"I'm Not Concerned" - Danielle Smith on the Alberta Separatist Referendum

There are just a few days left until Alberta’s referendum on separation (and more). If the vote goes through, it won't redraw the country’s borders overnight, but it could give Premier Smith a mandate to pursue the next vote where Alberta could actually separate.

Host Noor Azrieh sits down with Premier Smith to ask what she’s prepared to do if the vote goes through, and how much responsibility she takes for getting Alberta to this point.

Host: Noor Azrieh

Credits: Aviva Lessard (Senior Producer), Kallan Lyons (Associate Producer), Noor Azrieh (Host/Producer), Caleb Thompson (Audio Editor and Technical Producer), Jesse Brown (Editor), Tony Wang (Artwork)

Guests: Danielle Smith

Background reading:

• How some Alberta separatists are courting U.S. support for independence – The Globe and Mail
• Establishing independent Alberta could cost up to $170B over 5 years: report – CBC News
• Mounties reviewing First Nations' call for treason probe into Alberta premier, UCP – CBC News
• Ottawa tracking allegations of foreign interference in Alberta referendum, Carney says – Toronto Star
• Alberta, Saskatchewan premiers shut down Elon Musk’s call for separation – Global News

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