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Danielle Smith

Premier of Alberta since 2022

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  • 20h ago

    Alberta votes on 19 October on a legal path toward separation from Canada

    Prime Minister Mark Carney urged Albertans on Thursday, 15 October, to reject separatism at a Calgary rally. The vote on 19 October asks only whether the province should begin a legal process toward a later separation referendum.

  • Oct 1

    Canada fast-tracks C$40B Pacific Link oil pipeline to reduce export reliance on US

    Prime Minister Mark Carney designated the 1,250-kilometer Pacific Link crude pipeline a project of national interest, seeking to double non-US exports and ease tensions with Alberta.

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