Will she just call a referendum anyway? Yes, probably.
Expect “We got Alberta a pipeline!” to be splashed all over UCP re-election ads in 2027.
But don’t expect the promise of an oil pipeline to dampen the enthusiasm of Alberta’s separation activists. That was demonstrated clearly last November when Smith was booed by delegates at the UCP AGM when she touted the signing of the Memorandum of Understanding about pipelines and electrification.
For them, it was never about building a pipeline.
