Premier Danielle Smith says Albertans’ desire to leave Canada has never been higher

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By Staff The Canadian Press

Posted June 26, 2025 7:04 pm

Updated June 26, 2025 7:05 pm

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Alberta Premier Danielle Smith says the public desire in her province to quit Canada has never been higher.

Smith says a recent byelection that saw a separatist candidate garner almost 18 per cent of the vote shows Albertans are deeply frustrated and angry with Ottawa.

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Smith says she takes that frustration seriously and hopes Prime Minister Mark Carney does as well.

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The premier says quelling separatist desire is in Carney’s hands and could be done if he scraps laws that she has said stifle energy production in Alberta.

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Smith made the comments today at an unrelated news conference in Calgary alongside federal Internal Trade Minister Chrystia Freeland.

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Freeland says Parliament recently passed legislation to speed up projects of national interest and says Albertans should take that as a sign Canada is focused on economic development.

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