This Is Danielle Smith’s Referendum - The Tyee
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Listen to this article 7 min Danielle Smith can no longer pretend she’s being dragged toward an Alberta independence referendum by legal or political necessity. She’s the one dragging the province and the country further down that road, with the latest milestone being her “referendum-on-the-referendum.” This is her project now, in the same way the 1995 Quebec referendum belongs to Jacques Parizeau and Brexit belongs to David Cameron. Like them, she has spent months clearing the path, fuelling the bus and charting the course. Like them, she feels the conditions are favourable for her to win. Th…
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May 29, 2026