Sorry! We Were Wrong about Alberta Separating from Canada

About this episode

The episode discusses Danielle Smith's controversial referendum question on Alberta's separation from Canada and the political implications surrounding it.

Danielle Smith sidesteps the courts to ask Albertans a question about a referendum on separation.  Carney calls it a “dangerous bluff,” reminiscent of Brexit, and Smith’s question is being criticized as confusing and potentially misleading. Rahim Mohamed of the National Post joins to explain why he predicted this would happen (but he didn’t say it would make sense) and why he thinks Danielle Smith is improvising on the fly, rather than following a plan.  Host: Jesse Brown Credits: James Nicholson (Producer), Kallan Lyons (Associate Producer and Fact Checking), Caleb Thompson (Mixing and Mastering), max collins (Director of Audio), Jesse Brown (Editor) Guest: Rahim Mohamed Further reading:  Carney calls Smith's Alberta referendum question a 'dangerous bluff' | CBC News Danielle Smith tries to blame 700,000 illusory Albertans for her separatism gambit - The Globe and Mail Alberta Separation: Three-in-five say they’d vote in October to stay, but half say the question is “confusing” - Angus Reid Institute Dispatch from the Front Lines: Canada ain't perfect, but we still stand for it B.C. Conservative leadership hopeful Findlay flees own press conference | Chilliwack…

People in this episode

Host: Jesse Brown

Guest: Rahim Mohamed

Topics covered

• Alberta separation
• referendum
• political strategy
• Danielle Smith
• public opinion
• Brexit comparison

Keywords

• Alberta
• separation
• referendum
• Danielle Smith
• politics
• Carney
• Rahim Mohamed
• public opinion
• Brexit

Sponsors

Douglas, oxio

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: National Post, CBC News, The Globe and Mail, Angus Reid Institute, Chilliwack Progress

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