Critics questioning why Smith is leaving the door open to Alberta separation

‘Playing with fire’: Former Alberta premier Jason Kenney weighs in on separation talk

Kenney says the discussion alone has dangled an unwelcome question mark over the province

Rick Bell: Smith fires back — the Liberals not Trump are greatest threat to Alberta

Premier Smith says people attacking Alberta are ignorant of Ottawa's treatment of the province or willfully blind to Alberta's plight

For Alberta, the 'existential threat, it’s from Ottawa,' Danielle Smith says

Smith’s hell-bent to convince Mark Carney of the need for a process to get pipelines and economic corridors built, to support energy growth.

What, exactly, are Alberta separatists mad about?

Threats of Alberta separation go back decades, and have reached new heights since the April election of Liberal Prime Minister Mark Carney. Why do some Albertans feel they're being treated so unfairly?

Breakenridge: Caving to the separation crowd has serious consequences

The premier's manoeuvres to allow for a referendum on separation to satisfy fringes creates real economic instability for the province.

Critics questioning why Smith is leaving the door open to Alberta separation

As Alberta’s UCP government pushes back against claims separatists are in its ranks, many are wondering why Premier Danielle Smith and the province aren’t taking a harder, direct stance against leaving confederation.