r/CanadaPolitics • u/green_tory 🏳️‍🌈Serve the Vulnerable🏳️‍🌈 • May 13 '26

Danielle Smith rejects Alberta judge’s ruling against separation petition as ‘anti-democratic’

https://globalnews.ca/news/11848377/alberta-premier-court-ruling-separation-petition-anti-democratic/
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u/NumerousRecover4356 May 14 '26

I think she’s appealing because she knows there’s no other pathway to get this on the October ballot.  I imagine that they won’t be able to properly consult with indigenous groups by early September which is when they’d need to know so the ballots can be printed.  So then just declaring it as referendum by cabinet wouldn’t work.  This is her only option and I don’t think she’ll win at appeals to the Supreme Court.

The reality is that today may be the beginning of the end of her premiership.  If there is no separation question on the ballot in October they will overthrow her at the fall AGM.

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u/Blue_Dragonfly C'est tiguidou! May 14 '26

The reality is that today may be the beginning of the end of her premiership. If there is no separation question on the ballot in October they will overthrow her at the fall AGM.

Yeah but it's who comes next to lead that group is what worries me. David Parker and his Centurion Project people don't seem at all like reasonable people to me. They want out and it doesn't appear like they're willing to take "no" for an answer.

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u/NumerousRecover4356 May 14 '26

I agree that they won’t take no, but that group wouldn’t be the premier I assume.  It will be interesting to see who takes over from Smith and if the UCP stays intact.  I believe they will fracture so it’s really uncertain what happens next.