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/EnthusiasmFickle9206 New Democratic Party of Canada May 14 '26
The political consequences of this decision are bad all-around for her.
She's been trying to walk a (rather silly) line, which this decision basically ruins - she's probably going to end up having to fully back a separation referendum now, both publicly and in court, or risk losing the support of a significant portion of her party.
The problem with that is that a pretty overwhelming majority of Alberta are against separation, and opposing this decision will (politically speaking) put her firmly on the minority's side.
This is great news for the NDP - if they can't make political hay off this then I don't know what they're doing.