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Get ready for the ‘Blame-it-all-on Trudeau Budget’ – don’t expect many other surprises either

This afternoon, Finance Minister Nate Horner will rise in the Legislature to read Alberta’s Budget Speech. One hopes Mr. Horner has bought himself a nice new pair of shoes, as is uniquely traditional for finance ministers on Budget Days in Canada. That should offer some psychic compensation for having to admit he’s about to post…

by David Climenhaga February 26, 2026February 26, 2026

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Danielle Smith announces a raft of referenda, seemingly designed to advance the UCP’s separatist agenda

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Alberta Conservatives fume as Edmonton MP Matt Jeneroux jumps ship for the Liberals

Ric McIver states unequivocally he is not a supporter of Alberta separatism

The new country Alberta’s separatist minority is dreaming of would never be a real democracy

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