FULL COMMENT PODCAST: It’s not just Alberta flirting with western separatism now

Brian Lilley talks with Reform party founder Preston Manning, Alberta Premier Danielle Smith and longtime Liberal pollster Dan Arnold

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Published May 12, 2025 • 1 minute read

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An electronic billboard ad calling for an independent Alberta is seen in Edmonton in 2019. Photo by Ian Kucerak/Postmedia

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Torn at for nine years by the divisive Trudeau Liberals, Canadian unity is seriously frayed, with Alberta now preparing for a possible secession referendum. In this episode, Brian Lilley talks with Reform party founder Preston Manning, Alberta Premier Danielle Smith and longtime Liberal pollster Dan Arnold to get a sense of how dire the situation has become. Manning explains that the separatist sentiment isn’t just in Alberta but spread across much of the West and even parts of the North. And all three warn that the threat needs to be taken seriously. They also consider the opportunity Prime Minister Mark Carney has with a fresh mandate to begin repairing the fractures if he’s genuinely willing to. But if he isn’t, the nation is in serious danger. (Recorded May 9, 2025.)

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