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All Things AB Separatism (split fm Liberal Minority Government 2025 - ???)
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I'd say no...but for many the thought of anyone but the party they know (despite changing many times under the same color of coat) is akin to devil worship.
I will give them credit...they are the only party in my voting lifespan that has offered a complete set of candidates for an election. Where they lack however is being extremely urban focused and they don't have supporting volunteers/campaign staff that the UCP does. UCP are constantly campaigning it seems when it comes to donations, presence at trade shows etc...NDP is very quiet.
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No, they are pro pipeline, and even Notley heavily distanced her self from the federal NDP policies, openly being critical of them. Nenshi hasnt gone thst far yet but he isnt anti oil either.
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Not even close. Notley campaigned for pipelines.
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It seems that Nenshi has pulled back the PR/ campaigning/fundraising activities. They were in the news a lot more when Notley was running the show.
Don't forgot she originally protested against the pipelines and any and all oil and gas. Then 3 months into the program realized where the money comes from for all things nice in the province.
By then between the Federal Gov and Provincial of Ab and Bc they had driven out much of the investment into the process turning billion dollar projects into tens of billions of dollars.
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NDP Statement Following Call with Alberta NDP Leader Rachel Notley
NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh released the following statement:
www.ndp.ca
Former vice president Al Gore’s anti pipeline tweet irritates Alberta premier | Globalnews.ca
Remarks like that are having an ever-shrinking impact, Notley said.
globalnews.ca
Those go back to 2017. I cannot find a source of her protesting pipelines or oil and gas. Can you provide a source? The idea she was somehow in league with Trudeau while pulling out of his climate plan is also a bit odd frankly.
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That seems like grounds to go to an early election.
Also some conflicting messaging between the UCP President and Premier Smith.
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Also some conflicting messaging between the UCP President and Premier Smith.
Majority of party members likely to back Alberta separation, UCP president says
However, Rob Smith said the United Conservative Party will not pick a side in the lead-up to the referendum
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NDP Statement Following Call with Alberta NDP Leader Rachel Notley
NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh released the following statement:
Former vice president Al Gore’s anti pipeline tweet irritates Alberta premier | Globalnews.ca
Remarks like that are having an ever-shrinking impact, Notley said.
Those go back to 2017. I cannot find a source of her protesting pipelines or oil and gas. Can you provide a source? The idea she was somehow in league with Trudeau while pulling out of his climate plan is also a bit odd frankly.
UCP currently hold 48 of the 87 seats in the legislature; they have a buffer of five seats on their majority. Usually that would be a pretty comfortable margin. In these circumstances? They’re gonna need some very tight party discipline.
IMO a provincial election with this as an issue should absolutely transpire before any referendum-on-a-referendum. Let the separatists demonstrate they can put in place a party capable of commanding the confidence of the legislature through all the necessary ‘next steps’ should they win the first vote.
I have no idea if the UCP face any risks to party unity, but it’s gonna become damned hard to be an open federalist in that party- and anyone who is likely knows they have little to no political future within the caucus. Will some UCP federalists break with the party to save their own hide, or even out of a larger question of principle?
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Quick Google-fu showed me as far as "protesting," only open-source I could find is AB's now-Premier saying "Rachel Notley rallying against climate change with Greenpeace and the Sierra Club, standing with protestors bearing signs that said “No Tarsands No Tankers No Pipelines No Problem”?," and linking to an article that isn't there anymore (even at archive.org). She's spoken as an MLA at anti-oilsands events (this from 2010) - I'll let folks pick the nits on "worry about oilsands" versus "don't want pipelines"
In terms of positions on projects, it looks case-by-case. Notley and Jagmeet didn't see eye to eye on TransMountain in 2019 (she was for, he was against). Notley appeared to be a fan of Energy East around 2017 & said she was disappointed at it being cancelled. Northern Gateway got a "no, thanks" from her in 2015 or so because of, according to her statements, environmental and Indigenous concerns.
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Certainly looking like something is brewing behind the curtain within the UCP.
Danielle Smith's constitutional adviser quit post after promoting separatist petition
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