At a recent anti-separatist rally in Calgary, left-wing activist Jenny Yeremiy denounced Alberta Premier Danielle Smith as a “separatist premier,” accusing her of promoting independence “like a teenager slamming her bedroom door.”
It was a striking charge against a politician who, at almost the same moment, was being condemned by committed Alberta separatists for refusing to let voters decide independence on the terms they wanted.
‘I’m surprised, actually, my polling was as high as it was.’
That political whiplash neatly captures Smith’s predicament: To many federalists, she has become the face of a dangerous separatist movement, while to many separatists, she is the establishment figure standing in its way.
As the debate over Alberta independence continues, passions on either side show no signs of abating.
Strong and sovereign
Smith, who has
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