Danielle Smith
Premier of Alberta since 2022
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The federal government has changed. Their approach to us has changed and they’re willing to work together on addressing those issues,
Our provinces and our country are stronger when we work together, stand united and build a stronger future for all Canadians,
We are making sure that Albertans know exactly what the questions are and some of the context for them,
- Smith said MondayGlobal Newsglobalnews.ca/news/12086523…
I don’t like the fact that many of our fellow citizens have given up on Canada,
It is a demonstration of the power of Canada,
- he said, standing with Danielle Smith, Alberta’s conservative premier, usually a fierce critic of the federal governmentThe New York Timesnytimes.com/2026/10…
The United States would immediately respond with a 50 to 100 percent tariff on oil and natural gas they export to Ontario, along with millions of barrels of diesel fuel and gasoline that Ontario and Quebec import from the midwest,
- Smith said in remarks last weekThe Independentindependent.co.uk/news/world…
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Carney hits back at Elon Musk after his comments backing Quebec, Alberta separatism
The News Internationalthenews.com.pk/latest/1419247…The premiers of Alberta and Saskatchewan are shutting down a suggestion from U.S. tech titan Elon Musk that the two provinces should split from Canada
Global Newsglobalnews.ca/news/12092032…Separatists make headway in Quebec, raising questions in Alberta
CTV Newsctvnews.ca/calgary/video…The separatist Parti Québécois won Quebec's provincial election on Monday, becoming the latest party to rise to power after vowing to separate from Canada
International Business Timesibtimes.com/another/canadian…Alberta Separatists Face Scrutiny Over Dealings With US Officials
Newsweeknewsweek.com/alberta/separatis…Alberta separation debate puts community divisions on display
CTV Newsctvnews.ca/canada/alberta…Responses from Google AI Overview and OpenAI’s ChatGPT can change, because data used to predict responses is always changing
Global Newsglobalnews.ca/news/12086523…Pacific Link pipeline doesn't change anything for separatists
CTV Newsctvnews.ca/edmonton/article…Canada fast-tracks oil pipeline to reduce dependence on US and mend relations with Alberta
The Independentindependent.co.uk/news/world…Doug Ford and Danielle Smith to talk energy policy in Calgary
CTV Newsctvnews.ca/calgary/article…Smith has placed energy at the centre of her government's agenda, particularly the need to get more oil to the British Columbia coast and from there to markets in Asia
National Newswatchnationalnewswatch.com/2026/09…Danielle Smith hints at health premium for temporary Albertans
CTV Newsctvnews.ca/calgary/article…Alberta referendum: Separation not top priority for municipalities
CTV Newsctvnews.ca/edmonton/article…Other social media users posted screenshots suggesting they had been able to apply for a mail-in ballot using fake addresses outside the province
Global Newsglobalnews.ca/news/12070751…Alberta suspending fuel taxes amid high oil prices
CTV Newsctvnews.ca/edmonton/article…Finance Minister Francois-Philippe Champagne introduced the legislation on Monday
National Newswatchnationalnewswatch.com/2026/09…Alberta premier fights back tears during virtual assembly with Preston Manning
CTV Newsctvnews.ca/calgary/article…Smith insists Alberta referendum won’t hinder her at investment summit
CTV Newsctvnews.ca/canada/alberta…Trump tariff trade war may impact Canada investment summit
CTV Newsctvnews.ca/politics/article…Though it’s highly unlikely, Canadian officials could send the tariff battle into overdrive by raising the possibility of weaponized oil and gas levies
The Independentindependent.co.uk/news/world…DAVID MARCUS: Canada sees Trump trade war as ‘life and death’ while Americans barely notice
Fox Newsfoxnews.com/opinion/david…President Donald Trump’s escalating trade war with Canada has a nuclear option
The Independentindependent.co.uk/news/world…New poll reveals what Albertans are thinking ahead of referendum
CTV Newsctvnews.ca/edmonton/video…Taxing oil exports would be ‘significant move’ in ramping up trade tensions: Raitt
CTV Newsctvnews.ca/video/2026…U.S. tariffs: Danielle Smith calls for business supports, forms committees
CTV Newsctvnews.ca/edmonton/article…Alberta separation: NDP urges Smith to cancel referendum
CTV Newsctvnews.ca/canada/alberta…Albertans are scheduled to vote on October 19 on whether the provincial government should begin the legal process towards a future binding vote on leaving Canada
The News Internationalthenews.com.pk/latest/1413727…U.S. tariffs: Smith wants Ottawa to resume negotiations before counter-tariffs
CTV Newsctvnews.ca/edmonton/article…Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights
Forbes UKforbes.com/sites/davidblackmon…Alberta separation vote moving ahead despite Canada-US trade tensions, says Danielle Smith
The News Internationalthenews.com.pk/latest/1413367…Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights
Forbes UKforbes.com/sites/andyjsemotiuk…‘Aiming to get the best agreement’: Alberta’s Smith speaks on trade deal
CTV Newsctvnews.ca/calgary/article…Canada border officers conduct checks at Indian-origin students’s demonstration site
Hindustan Timeshindustantimes.com/world/news…The 51st state? Alberta set to vote on whether to pursue separation from Canada — explainer
The Jerusalem Postjpost.com/international/articl…She’s a conservative populist known for slamming clean energy policies and an influx of immigrants, appearing alongside MAGA figures and declaring “an end to the era of wokeism.”
Politicopolitico.com/news/magazine…Carney in Alberta: Premier Smith to announce homebuilding plan
CTV Newsctvnews.ca/politics/article…The federal and Alberta governments have signed an agreement to accelerate homebuilding in the province by funding water and wastewater infrastructure
Global Newsglobalnews.ca/news/12001714…Trump tariffs: Premiers put funding, energy on Ottawa agenda
CTV Newsctvnews.ca/world/trumps…President Trump signed orders on Monday imposing a 50 percent tariff on Canadian goods imported into the U.S
The New York Timesnytimes.com/2026/07…Trump’s Man in Canada Practices a No-Holds-Barred Diplomacy
Hindustan Timeshindustantimes.com/world/news…Meta plans billions for first AI data center in Canada, largest outside the US
The Independentindependent.co.uk/news/meta…Calling it “one of the largest private sector investment in Canadian history,” Alberta Premier Danielle Smith and Meta’s vice-president of Data Centres, Gary Demasi, announced plans Wednesday for the company to spend $13 billion to build a new data centre in Sturgeon County, just north of Edmonton
Global Newsglobalnews.ca/news/11958562…Alberta and Ontario propose a pipeline to carry western Canada's oil to the east
Gulf Newsgulfnews.com/world/americas…The United States is by far the largest buyer of Canada’s crude oil, while Alberta holds one of the world’s largest proven oil reserves
The Independentindependent.co.uk/news/alberta…Canada's Carney secures Alberta pipeline to Pacific coast to expand oil exports beyond the US
The News Internationalthenews.com.pk/latest/1407948…Canada unveils plans for new oil pipeline to break dependence on US
Financial Timesft.com/content/e5ffb51d…Cheers and jeers: Alberta Premier rolls through…
National Newswatchnationalnewswatch.com/2026/07…Calgary’s biggest party kicks off with a pipeline push
Politicopolitico.com/newsletters/canad…Not enough time to put Water Not Coal question on referendum ballot: Smith
CTV Newsctvnews.ca/calgary/article…Earlier this month, Alberta musician Corb Lund delivered what he said were more than 200,000 signatures in support of his petition
National Newswatchnationalnewswatch.com/2026/06…Alberta offering one-time affordability payment of $100 to residents: Smith
CTV Newsctvnews.ca/calgary/article…It comes after the U.S.-Iran military conflict choked global energy supply chains and sent prices at the gas pump soaring, which in turn boosted the bottom line for Alberta's petro-powered economy
National Newswatchnationalnewswatch.com/2026/06…'We panic': Smith offers insights into deal with…
National Newswatchnationalnewswatch.com/2026/06…Alberta Premier Danielle Smith speaks on the province’s trade relationships with both Ottawa and Washington
CTV Newsctvnews.ca/video/2026…Alberta pitches cheap natural gas for data center boom, at odds with Canada's clean power aims
Reutersreuters.com/business/energy…At last year's event, Smith made an early push for a new bitumen pipeline to the northwest coast, something the B.C. government has staunchly opposed
National Newswatchnationalnewswatch.com/2026/06…Alberta’s Separatists Are Losing Big in Latest Opinion Polls
Bloomberg Newsbloomberg.com/news/articles…Support for Alberta independence has slipped even as the province moves closer to a referendum, according to new Ipsos polling that suggests separatist momentum is weakening as the prospect becomes more concrete
Newsweeknewsweek.com/support/alberta…Smith, Fréchette tout closer Alberta-Quebec ties on trade, autonomy
Global Newsglobalnews.ca/news/11889764…Premier Danielle Smith meets Quebec leaders and business groups to strengthen ties on energy, autonomy, and economic issues
CTV Newsctvnews.ca/montreal/article…Alberta’s Movement to Separate from Canada Gets Its Moment
The New York Timesnytimes.com/2026/06…A panel of journalist discuss the growing separatist movement in Alberta and remarks from Canadian leaders
CTV Newsctvnews.ca/calgary/article…Alberta premier wins standoff with party over position on provincial separation vote
CTV Newsctvnews.ca/edmonton/article…Smith says referendum necessary before Alberta can ‘move on’ from separatism debate
CTV Newsctvnews.ca/edmonton/article…It will ask voters to pick one of two options
National Newswatchnationalnewswatch.com/2026/05…‘Dangerous bluff’: Mark Carney has Brexit warning for separatists
The Timesthetimes.com/world/canada…Paul St-Pierre Plamondon is defending Alberta Premier Danielle Smith over her government’s planned referendum question on separation, pushing back against criticism from Prime Minister Mark Carney
Global Newsglobalnews.ca/news/11865238…Alberta's separatist movement is an outlier among global secession efforts: experts
CTV Newsctvnews.ca/canada/alberta…Those outside of Canada, including ones that led to the 2014 referendum on Scottish independence and the 2017 vote on whether the distinct people of Catalonia should leave Spain, all have similar characteristics
National Newswatchnationalnewswatch.com/2026/05…Campaigns for and against separation arise ahead of Alberta referendum
CTV Newsctvnews.ca/edmonton/article…Those outside of Canada, including ones that led to the 2014 referendum on Scottish independence and the 2017 vote on whether the distinct people of Catalonia should leave Spain, all have similar characteristics
National Newswatchnationalnewswatch.com/2026/05…As Alberta battles with separation, Saskatchewan's Moe affirms party wants to stay
CTV Newsctvnews.ca/calgary/article…CTV National News: Western premiers show unity as Alberta’s future dominates talks
CTV Newsctvnews.ca/video/2026…'I am a patriot and I love this country': Manitoba Premier Wab Kinew on Alberta separatism
CTV Newsctvnews.ca/video/2026…Canada PM compares 'dangerous' Alberta separatist bid to Brexit
Hindustan Timeshindustantimes.com/world/news…Carney had a front-row seat when then-British Prime Minister David Cameron’s gamble to allow a referendum backfired with consequences still being felt today
Politicopolitico.com/news/2026…Eby questions western Canadian premiers meeting agenda amid Alberta separation talk
CTV Newsctvnews.ca/calgary/article…Leaders of British Columbia, Alberta, Saskatchewan, Manitoba, Northwest Territories and the Yukon are to discuss business and their neighbouring relationships during the two-day conference in Kananaskis, west of Calgary
Global Newsglobalnews.ca/news/11862779…Western premiers set to meet in Alberta as province deals with separatism question
Global Newsglobalnews.ca/news/11862298…The annual western premiers conference runs Monday and Tuesday in Kananaskis, west of Calgary
National Newswatchnationalnewswatch.com/2026/05…Echoes of Brexit as Alberta blunders towards vote on separation from Canada
Guardiantheguardian.com/world/2026…For decades, aggrieved Albertans have accused the distant federal capital Ottawa of unfairly holding back their province from reaping the rewards of its natural resources, and some have wanted to break away
WAtodaywatoday.com.au/world/north…Mark Carney pushes unity as Alberta announces plan for a separation referendum
The News Internationalthenews.com.pk/latest/1403518…Prime Minister Mark Carney reflects on Albertans’ contributions to Canada following Premier Smith’s remarks on the province’s referendum
CTV Newsctvnews.ca/video/2026…'It's almost entirely about her own political position': Reid on Smith's referendum decision
CTV Newsctvnews.ca/video/2026…Alberta Will Vote on a Possible Referendum to Separate From Canada. Here’s What to Know.
The New York Timesnytimes.com/article/alberta…Alberta Premier Danielle Smith shuffles cabinet following 2 resignations
Global Newsglobalnews.ca/news/11858865…The premier has not shared details about who may be on the move either in or out of her government
National Newswatchnationalnewswatch.com/2026/05…Alberta's finance, hospital ministers stepping…
National Newswatchnationalnewswatch.com/2026/05…Alberta NDP says last-minute meeting on petition…
National Newswatchnationalnewswatch.com/2026/05…Canada Strikes Deal to Start Building Oil Pipeline in 2027
Bloomberg Newsbloomberg.com/news/articles…Prime Minister Mark Carney and Alberta Premier Danielle Smith announce an agreement on carbon emission pricing
CTV Newsctvnews.ca/opinion/article…Premier Smith ‘should call a referendum vote’: Leader of Alberta Prosperity Project
CTV Newsctvnews.ca/video/2026…His comment comes a day after a judge threw out an Alberta petition calling for a referendum on separation
National Newswatchnationalnewswatch.com/2026/05…‘Truly terrifying’: Alberta voter data breach raises fears for Canada’s electoral integrity
Guardiantheguardian.com/world/2026…Danielle Smith feeling ‘more confident’ MOU will get signed after meeting with PM
CTV Newsctvnews.ca/politics/article…Alberta Premier Danielle Smith granted security clearance for CSIS briefings
Global Newsglobalnews.ca/news/11839429…Alberta separatists claim enough signatures for independence referendum
The News Internationalthenews.com.pk/latest/1401501…Petition organisers had until this month to collect at least 178,000 signatures — or 10% of eligible voters — for the referendum campaign
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