Sticking with ‘status quo’ in Alberta is unwise: Preston Manning

Manning applauds Smith for championing what he sees as a vision for sovereignty, not separation, but not everyone agrees. Fellow premiers, like Manitoba’s Wab Kinew, who used last week’s conference to urge Smith to hold off on any referendum, as well as Ontario Premier Doug Ford, who characterized putting an independence question on the ballot as Smith pandering to “30 per cent” of her base.