Source Feed: The Globe and Mail
Author: Emma Graney
Publication Date: May 14, 2025 - 17:16
‘Playing with fire’: Former Alberta premier Jason Kenney weighs in on separation talk
May 14, 2025
The Alberta government will be “playing with fire” if it continues to fan the flames of a referendum on separation, says former premier Jason Kenney.Separation talk has grown louder in the wake of the federal Liberal Party’s recent election victory. Tens of thousands of Western Canadians have registered with the Alberta Prosperity Project, which supports a sovereignty referendum. And Alberta Premier Danielle Smith has said she would support any citizen-led petition that gets the number of signatures required to trigger a plebiscite on the issue.
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