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Prime minister’s Wexit warning prompts western whinging by Calgary Conservative MP with ties to Oklahoma

When Prime Minister Mark Carney called Alberta Premier Danielle Smith’s relentless campaign to ensure there’s some form of separation referendum on a provincial ballot next fall “a dangerous bluff” and “not helpful” yesterday, City News in Ottawa sent a reporter to find a Conservative MP who would complain about it. To many of us, Mr.…

by David Climenhaga May 26, 2026May 26, 2026

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Prime minister’s Wexit warning prompts western whinging by Calgary Conservative MP with ties to Oklahoma

Danielle Smith vows to do everything humanly possible to keep Alberta in Canada – over and over and over again

Danielle Smith promotes delusional history of U.S. and Canadian constitutions to push separation referendum

UCP plan to railroad a separation referendum onto this fall’s ballot goes off the rails

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Danielle Smith expected to try to force Albertans to endure a separation referendum – and blame someone else for it

The Wrath of Jeff: Prominent Alberta separatist advocates internal UCP coup to oust Danielle Smith

Despite political differences, Mark Carney and Danielle Smith have more objectives in common than they don’t

Alberta Politics

Danielle Smith and the UCP can’t be very happy with Alberta’s chief electoral officer

If Danielle Smith were smart, she’d treat court ruling quashing separatist petition as a political get-out-of-jail-free card

You thought the voters list debacle was bad? 20 years ago, Alberta Conservatives wanted our birthdays on it too!

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Canadian Politics

Whether we Canadians like it or not, Pierre Poilievre is waiting around for us to come to our senses and vote for him

Avi Lewis decisively wins federal NDP leadership; Alberta and Saskatchewan NDP leaders foolishly freak out

Despite the misgivings of many progressives, Mark Carney, sworn in as PM a year ago today, is undeniably a political success

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