Alberta Premier Danielle Smith says those looking to join her United Conservative Party board at next month’s annual general meeting must now sign a declaration vowing not to advocate for separation.
And she says anyone who wants to run for the party in next year’s election will also have to affirm pro-Canada views. Existing board members will also be expected to honour the pledge.
Smith says the issue is clear and unequivocal. “We’re not an independence party,” she told reporters Tuesday when asked about the pledge form now circulating online.
“There’s lots of range for people to able to advocate on policy — but just not that.”
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Smith says Albertans voted resoundingly in last week’s referendum that they want Alberta to stay in Canada, and she says her party must respect that.
“The whole point of a political party is to faithfully represent your constituents,” Smith said.
“And if the constituents have told us they want us to go in a certain (pro-Canada) direction, to have credibility as a candidate you’re going to have to abide by what Albertans told us.”
She says they have a number of board positions to fill, and still have about two-thirds of candidates yet to be named ahead of the October 2027 election.
The move comes as Smith works to rein in separatists in her party ahead of next year’s general election.
Smith has warned that the issue could fracture her party and open the door to an NDP win in 2027.
My UCP MLA would not publicly state his stance on separation for fear of his job, and now I’m expected to believe him when Danielle flips her stance and forces him to sign a declaration for fear of his job. Not a chance.
Well the RCMP have reopened that medical scandal again. She figured her referendum would bury that for good, So like Trump and his tariffs, and wars, to divert attention from the Epstein files, our Ms Smith has to think up more diversions
PATHETIC! What an about face (2 faced) only because HER and HER fellow seppies lost. The UCP party as a whole is an embarrassment to Alberta and to Canada. They must go (preferably out of OUR country).
NDP win? I would expect the Tory party to win. Made up of 100% conservative and Canadian members. If ‘her’ party votes to oust her and embrace separatist views the most votes they get will be about 12%. When you remove those voters who voted to have a referendum, just to send a message to Ottawa from the results, that is what is left.
Separatists are entitled to their views, just not to represent us.
Smith actually listening to Albertans??? That is a first.
It is meaningless to do so now that the referendumb is over.
So Smith has decided she is on the side of tanker bans, CO2 capture that increases the price of our gasoline, supports Carney’s massive immigration, supports the rules and regulations which prevents investment in Alberta. She is not going to do very well at the next UCP leadership meeting.
Odd provincial political parties are to represent the views of the provinces citizens, not the national views of Canada.
BA BA BLACK SHEEP YOU HAVE LOTS OF BULLSH1T.
They’re done for then.
Intense hatred of those who voted to stay , and I let them know
Keep wasting time and money to justify your jobs.
call PSPP
Why now that so much $ was wasted on refereedumb?
On toilet paper.