Alberta premier to chair sovereignty panel, put proposals to 2026 referendum [Video]

Alberta Premier Danielle Smith says she will chair a panel to brainstorm how the province can protect itself from perceived economic incursions from the federal Liberal government.

Albertans will then have a chance to vote on the more popular proposals discussed at the “Alberta Next” panel’s in-person and virtual meetings during a 2026 referendum, Smith said in a video address Monday. 

“The world looks at us like we’ve lost our minds,” Smith said. “We have the most abundant and accessible natural resources of any country on earth, and yet we landlock them, sell what we do produce to a single customer to the south of us, while enabling polluting dictatorships to eat our lunch.”

“For Albertans, these attacks on our province by our own federal government have become unbearable.”

The premier made the remarks during a video livestream where reporters were not present and unable to ask questions. Smith is …