THE PIPELINE: Making sense of Alberta’s kinda-sorta independence referendum

About this episode

The episode discusses Premier Danielle Smith's address and its implications for Alberta's independence movement and relationship with Ottawa.

In this special live episode of The Pipeline, Derek Fildebrandt, Dave Naylor, Nigel Hannaford and Cory Morgan break down Premier Danielle Smith’s Thursday evening address and what it could mean for Alberta’s future, its relationship with Ottawa and the growing independence movement.

People in this episode

Host: Derek Fildebrandt

Guests: Dave Naylor, Nigel Hannaford, Cory Morgan

Topics covered

• Alberta independence
• political analysis
• relationship with Ottawa
• Premier address
• independence movement

Keywords

• Alberta
• independence referendum
• Danielle Smith
• Ottawa
• politics
• live episode
• Derek Fildebrandt

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Premier Danielle Smith

Places: Alberta, Ottawa

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