NATIONAL PULSE – Most Albertans would vote no to separation process
56% of Albertans say Premier Danielle Smith has handled the issue poorly By ANGUS REID INSTITUTE May 25, 2026 – A long-simmering “what if” has become a reality in [Continue]
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JOHNSON – October Hot Takes: bumps in the Overlanders bridge, pipeline talk
Overlanders Bridge Just wait for the masses to realize that what at first seems to be a temporary construction solution, is actually permanent. First, we spent over a month [Continue]
NATIONAL PULSE – A new cabinet faces some very familiar challenges
Vast majority say Canada would be worse off without Alberta and Saskatchewan amid separation talk By ANGUS REID INSTITUTE May 14, 2025 – Prime Minister Mark Carney unveiled [Continue]
REFERENDUM REALITY? – Alberta, Sask. talk independence but few would leave
Concessions on emissions caps, Bill C-69, east-to-west pipelines sway many “leave” voters By ANGUS REID INSTITUTE May 8, 2025 – The path for a referendum on separation [Continue]
CHARBONNEAU – Smith’s oil-bonanza plans for Alberta are in doubt
ALBERTA PREMIER Danielle Smith bet the farm on high oil prices. She hoped oil prices would stay high so she can finance projects like new schools at a cost of $8.6 billion. [Continue]
CHARBONNEAU – Premier Smith waffles on federal help to cities
ALBERTA PREMIER Danielle Smith must wake up each morning and think: How can I stick it to the feds today? That’s the purpose of Smith’s Bill 18, the Provincial Priorities [Continue]
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