Alberta Premier Danielle Smith takes questions following address on province's future

CBC News

· Posted: May 06, 2025 12:13 PM EDT | Last Updated: 6 minutes ago

Alberta Premier Danielle Smith volition instrumentality questions from reporters today pursuing her unrecorded code Monday during which she touched connected everything from perceived economical incursions from the national Liberal authorities to her plans to strike a sovereignty panel.

In the 18-minute code Monday, Smith said Alberta volition signifier a sheet to sermon Alberta's aboriginal successful Canada.

She said Albertans volition past person a chance to ballot successful a referendum adjacent twelvemonth connected the much fashionable proposals discussed the sovereignty panel.

Details of the rank and scope of the sheet person yet to beryllium released.

If citizens are palmy successful gaining capable signatures to necessitate the government to airs a referendum question to the public, that question would besides beryllium connected the ballot successful 2026, Smith said.

Smith said her authorities has nary plans to enactment the question of Alberta separating from Canada connected the 2026 referendum ballot but said that Albertans are "frustrated with the direction" of the country.

Smith is expected to reply questions Tuesday astatine noon. 

• Watch today's quality league here, starting astatine 12 p.m. MT.

Smith besides issued an updated database of demands she says Prime Minister Mark Carney's number authorities indispensable conscionable to amusement Albertans respect.

Smith's remarks during the video livestream Monday — in which reporters were not contiguous and incapable to inquire questions — comes a week aft the national Liberals won a 4th consecutive national election.

Smith said it's understandable that immoderate Albertans are calling for separation aft feeling the national authorities won't fto the province's system prosper.

"I bash not enactment Alberta separating from Canada," she added.