all resource exploration to cease, citing First Nations responsibility to the crown under treaty and questioning who Smith was exploring for. #cdnpoli
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The Progress Report @theprogressreport.ca · 13/05/2026
Justice Leonard, responding to a suit brought by Athabasca Chipewyan First Nation and Blood Tribe, finds that since Smith's referendum if successful would bind the government to attempting to separate, the government can't do it without consulting the treaty nations. And they didn't.
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tobias 🍃🎐🌱 @godbirdart.bsky.social · 14/05/2026
lmao I am FASCINATED by the thought process of Alberta separatists. They want Alberta to pull a Brexit, but they don't even bother consulting with First Nations about the Treaties that have existed since before Alberta was a province. Judge threw out their petition btw: www.bbc.com/news/article...
image is a screenshot of an article published on BBC, written by Nadine Yousif and Max Matza on May 13, 2026. The excerpt reads: An Alberta judge has thrown out a petition seeking for the province to separate from Canada, after indigenous First Nations groups argued that an independent Alberta without their consultation would infringe on their treaty rights.

The 37-page ruling was delivered on Wednesday in an Edmonton court by Justice Shaina Leonard.

It comes after Stay Free Alberta, the group behind a citizen-led petition on Alberta independence, said it had gathered more than 300,000 signatures - enough to trigger a province-wide referendum.

Justice Leonard paused verification of those signatures pending her decision on the First Nations legal challenge.

As part of the decision, Justice Leonard found a failure to consult with Athabasca Chipewyan First Nation, Blood Tribe, Piikani Nation, and Siksika Nation.

In the ruling, the judge wrote, "As a matter of logic and common sense, there can be no doubt that Alberta's secession from Canada will have an impact" on two treaties signed in the 19th Century with First Nations peoples and the Crown. #abpol #canada #alberta #canpolimage is a map of Alberta separated into three colours, distinguishing the territories of Treaties Six, Seven, and Eight.
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rionchama 🖤💛 @rionchama.bsky.social · 17/05/2026
Leonard quashed the separation petition & its 301,000 (unverified) Albertans’ signatures. She sided w the Athabasca Chipewyan First Nation & the Blackfoot Confederacy by ruling that the govn’t failed in its duty to consult 1st Nations bef setting Alberta on a process… www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
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ANALYSIS | For Danielle Smith and Alberta separatists, no clear path left for referendum after court loss | CBC News
Pressure is mounting for premier to commit to the vote her UCP base wants, but First Nations have blocked.
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Acyn @acyn.bsky.social · 28/05/2026
Campos: While I want to thank CBS news for funding this generous gift towards my education, I want to acknowledge how the recent direction of the outlet stains the legacy of Mike Wallace, the namesake of this scholarship.
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Phil Marks CA @ottawaphil.bsky.social · 11/03/2025
Just ax the oil bursaries, Subsidies and bailouts for traitor provinces. This is just the alberta of the last 100 years. BTW they should pay for every barrel of oil that travels through TMX. Canada owns it.
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Canadian In Alberta @canadianinalberta.bsky.social · 18/07/2025
The idea of a separate Alberta defies logic Canada owns - Wood Buffalo Elk Island Banff Jasper Waterton & the TMX pipeline And all treaty land belongs to First Nations There's not much left after that #ableg #abpoli
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Courtney Theriault @ctheriault.bsky.social · 29/05/2026
“I don’t think that’s a very accurate statement… starting a new country isn’t cheap." Finance Minister Jason Nixon arguing an independent Alberta wouldn’t be more prosperous He says he’ll be presenting a report soon with actual numbers making the case to stay podcasts.apple.com/ca/podcast/j...
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The Breakdown AB @thebreakdownab.bsky.social · 14/05/2026
The contempt for the judiciary is ramping up. And it’s coming directly from inside Alberta’s premiers office. Attempts like this to delegitimize the judiciary are a huge red flag for democracy and 100% the tools of authoritarians. #abpoli #ableg #cdnpoli
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Oliver Darcy @oliverdarcy.bsky.social · 27/05/2026
Paramount responds: "We respectfully disagree with efforts to characterize this transaction as harmful to journalism or competition... Far from limiting competition or press freedom, the combined company will have greater scale and resources to compete..." www.status.news/p/david-elli...
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Status @status.news · 28/05/2026
Hours after Sharyn Alfonsi accused the Bari Weiss-led CBS News of punishing her for refusing to “sanitize factually accurate reporting,” the growing crisis at “60 Minutes” spilled into the Emmy Awards ceremony. Details in @status.news: www.status.news/p/sharyn-alf...
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Alfonsi’s Not-So-Fond Farewell
Hours after the correspondent accused the Bari Weiss-led CBS News of punishing her for refusing to “sanitize factually accurate reporting,” the growing crisis at “60 Minutes” spilled into the Emmy Awa...
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Status @status.news · 27/05/2026
A coalition of journalists, academics, and documentarians have signed a letter opposing Paramount’s acquisition of CNN’s parentco, Status has learned—voicing concern over the ramifications it will have for the news landscape. Details in @status.news: www.status.news/p/david-elli...
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The Press Mobilizes Against Ellison
A coalition of journalists, academics, and documentarians have signed a letter opposing Paramount’s acquisition of CNN’s parentco, Status has learned—voicing concern over the ramifications it will hav...
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@NewsJennifer (Jennifer Schulze) @newsjennifer.bsky.social · 27/05/2026
"...treat this merger not as an arms-length and above board business transaction, but as what it plainly is: a political arrangement to circumvent constitutional safeguards, with severe consequences for American democracy"
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Oliver Darcy @oliverdarcy.bsky.social · 27/05/2026
Scoop: Nearly 200 journalists, academics, and documentarians have singed a letter objecting to Paramount's takeover of Warner Bros. Discovery. They voice concerns about what David Ellison might do to CNN and HBO's documentary offerings. Details in @status.news: www.status.news/p/david-elli...
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The Press Mobilizes Against Ellison
A coalition of journalists, academics, and documentarians have signed a letter opposing Paramount’s acquisition of CNN’s parentco, Status has learned—voicing concern over the ramifications it will hav...
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Loyal🇨🇦Dclord🇨🇦 @loyalcdndclord.bsky.social · 04/10/2025
The same province fluffing separatists demands access to "Canada's " coastline. Comedy gold if this was a sitcom. #cdnpoli #abpoli www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
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'There is no B.C. coast. It's Canada's coast': Sask. premier supports Alta. pipeline proposal | CBC News
Sask. Premier Scott Moe repeated his support for the proposed pipeline between Alberta and the northern B.C. coast earlier this week by Alberta Premier Danielle Smith.
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Canadian History Ehx @cdnhistoryehx.bsky.social · 27/05/2026
What is Canada's Favourite Book: ROUND THREE From a list of 96 fiction and 96 non-fiction books, we will choose a winner. All matchups chosen by random number generator. (To vote, go into the thread and click like on the book you are voting for)
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Andreas 🇨🇦 Fella Vote 💙 #AbolishICE, #SlavaUkraini @andreasor.bsky.social · 27/05/2026
CBC News: #GlobalEye #SAAB #Sweden #Canada #PMCarney Now do #Gripen, please. @mark-carney.bsky.social
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Zach Everson @zacheverson.com · 23/05/2026
Watch: Joined The National on Canada’s CBC News to chat with Eli Glasner how Trump is cashing in on his presidency. 📺️🇨🇦 youtu.be/0ompkdVfelQ?...
Me, on CBC
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Zach Everson @zacheverson.com · 27/05/2026
Good take, this Judith Levine for @theguardian.com
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Trump’s corruption leaves us cynical – and complacent | Judith Levine
Impunity breeds popular cynicism, and cynicism undergirds autocracy
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Zach Everson @zacheverson.com · 28/05/2026
Springsteen. Moments ago. Washington DC #nokings
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axtoxthexo.bsky.social @axtoxthexo.bsky.social · 28/05/2026
🌎 Merci Beaucoup Bonhomme 🆎🍁🆎
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axtoxthexo.bsky.social @axtoxthexo.bsky.social · 28/05/2026
I'm sad to see you go but not at all pas de tout surpris under this new PM / LPC.
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Patrick Lennox @patricklennox.bsky.social · 24/05/2026
Shakedown Federalism is on the racks. @albertaviews.bsky.social June Edition.
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Alberta Views Magazine @albertaviews.bsky.social · 01/05/2026
Just about to go to press with the next issue of Alberta Views! Subscribe before May 4 to make sure you get your copy! albertaviews.ca/subscribe/ #ABPoli #ABLeg #AlbertaSeparation #ForeverCanada
Alberta Views June 2026 
A black cover with words in a large font. "Of course it is treasonous of course it is illegal, and of course... we're going to have to have help from abroad." Barry Cooper on Separation. 
New issue out soon subscribe now
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Senator Paula Simons 🇨🇦 @senatorpaulasimons.bsky.social · 08/05/2026
This is courageous and essential reporting. A wake up call for Albertans and Canadians. #ableg #abpoli #cdnpoli
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Senator Paula Simons 🇨🇦 @senatorpaulasimons.bsky.social · 15/05/2026
My newest episode of Alberta Unbound. A very timely interview with @patricklennox.bsky.social on foreign interference in Alberta politics and its impact on national security. #ableg #abpoli #Alberta #cdnpoli #AlbertaUnbound #ForeignInterference @senindepend.bsky.social
A head shot of a man in glasses and an open necked white dress shirt and dark blazer Purple QR codes with a ghostly image of the Edmonton Low Level bridge behind.
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Orlagh O’Kelly @orlaghokelly.bsky.social · 23/05/2026
Must read “Shakedown Federalism” Via @patricklennox.bsky.social
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The Walrus | Canada's Conversation [Unofficial] @thewalrus.ca.web.brid.gy · 04/05/2026
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How Did an Alberta Separatist Group Get Its Hands on the Voter List?
The data breach, likely the largest in Canadian history, raises urgent questions about election security The post How Did an Alberta Separatist Group Get Its Hands on the Voter List? first appeared on The Walrus.
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The Walrus | Canada's Conversation [Unofficial] @thewalrus.ca.web.brid.gy · 25/05/2026
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Alberta Separatists Say They Have 300,000 Supporters. The Evidence Is Thin
The number rests largely on one man’s unverified claim The post Alberta Separatists Say They Have 300,000 Supporters. The Evidence Is Thin first appeared on The Walrus.
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axtoxthexo.bsky.social @axtoxthexo.bsky.social · 28/05/2026
@rachelnotley.bsky.social never got her flowers for getting that done either.
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Scott Robertson @sarobertson.bsky.social · 28/05/2026
Steven Guilbeault: "We bought a pipeline in 2018 hoping that it would help to alleviate some of those tensions. That did not help at all. We lost all of our seats in Alberta the following election. We lost our seats in the prairies following that election."
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Max Fawcett @maxfawcett.bsky.social · 26/05/2026
Alberta’s grievances with Ottawa are mostly manufactured, always exaggerated and, often, completely illusory. Now it's time for the people who spent the last decade amplifying and weaponizing them to put out the fire they helped create. #cdnpoli #abpoli www.nationalobserver.com/2026/05/26/o...
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Albertans are addicted to their grievances. It’s time to break the cycle
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axtoxthexo.bsky.social @axtoxthexo.bsky.social · 28/05/2026
Let's not forget how Smitty reinforced the separatist agenda w. the CPP/APP. @davidwcochrane.bsky.social #ABexit
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StacesCases2 🇨🇦 📎 @stacescases2.bsky.social · 27/05/2026
At the #WesternPremiersMeeting in #Kananaskis, #Alta on Tuesday, #Manitoba Premier #WabKinew took a moment to CORRECT Premier #DanielleSmith on the limitations surrounding the government’s duty to consult Indigenous groups when posing the question of #AlbertaSeparation 🇨🇦 youtu.be/lH8j7ztC8JQ?...
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“We know that is not correct”: Kinew confronts Smith over obligation to consult indigenous groups
YouTube video by Global News
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Doug Johnson 🇨🇦 @smikooman.bsky.social · 27/05/2026
Manitoba Premier Wab Kinew speaks truth to the Disinformation wannabe Queen of Alberta. Alberta Premier Danielle Smith, who has sworn direct fealty and allegiance to the Canadian Crown, lies about the Constitution's Section 35! Kinew calls her out (note body language just before). 💯 #CdnPoli 🇨🇦
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YYCCowboy @yyccowboy.bsky.social · 27/05/2026
Well... AHS V032 is out.. and is it BAD.. 12+HR ED waits already in Edmonton, LOTS of OBGYN & ER Closures.. Growing list of full Acute Care units & more! Picture is from Manitoba Premier Wab Kinew, laying the smackdown on Alberta Premier Danielle Smith today open.substack.com/pub/frazzleh...
Manitoba Premier Wab Kinew, laying the smackdown on AB Premier Smith during the Western Premier's Meeting press conference. Photo courtesy of CBCNN Live feed.
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Adam MacVicar @adammacvicar.bsky.social · 26/05/2026
“I want to tell Premier Smith she looks great in a Team Canada jersey,” Manitoba premier Wab Kinew says for the second photo op of the western Premier’s in Canadian World Cup soccer jerseys. Conference continues this morning.
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APTN News @aptnnews.bsky.social · 26/05/2026
On the topic of Alberta separatism, Alberta Premier Danielle Smith says her province will turn to the court for clarity on what the duty to consult means. After her remarks, Manitoba Premier Wab Kinew gave her his definition.
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Ghouly Hoye 👻🇨🇦 @hollyhoye.bsky.social · 26/05/2026
In which Wab Kinew sees right through Smith’s BS and provides real time fact-checking:
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Alex Boyd @alexboyd.bsky.social · 22/05/2026
In which I try to map out how Alberta got here and realize partway through this could be a book. www.thestar.com/politics/fed...
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How did Alberta get here? A referendum timeline
The province of Alberta is now within spitting distance of a vote on independence.
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Alex Boyd @alexboyd.bsky.social · 26/05/2026
Appreciated the invite to join The Current this morning to talk Alberta separatism, national unity, and the time the premier took off her shoe at a conference to make a point about patriotism. open.spotify.com/episode/1N1P...
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Is Canada headed towards a national unity crisis?
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Courtney Theriault @ctheriault.bsky.social · 21/05/2026
Here's the UCP caucus statement on the committee voting for a referendum issued after Thursday's vote and the one issued inadvertently on Wednesday. The first and last paragraphs are slightly different, but it is otherwise the same as Wednesday's statement, including grammar issue on paragraph 5.
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Courtney Theriault @ctheriault.bsky.social · 22/05/2026
David Parker has joined Jeffrey Rath in calling for Danielle Smith to be removed as UCP leader and Premier.
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Courtney Theriault @ctheriault.bsky.social · 23/05/2026
"Helping Danielle Smith avoid a leadership review is a Danielle Smith problem." Columnist Jen Gerson says the premier could’ve avoided a referendum entirely, but instead she chose that path & turned it into an Alberta issue to protect her political career LISTEN: podcasts.apple.com/ca/podcast/s...
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Duane Bratt🇨🇦 @duanebratt.bsky.social · 24/05/2026
www.theguardian.com/world/2026/m...
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Echoes of Brexit as Alberta blunders towards vote on separation from Canada
Like David Cameron in 2016, premier Danielle Smith is facing a mutinous party and has called a referendum about a referendum while vowing a ‘no’ vote
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Dave Cournoyer 🇨🇦 @daveberta.bsky.social · 24/05/2026
« The oft-repeated claim that organizers gathered roughly 300,000 signatures on a separation petition rests entirely on statements made by one individual: Mitch Sylvestre. »
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Challenging the 300K Claim
Alberta Separatism and the Politics of Perception
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The Globe and Mail @theglobeandmail.com · 26/05/2026
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Majority of party members likely to back Alberta separation, UCP president says
However, Rob Smith said the United Conservative Party will not pick a side in the lead-up to the referendum
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